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Easy Salmon Patties with Creamy Lemon

Easy Salmon Patties with Creamy Lemon

Deliciously easy to make, these salmon patties are paired with a creamy lemon sauce for a delightful meal.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Total Time 27 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Servings 4 patties
Calories 214 kcal

Equipment

  • small mixing bowl
  • Spoon or silicone spatula
  • medium mixing bowl
  • Fork
  • 2-ounce disher
  • Parchment paper or baking sheet
  • large skillet
  • Large plate lined with paper towels

Ingredients
  

For the Lemon-Garlic Sauce

  • 0.25 cup mayonnaise
  • 0.5 cup plain Greek yogurt
  • 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
  • 1 clove garlic chopped
  • 1 tablespoon fresh parsley plus more for garnish

For the Salmon Patties

  • 16 ounces cooked salmon or 1 14.75-ounce can canned salmon
  • 2 large eggs lightly beaten
  • 0.5 cup chopped onion
  • 0.67 cup fine almond flour
  • 0.25 cup chopped fresh parsley
  • 2 cloves garlic chopped
  • 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
  • 0.125 teaspoon sea salt more or less to taste
  • 0.125 teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper more or less to taste
  • 2-4 tablespoons neutral oil as needed

Serving Suggestions (All Optional)

  • chopped fresh parsley
  • lemon wedges

Instructions
 

For the Lemon Garlic Sauce

  • Add mayonnaise, plain Greek yogurt, fresh lemon juice, garlic, and parsley to small mixing bowl.
  • Stir all ingredients together until well incorporated. Cover bowl with lid or plastic wrap and refrigerate until ready to serve.

For the Salmon Patties

  • Using fork, flake cooked salmon into medium mixing bowl.
  • Add eggs, chopped onion, almond flour, chopped fresh parsley, garlic, lemon juice, sea salt, and black pepper to mixing bowl with flaked salmon. Stir ingredients together until fully combined.
  • Use disher to scoop 2-ounce portions of salmon mixture from bowl. Roll portion of salmon mixture between palms of hands to form smooth ball, then gently press ball into evenly-thick patty shape.
  • Place salmon patty on parchment paper and repeat process until entire salmon mixture has been formed into patties.
  • Place large skillet on stovetop over medium heat. When pan is warm, add neutral oil and swirl or tilt pan to distribute oil across entire surface. Continue warming pan until oil is hot and shimmery.
  • When oil is ready, place salmon patties in skillet in single layer, being careful not to overcrowd pan. Work in batches as needed.
  • Cook salmon patties 5 to 6 minutes or until golden-brown on bottom, then flip patties over. Continue cooking salmon patties approximately 5 minutes more, until golden-brown on both sides. Be careful not to overcook patties.
  • Once both sides of salmon patties are fully cooked, transfer pan-fried salmon patties to large plate lined with paper towels. Repeat until all patties have been pan-fried, adding oil to skillet as needed.
  • Once all salmon patties have been pan-fried, transfer patties to serving plates. Spoon prepared lemon-garlic sauce over salmon patties. Garnish with chopped fresh parsley and lemon wedges, then serve immediately.

Notes

If using canned salmon, be sure to drain the excess liquid from the can first or your salmon patties may be too wet. We only tried this with almond flour; we do not know the success rate with white wheat flour.

Nutrition

Serving: 1salmon patty with sauceCalories: 214kcalCarbohydrates: 4gProtein: 16gFat: 15gSaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.02gCholesterol: 81mgSodium: 130mgPotassium: 353mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin C: 6mgCalcium: 56mgIron: 1mg
Keyword creamy lemon, easy recipe, healthy meal, patties, salmon
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