I absolutely love salmon. I usually buy the large filets at Costco and cook them on the grill. We usually don’t eat it all so this is one of my favorite ways to use up the rest of it.
You can also use salmon in a can if you don’t normally by the filets. This is one of those great pantry meals that comes together in less than 20 minutes!
Salmon Burgers
Servings: 8
Ingredients
- Two cans boneless skinless salmon, drained
- 3/4 cup chopped onion
- 3 eggs lightly beaten
- 1 cup bread crumbs or 3/4 crush Ritz crackers and 1/4 cup cornmeal
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise you can use low fat
- 4 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Mix all ingredients together in a bowl. You might need to adjust the amount of bread crumbs a little to make sure you can form the patties.
- Form the mixture into eight patties (similar to hamburgers).
- On medium heat coat a frying pan with vegetable oil, then melt 2 tablespoons of butter in the pan.
- Fry your salmon patties for about 4 minutes on each side until they are a beautiful golden color.
- Set on a paper towel to blot any extra oil.
- Serve on a bun with your choice of toppings. We like lettuce and mayo at our house.
Sherri @ Luv a Bargain says
Oh, you just took me back to my childhood. My mom used to make Salmon Cakes (or patties as she called them) I haven’t had them in years. I think it’s time I introduced them to my kids! She used to used crushed Ritz crackers instead of bread crumbs. Yummy yummy.
TheHappyHousewife says
I think the original recipe called for ritz, but unless I have a coupon bread crumbs are cheaper!
Kathy says
We love these! We eat them on buttermilk biscuits with a slice of tomato! Oh, my mom used saltines, so do I.
Melissa says
What size can of Salmon?
TheHappyHousewife says
The smaller size, I think it is 6 oz.
Jelli says
I love making salmon (or tuna, or bean) cakes for quick dinners through the week. They’re pretty healthy and incredibly quick to whip up. Thanks for sharing.
Serenity says
We love salmon patties! My children don’t actually know they are eating salmon 🙂 The only thing I don’t like about salmon is the smell, YUCK! So, my mother in law taught me a little trick. Cook the patties in your cast iron skillet on the grill outside. We live in Michigan and sometimes you have to shovel out your grill to use it, but I think it’s worth it not to smell salmon for two days 🙂
TheHappyHousewife says
The smell doesn’t bother me, but if it did, that is a great idea!
Andrea says
These look great!
jeanne says
My children love salmon patties also. We eat them with raw onion and mustard.
I stick my patties in the freezer after forming them. Then I lightly coat them in flour sprinkled with black pepper, before frying them. I think the freezing step helps them to crisp up and hold together better.
Erin says
Are those homemade rolls? Is so, how do you shape them to bake so pretty?
Rebecca says
Oooh these sound delish! I think I’m going to have to give them a try =)
Southern Fried Gal says
Your table looks so beautiful it makes me want to try this recipe – even though I’m a little scared of canned salmon…hee hee.
Mimi says
Wow, we love salmon patties, but I never thought to make a sandwich out of them! Sounds like dinner to me! Thanks for the idea!
genie says
can you grill them on the grill??
carla says
My mom used to make “salmon balls”….she rolled them up in balls and would deep fry them. This so took me back to those days! I think I need to make them ASAP!
Mamie @ Homegrownbeanes says
These look awesome! My hubby would love this.
sara says
Wow I just opened up a can of salmon because I wanted to try this recipe, and found that it still had large pieces of skin mixed in and an intact back bone still in the meat! after having to pick out all the skin and bones I’m not feeling too keen on trying this again. Please tell me all canned salmon is not that disgusting! It does seem to stink like tuna, which Ive never noticed while using the frozen salmon filets so maybe its just a canned fish thing.
TheHappyHousewife says
There are two different types of canned salmon. You’ll need to buy the kind without the skin and bones. 🙂
cheryl says
Anyone have a preference in brands of canned salmon? My mom used to make these when I was young, but since then, I’ve become very picky about fish. I want to try making these, but I want a good quality, non-fishy tasting salmon.
Amy says
My grandmother made these. It’s funny, she’d pick out all the bones from the can and put them in little bowl. I ate one and loved it. Every time she made them from then on I was at the counter top trying to eat some bones. Anyone else ever do that? 🙂 No, I did not eat the skin, but those little back bones were the best. hahahaha