Salmon Cakes with Capers, Cayenne, and Lemon Flake Sea Salt

Salmon Cakes with Capers, Cayenne, and Lemon Flake Sea Salt

Salmon Cakes with Capers, Cayenne, and Lemon Flake Sea Salt

The Meadow

Servings

6 to 8, as an appetizer

Ingredients

  • 1 lb fresh caught salmon filet, sprinkled with salt and pepper to taste
  • 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, separated into 1 tablespoon and 2 tablespoons
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/4 cup fresh cilantro, chopped

  • 1/4 cup red onion, chopped
  • 1/2 lemon, juiced
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 tablespoon capers
  • 1/2 teaspoon Lemon Flake Salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 14 saltine crackers
  • 1/4 cup Panko bread crumbs or as needed

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  • 1/4 cup fat free mayo mixed with 1 tablespoon hot sauce of your choice
  • 1/2 teaspoon Lemon Flake Salt

Directions

  1. In a medium skillet, heat 1 tablespoon of butter andminced garlic cloves to medium heat. After a few minutes, add in the salmon.Sprinkle salmon with salt and pepper to taste. Cook for about 5 minutes on eachside. Then use your spoon to break up the salmon piece into many pieces. Cookfor a few more minutes or until all the pieces are cooked. Place cooked salmonin a bowl, use a fork to break it up into smaller pieces and allow to cool toroom temperature (place in fridge to speed up the process if you're in a rush).
  2. Stir salmon, eggs, lemon juice, capers, salt, groundcumin, onions, cilantro and cayenne pepper together in a bowl until wellcombined. Crush saltine crackers with your hands into the salmon mixture andmix well. Wrap the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 2 hours to overnight.
  3. Dust a plate with half of the panko. Divide salmonmixture into 4 portions (cut into a 4 piece pie using your spatula). Shape into4 patties, and then place them onto the plate with panko crumbs. Sprinkle theother half of panko crumbs over the patties.
  4. Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a large skillet overmedium heat. Cook patties in melted butter until cooked and heated through,about 5 minutes per side.
  5. Recommend serving on a bed of fresh greens, avocado,topped with spicy mayo mixture and lemon flake salt.
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