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Salmon cakes (a.k.a. salmon patties) are a great example of how quick and easy it can be to get dinner on the table when you have a well-stocked pantry.
Just a few common ingredients including canned salmon—a decades old American staple—come together in one of my favorite canned salmon recipes ever.
Easy Healthy Low Carb Salmon Cakes Recipe Notes
Canned salmon comes in two varieties - sockeye or red salmon, and chum or pink salmon.
I used pink salmon here, which is less expensive and milder tasting.
My family gobbles up these quick and easy, deliciously simple salmon patties every time I make them.
I'm constantly amazed by how the simplest foods can be the most satisfying.
You can serve them as a main course with lemon wedges, tasty tartar sauce, peas, and mashed potatoes or as salmon burger sandwiches, on buns or toasted english muffins with lettuce, sliced tomato, and red onion.
They're also great on a bed of greens with your favorite dressing, or accompanied by a fresh fruit salsa.
How Many Calories and WW Points in These Salmon Cakes?
According to my calculations, each salmon cake has about 253 and
5 *SmartPoints (Green plan)
3 *SmartPoints (Blue plan)
3 *SmartPoints (Purple plan)
6 *PointsPlus (Old plan)
To see your WW PersonalPoints for this recipe and track it in the WW app or site, Click here!
Recipe Variations
- Add ½ cup water chestnuts (finely chopped) to the mixture for a crunchy addition to your salmon cakes.
- Other possible additions and seasonings include dijon mustard, chopped parsley, chopped capers, chopped celery, lemon juice, lemon zest, cajun seasoning blend.
- Stir together a creamy sauce for your salmon cakes: ¼ cup light mayonnaise, ¼ cup plain Greek yogurt, 2 chopped scallions, 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice, and 1 tablespoon chopped fresh dill or parsley.
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Easy Salmon Cakes Recipe
Just a few common ingredients including canned salmon make preparing these easy salmon cakes a breeze.
Prep Time10 minutes mins
Cook Time10 minutes mins
Total Time20 minutes mins
Servings (adjustable): 8
Calories: 253
Author: Martha McKinnon | Simple Nourished Living
Ingredients
- 2 cans (14 ounces each) salmon, drained with skin and bones removed
- 1 cup fresh bread crumbs (gluten-free, if desired)
- 4 scallions, chopped
- ¼ cup light mayonnaise (gluten-free, if desired)
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce (gluten-free, if desired)
- 1 teaspoon dried dill weed, or 1-2 tablespoons chopped fresh dill
- 1 teaspoon Old Bay seasoning (optional)
- 1-2 teaspoons olive oil
Instructions
In a large bowl, mix together all the ingredients except the olive oil until well combined.
Form the mixture into 8 large or 16 small salmon patties.
In a large nonstick skillet (affiliate link), heat the olive oil over medium heat. Cook the salmon patties for 3-5 minutes on each side until they are lightly browned and heated through.
Remove from the pan and serve immediately.
Recipe Notes
Variations:
- Add ½ cup water chestnuts (finely chopped) to the mixture for a crunchy addition to your salmon cakes.
- Other possible additions and seasonings include dijon mustard, chopped parsley, chopped capers, chopped celery, lemon juice, lemon zest, cajun seasoning blend.
- Stir together a creamy sauce for your salmon cakes: ¼ cup light mayonnaise, ¼ cup plain Greek yogurt, 2 chopped scallions, 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice, and 1 tablespoon chopped fresh dill or parsley.
Serving size: 1 salmon cake
Click here to see your WW PersonalPoints for this recipe and track it in the WW app or site.
5 *SmartPoints (Green plan)
3 *SmartPoints (Blue plan)
3 *SmartPoints (Purple plan)
6 *PointsPlus (Old plan)
Nutrition Facts
Easy Salmon Cakes Recipe
Amount Per Serving (1 salmon cake)
Calories 253Calories from Fat 99
% Daily Value*
Fat 11g17%
Carbohydrates 11g4%
Fiber 1g4%
Protein 26g52%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Keyword: salmon burgers, salmon fish cakes, salmon patties
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*Points® calculated by WW. *PointsPlus® and SmartPoints® calculated by Simple Nourished Living; Not endorsed by Weight Watchers International, Inc. All recipe ingredients except optional items included in determining nutritional estimates. SmartPoints® values calculated WITHOUT each plan's ZeroPoint Foods (Green plan, Blue plan, Purple plan) using the WW Recipe Builder.
See how you can make you own fresh salmon cakes with fresh salmon:
More Weight Watchers Friendly Salmon Cakes, Patties and Burgers:
- (Simple-Nourished-Living)
- Baked Salmon Cakes (SkinnyTaste)
- BakedMoroccan Salmon Patties
- Salmon Burgers with Peach Salsa (Weight Watchers)
- Salmon Quinoa Burgers (SkinnyTaste)
Martha is the founder and main content writer for Simple-Nourished-Living.
A longtime lifetime WW at goal, she is committed to balancing her love of food and desire to stay slim while savoring life and helping others do the same.
She is the author of the Smart Start 28-Day Weight Loss Challenge.
A huge fan of the slow cooker and confessed cookbook addict, when she's not experimenting in the kitchen, you're likely to find Martha on her yoga mat.
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