Best Summer Salmon Cakes With Zucchini Fennel Slaw Recipes

Summer Salmon Cakes with Zucchini Fennel Slaw image

Provided by Melissa Roberts

Yield Makes 1 servings

Number Of Ingredients 10

3 tablespoons mayonnaise
2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice, divided
3 tablespoons chopped chives
1 teaspoon grainy mustard
1/8 teaspoon cayenne
1/4 pound skinless salmon fillet, chopped
4 Ritz or saltine crackers, coarsely crushed
1 medium zucchini, coarsely grated (1 1/2 cups)
1/2 small fennel bulb, trimmed and thinly sliced
1 tablespoon olive oil

Steps:

Whisk together mayonnaise, 1 teaspoon lemon juice, chives, mustard, cayenne, and 1/4 teaspoon each of salt and pepper in a medium bowl.
Stir together salmon, crackers, 3/4 cup zucchini, and half of mayonnaise mixture in another bowl.
Add fennel and remaining zucchini and lemon juice to mayonnaise mixture in medium bowl and toss to combine slaw.
Form salmon mixture into 2 (3-inch) patties. Heat oil in a small nonstick skillet over medium heat until hot, then cook salmon cakes, carefully turning once, until golden and salmon is just cooked through, about 6 minutes total.
Serve with slaw.

Salmon Burgers with Spinach and Ginger image

Yield Makes 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 lb salmon fillet, skinned
4 oz baby spinach, coarsely chopped (3 cups)
3 scallions, minced
1 tablespoon finely grated peeled fresh ginger
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1 large egg white
1 tablespoon soy sauce
Vegetable oil for brushing skillet
2 tablespoons pickled ginger

Steps:

Cut salmon into 1/4-inch dice, then stir together with spinach, scallions, ginger, salt, and pepper in a large bowl until well combined.
Beat together egg white and soy sauce in a small bowl and stir into salmon mixture, then form into 4 (1/2-inch-thick) patties.
Heat a 12-inch nonstick skillet over moderate heat until hot and lightly brush with oil. Cook patties, carefully turning once, until golden brown and cooked through, 6 to 7 minutes total.
Serve each burger topped with 1 1/2 teaspoons pickled ginger.