Chef John's Fresh Salmon Cakes

Ingredients

• extra-virgin olive oil (1 tablespoon)
• minced onion (0.25 cup)
• minced red bell pepper (2 tablespoons)
• minced celery (2 tablespoons)
• salt and pepper (0 )
• capers (1 tablespoon)
• fresh wild salmon, coarsely chopped (1.25 pounds)
• mayonnaise (0.25 cup)
• panko bread crumbs (0.25 cup)
• garlic, minced (2 cloves)
• Dijon mustard (1 teaspoon)
• cayenne pepper (1 pinch)
• seafood seasoning (such as Old Bay®) (1 pinch)
• panko bread crumbs (1 tablespoon)
• olive oil (2 tablespoons)

Instructions

1. Heat extra virgin olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir onion, red pepper, celery, and a pinch of salt in hot oil until onion is soft and translucent, about 5 minutes. Add capers; cook and stir until fragrant, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat and cool to room temperature.
2. Stir salmon, onion mixture, mayonnaise, 1/4 cup bread crumbs, garlic, mustard, cayenne, seafood seasoning, salt, and ground black pepper together in a bowl until well-mixed. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate until firmed and chilled, 1 to 2 hours.
3. Form salmon mixture into four 1-inch thick patties; sprinkle remaining panko bread crumbs over each patty.
4. Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium-heat. Cook patties in hot oil until golden and cooked through, 3 to 4 minutes per side.

Nutrition

(*Nutrition data is approximate and may vary depending on the brand and type of ingredients used.)

• kcal: 460
• fat: 34 g
• sats: 5 g
• carbs: 9 g
• fibre: 0 g
• protein: 32 g
• salt: 0 g