Thursday, April 8, 2010

Salmon Cakes


I have often agonized over what to do with leftover salmon, because I really do not like it the next day. This is a Perfect and Delicious Solution.

1 ½ cups cooked salmon
¼ cup tartar sauce
¼ cup mayonnaise
¼ cup melted butter
2 eggs
1 ½ cups chopped, cooked potato*
1 quarter sauteed onion
3 cloves sauteed garlic
1 tablespoon lemon or lime juice
Spices: ½ teaspoon salt, ¼ teaspoon pepper, 1 teaspoon beau monde, 1 teaspoon crushed red chili peppers
1/3 cup bread crumbs (coconut or soy flour instead if you want to avoid wheat or gluten)
1/3 cup olive oil
* A mixture of mashed parsnips or turnips with mashed potatoes give this recipe even more flavor.

Chop the cooked salmon and the cooked potatoes. Melt the butter. Mix all ingredients except olive oil.

Put a generous 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a stoneware baking dish. Spoon 8 patties of salmon mixture into the pan. Sprinkle remaining bread crumbs over salmon patties.

Sauce: Mix equal parts of mayonnaise and Inglehoffer Sweet Hot Mustard with Honey. If you don’t have that, any spicy mustard or horseradish sauce will work. The idea is to create a creamy, spicy sauce.

Bake these for about ½ hour at 350 degrees.

Serving Suggestion

Sweet potatoes peeled, sliced and baked in olive oil make a great accompaniment to the salmon. Conveniently, they also bake in about ½ hour at 350 degrees:)
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