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healthy salmon cakes in 20 minutes

Healthy Salmon Cakes in 20 Minutes

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Healthy Salmon Cakes in 20 Minutes to crush your evening meal prep blues. Top them off with avocado slices because it makes for the perfect flavor combo and the sriracha mayo gives them just the right kick!
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 8 minutes
Total Time 18 minutes
Course Main Dish
Servings 3 Patties

Ingredients
  

  • 8 ounces salmon filet
  • 1/2 cup panko
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 cup spinach
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 avocado sliced

Fish Rub

  • 1 teaspoon chile powder
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Sriracha Mayo

  • 1/2 cup Miracle Whip light
  • 1 garlic clove minced
  • 1 tablespoon Sriracha sauce
  • 1/2 tablespoon lemon juice
  • Pinch salt

Instructions
 

Fish Rub

  • Combine all fish rub ingredients in small bowl and set aside.

Sriracha Mayo

  • Combine all ingredients in a small bowl and refrigerate until later use.

Salmon Patties

  • Remove skin from salmon.
  • Add salmon, panko, egg, spinach, and lemon juice to bowl of food processor. Pulse until mixture is smooth.
  • Shape mixture into patties that are about the same thickness. Sprinkle fish rub on both sides of salmon patties and rub in so it sticks to the patties. Use about 1/4 teaspoon rub per side. You will probably not use all of the rub.
  • In a large skillet or cast iron pan, heat olive oil on medium heat. Add salmon patties to skillet. Cook for 4 minutes and then flip patties and cook for about another 4 minutes.
  • Serve patties topped with avocado slices and Sriracha mayo.