Salmon Cakes

Monday Dinner

- Salmon Cakes

- Salad

Salmon Cakes

 Monday Dinner

- Salmon Cakes
- Green Salad with Bocconcini

This is the latest addition to my "go-to" recipes.  Fish cakes are easy to make with pantry ingredients and minimum fresh vegetables.  Even when the fridge is empty and I don't have time to cook, there is always something I can put on a dinner table.  The salad was delicious and went really well with salmon cakes.  The creamy and tangy dressing was made with 1Tbsp mayonnaise, 1Tbsp yoghurt, 1Tbsp wholegrain mustard, juice of 1/2 lemon, chopped caper, chopped gherkins.  Milky and chewy bocconcini were a great addition to the salad.


Salmon Cakes Recipe (Makes 6, Serves 3~4)

Ingredients

• 400g tin salmon (350g drained)
• 200g finely chopped vegetables (onion, carrot, celery)
• 150g Okara
• 1 egg
• 2tsp psyllium husk
• 1Tbsp Miso
• freshly ground pepper to taste

Method

1. In a large bowl, mix all the ingredients until well-combined
2. Shape into 6 large fish cakes
3. Cook in a prypan (or in the oven) with an oil of your choice on both sides on low heat

Salmon Cakes with Creamy Dill Sauce

Thursday Dinner

- Salmon Cakes

- Steamed Green Beans

- Tofu Salad with Sesame Dressing

Seafood dinner for two days in a row!  I still don't feel like eating meat so made salmon fish cakes last night.  I drained 400g tin salmon and mixed with finely chopped (in Vitamix) onion, carrot, celery and mushrooms.  Seasoned with Miso, dijon mustard, dill, lemon zest, salt and pepper.  Shaped into round cakes then baked in 180˚C oven for 20-30mins.  Added green beans in the last 5mins.  

I always loved vegetables even when I was a little kid.  I think veggies have amazing flavours as it is.  All you need is a bit of love and care and to remember not to overcook it.  The green beans were so sweet and crunchy and juicy.  They would be a great snack and with dips.

For creamy dill sauce, I mixed sour cream, lemon juice, chopped capers and gherkin, dill, salt and pepper.  Salmon cakes were well seasoned so didn't really need the sauce tough.