Easy Salmon Cakes Recipe | Simple Nourished Living (2024)

Published April 24, 2018 · Last updated February 18, 2022 · By Martha McKinnon · 6 Comments

Salmon cakes (a.k.a. salmon patties) are a great example of how quick and easy it can be to get dinner on the table when you have a well-stocked pantry.

Just a few common ingredients including canned salmon—a decades old American staple—come together in one of my favorite canned salmon recipes ever.

Easy Healthy Low Carb Salmon Cakes Recipe Notes

Canned salmon comes in two varieties - sockeye or red salmon, and chum or pink salmon.

I used pink salmon here, which is less expensive and milder tasting.

My family gobbles up these quick and easy, deliciously simple salmon patties every time I make them.

I'm constantly amazed by how the simplest foods can be the most satisfying.

You can serve them as a main course with lemon wedges, tasty tartar sauce, peas, and mashed potatoes or as salmon burger sandwiches, on buns or toasted english muffins with lettuce, sliced tomato, and red onion.

They're also great on a bed of greens with your favorite dressing, or accompanied by a fresh fruit salsa.

How Many Calories and WW Points in These Salmon Cakes?

According to my calculations, each salmon cake has about 253 and

5 *SmartPoints (Green plan)
3 *SmartPoints (Blue plan)
3 *SmartPoints (Purple plan)
6 *PointsPlus (Old plan)

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Recipe Variations

• Add ½ cup water chestnuts (finely chopped) to the mixture for a crunchy addition to your salmon cakes.
• Other possible additions and seasonings include dijon mustard, chopped parsley, chopped capers, chopped celery, lemon juice, lemon zest, cajun seasoning blend.
• Stir together a creamy sauce for your salmon cakes: ¼ cup light mayonnaise, ¼ cup plain Greek yogurt, 2 chopped scallions, 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice, and 1 tablespoon chopped fresh dill or parsley.

Are You Ready To Firmly Plant YourselfOn The Path To Lasting Weight Loss Success?

If you like these easy salmon fishcakes, be sure to check out my other Weight Watchers friendly recipes including WW Salmon Dill Loaf, Summer Salmon Panzanella Salad, Crock Pot Salmon with Asian Style Veggies, and Scrambled Eggs with Salmon

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*Points® calculated by WW. *PointsPlus® and SmartPoints® calculated by Simple Nourished Living; Not endorsed by Weight Watchers International, Inc. All recipe ingredients except optional items included in determining nutritional estimates. SmartPoints® values calculated WITHOUT each plan's ZeroPoint Foods (Green plan, Blue plan, Purple plan) using the WW Recipe Builder.

See how you can make you own fresh salmon cakes with fresh salmon:

More Weight Watchers Friendly Salmon Cakes, Patties and Burgers:

• (Simple-Nourished-Living)
• Baked Salmon Cakes (SkinnyTaste)
• BakedMoroccan Salmon Patties
• Salmon Burgers with Peach Salsa (Weight Watchers)
• Salmon Quinoa Burgers (SkinnyTaste)

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