Salmon Patties

Salmon is one of my all time favorite fishes. I love it simply done on the grill or in the oven, but it's such a versatile fish and can be cooked so many different ways. Soooo I came up with the Salmon Pattie. And it was amazing! 

Grilled and Glorious!

Here's how to make it. Woohoo!

Salmon Patties serves4

1 lb Fresh Salmon Filet

1/4 Loaf French bread

2 Cloves Garlic

1/2 of a Yellow Onion

1 Tbsp fresh Parsley

1/4 tsp dried thyme

1/2 tsp Mixed dried herb seasoning(whatever herbs you have is fine)

1 Tblsp Olive Oil

A squirt of Mustard

Salt and Pepper to taste (S&P)

If the Salmon still has the skin on remove it and then cut into 1 inch chunks. Set aside half of it.

Dice the onion and garlic into large pieces and slice the bread into pieces.

Add bread to a food processor and pulse until fine crumbs develop. Remove and set aside. 

Add onion and garlic to processor pulse until a small dice forms add 1/2 the Salmon and the rest of the herbs, oil and mustard, Season with S&P. Process until it has a paste like consistency. Add the bread and the rest of the salmon and pulse until combined, making sure not to over do it as you want some chunks of Salmon in there. Form 4 large patties or 3 ginormous ones.

If you are grilling, preheat and oil the grates. Then grill for about 4 mintues per side. Chef''s tip: Give it a quarter turn about halfway through and you'll get those diamond grill marks, do the same when you flip it over.

If baking preheat oven to 375 degrees F, place on lightly greased baking sheet and let cook for about 10 min. Flipping halfway through. The patty should be firm, but still flake off a bit when pierced with a fork

If pan frying, heat a non-stick skillet with a swirl of olive oil, on med-high. cook each side for about 4 minutes, you should get a nice golden crust.

As you can see from our pic, we served ours with a homemade rice pilaf and corn on the cob as well as a green salad. But it would be good on a bun with some spicy arugula  and mayo. 

So Happy cooking my friends and remember to keep it homemade and in this instance, healthy!