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Salmon Cakes

Salmon Cakes with Cucumber Cooler Dip

Amgen
This bone-healthy recipe contains plenty of calcium to keep your bones in tip-top shape
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Seafood
Cuisine American
Servings 4 servings

Ingredients
  

Salmon Cakes

  • 1 lb fresh Atlantic Salmon (skin-on) For a vegetarian option replace salmon with two 15 oz cans of black beans.
  • 1 Tbsp + 2 tsp olive oil divided
  • ½ cup diced onion
  • ½ cup diced celery
  • 2 large garlic cloves minced
  • ½ cup Panko breadcrumbs
  • 1 large egg
  • 2 green onions sliced thin and divided
  • ½ tsp dried dill
  • tsp Dijon mustard
  • tbsp mayo
  • ¼ tsp kosher salt
  • 2 tsp lemon juice

Cucumber Cooler Dip

  • 1 cup low-fat plain yogurt
  • ½ small cucumber diced
  • ¼ tsp lemon zest
  • ¼ tsp lemon juice
  • Pinch of chopped fresh mint
  • Pinch of salt.

Instructions
 

Salmon Cakes

  • Heat skillet on medium heat and add 1 tsp of olive oil.
  • Sprinkle salmon generously with salt and pepper. Place salmon skin down in a hot skillet,
  • Cook salmon for 4-5 minutes on each side. Once cooked through, remove from heat and set aside to cool.
  • Heat the same skillet to medium heat. Once the pan is hot, add 1 tsp oil. Add onion, celery, and garlic. Season with salt. Sweat the vegetables (turn the heat down if they start to brown) until they're slightly softened, about 5 minutes. (You still want them to have a little bit of texture to them.) Cool for a minute or two.
  • Place salmon (or black beans) in a mixing bowl and use a fork to fake the fish apart. Add the cooled vegetables, Panko, egg, all but 2 tsp of the green onion, dill, Dijon, mayo, lemon juice, and ¼ tsp salt. Use a fork to stir the mixture until combined. Form into four large or eight small patties.
  • Heat skillet or griddle to medium heat. Brush with remaining olive oil. Add salmon patties, and cook until golden brown and crispy, about 3-4 minutes per side.
  • Serve with Cucumber Cooler Dip and garnish with the remaining green onion.

Cucumber Cooler Dip

  • Combine yogurt, cucumber, lemon zest and juice, mint and salt in a small bowl or jar.

Notes

This recipe contains 460 mg of calcium or 46% of the daily recommended value.