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Easy Fragrant Salmon Cakes

This is an easy way to use up leftover any kind of leftover fish. I tend to use salmon as we eat it a lot during the summer here in the Pacific Northwest, but I've also used leftover halibt, cod and other white fish as well. I've even added a few leftover shrimp into the mix. You can use a toaster oven or air fryer set on bake instead of a conventional oven.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Servings: 2 as a main, 4 as an appetizer
Course: Appetizer, Main Course, Seafood
Cuisine: American, Creole/Cajun, French
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 1/2 lb. 225g cooked salmon or mild white fish filets
  • 1 whole egg + 1 egg white
  • 1 cup bread crumbs divided in half
  • 1 small handful any combination of chopped fresh herbs such as parsley dill, basil or cilantro
  • 4 green onions white and light portions minced
  • 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
  • 2 teaspoons Old Bay seasoning
  • ½ teaspoon Dijon mustard
  • 1/8 tsp or two to cayenne or cajun seasoning optional
  • Olive oil or cooking spray

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven or toaster oven to 400°F/200°C degrees. If using an air fryer, set to 370°F/185°C on "bake" if yours has that specific function.
  2. Combine egg, half the breadcrumbs, chopped herbs, green onions, lemon juice, Old Bay seasoning, mustard, ¼ teaspoon coarse salt, cayenne and several grinds of black pepper in a large bowl. Put the remainder of the breadcrumbs into a separate shallow bowl. Discard fish skin.
    Bread crumb mixture for salmon cakes
  3. Crumble fish into bowl, sifting to uncover any bones. Mix thoroughly.
    Add fish and mix for salmon cakes
  4. Coat a cookie sheet with cooking spray or olive oil. Form the fish mixture into small cakes, about 1/3-inch thick. Dip both sides of the fish cakes into breadcrumbs and place on the cookie sheet.
    Dip into bread crumb mixture
  5. In an oven or toaster oven, bake at 400°F/200°C degrees for about five minutes, then broil for about 90 seconds until golden. Turn off broiler, remove sheet from pan and carefully flip cakes. Bake another five minutes and then broil until the top is golden another 90 seconds.
    If using an air fryer, bake for eight minutes, turning halfway through. Serve warm.