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Southern Salmon Patties

Name: Southern Salmon Patties
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 6 patties
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 1 (14.5 or 15-ounce) can pink salmon; 1/3 cup finely chopped onion; 1/3 cup mayonnaise; 1 teaspoon Tony Chachere's, or another cajun or creole seasoning or Old Bay; 1/2 teaspoon lemon zest; 10 saltine crackers, crushed; salt and pepper; 1 egg, lightly beaten; 15 saltine crackers, finely crushed; 2 tablespoons vegetable oil; 1 tablespoon butter

Southern Salmon Patties are an easy, inexpensive meal that's high in protein. Made from canned salmon and pan-fried until crispy.

Prep15 min
Cook10 min
Total25 min
Serves6 patties
Rating5.0

Southern Salmon Patties are quick and easy to make from canned salmon and just a few other ingredients you are likely to have on hand. Serve them with tartar sauce and a few southern sides, over mixed greens with a little balsamic vinaigrette, or make a sandwich out of them.

Southern Salmon Patties on a bed of lettuce.

Any way you do it, they make an inexpensive but delicious meal with plenty of protein.

Use Canned Salmon

I love salmon and almost always use fresh salmon. Salmon Patties are really the only time I use canned salmon.

I like to keep one or two cans in my pantry. The other ingredients are all things you are likely to have on hand so this recipe can be whipped up for a quick meal.

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If you are a little squimish about skin and bone being in canned salmon, Chicken of the Sea sells it in 5 ounce pouches. It is more expensive than the cans but it tends to be much more cleaned up than the canned stuff and I have never had to pick any skin or bone out of it.

Southern Salmon Patties on a plate with lettuce and lemon slices.

Other Ingredients

The salmon gets mixed with mayo, onion, cajun seasoning (I love Tony Chachere’s), lemon zest, and an egg, plus some crumbled Saltine crackers. They are formed into patties and coated in more Saltine cracker crumbs, then pan-fried until crispy. Since the salmon is already cooked, this only takes a few minutes.