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Easy Salmon Cakes with Lemon-Thyme Aioli

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Easy Salmon Cakes with Lemon-Thyme Aioli is protein-packed and ready in under 30 minutes. A healthy weeknight meal prepared with just eight ingredients!

Easy Salmon Cakes with Lemon-Thyme Aioli is the perfect weeknight meal. This recipe calls for just a few ingredients and most of them are kitchen staples. Chop, mix, chill, cook and eat!

Easy Salmon Cakes Preparation

First,  dice the onions and celery. Next, open and drain two 6-oz. cans of salmon. Flake the salmon in a bowl. Gather and measure remaining ingredients.

Easy Salmon Cakes with Lemon-Thyme Aioli ingredients

Add salmon, onions, celery, and thyme leaves to a large bowl. Stir to combine these ingredients.

Prep Tip: It is easiest to remove fresh thyme leaves from the sprig when leaves are very dry. Simply hold the thyme sprig in one hand while sliding your opposite thumb/forefinger down the sprig to remove leaves.

If you do not have fresh thyme, you may substitute dry thyme leaves. Typically you can use the ratio that one tablespoon of fresh thyme equals about 3/4 – one teaspoon of dried thyme.

Here’s a Kitchn article further describing how to choose the correct ratio when substituting dried for fresh herbs.

flaked wild salmon, diced celery, diced onion, cornmeal and fresh thyme leaves

Stir to combine these ingredients. Crack one whole egg and one egg white into a separate bowl. Add eggs to ingredients in large bowl and stir to combine.

Easy Salmon Cakes ingredients combined in bowl

How to Make Easy Salmon Cakes with Lemon-Thyme Aioli

Mold the salmon mixture into eight uniform cakes.

Prep Tip: Use disposable gloves for this step.

Place salmon cakes on a baking sheet or plate and chill in the refrigerator for approximately 10 minutes. This step ensures that the cakes don’t fall apart during the cooking process.

raw salmon cakes on pan to be chilled

While the salmon cakes are chilling, prepare the lemon-thyme aioli. Add fresh thyme leaves and lemon juice to mayonnaise and whisk to combine. Chill the aioli in the refrigerator until ready to serve.

Pour oil into a 12″ cast iron skillet to a depth of 1/2″. Heat oil over high heat. Once oil is hot, add each salmon cake to cook for approximately three minutes per side.

Remove cooked salmon cakes from oil and drain on a paper-towel lined plate to soak up excess oil. Plate your Easy Salmon Cakes with Lemon-Thyme Aioli and serve immediately.

Prepared Easy Salmon Cakes on platter with lemon wedges and fresh thyme garnish

Serving Suggestions and Adaptations for Easy Salmon Cakes with Lemon-Thyme Aioli

Easy Salmon Cakes with Lemon-Thyme Aioli are delicious on their own, on top of a bed of arugula or alongside your favorite vegetables.

Easy Salmon Cakes with Lemon-Thyme Aioli atop arugula with fresh lemon wedge

This recipe is naturally gluten-free and can be dairy-free if you omit the aioli. Serve salmon cakes with fresh lemon wedges.

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Easy Salmon Cakes with Lemon Thyme Aioli on bed of arugula with sliced lemon wedge

Easy Salmon Cakes with Lemon-Thyme Aioli

Easy Salmon Cakes with Lemon-Thyme Aioli is protein-packed and ready in under 30 minutes. A healthy weeknight meal prepared with just eight ingredients!
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Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 6 minutes
Chilling Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 26 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Keyword: easy salmon cakes, lemon thyme aioli, salmon cakes
Servings: 4
Calories: 362kcal
Author: Marisa

Ingredients

Salmon Cakes

  • 12 oz. canned salmon wild
  • 1 cup cornmeal
  • 1/4 cup celery diced
  • 1/4 cup onion diced
  • 1 egg
  • 1 egg white
  • 2 T. fresh thyme leaves
  • Kosher salt to taste
  • ground black pepper to taste
  • vegetable oil
  • lemon garnish

Lemon-Thyme Aioli

  • 1/2 cup mayonnaise light
  • 1 1/2 T. lemon juice
  • 2 t. fresh thyme

Notes

Nutritional values are approximate and vary depending on the amount of aioli used as garnish.

Nutrition

Calories: 362kcal | Carbohydrates: 33g | Protein: 26g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 115mg | Sodium: 567mg | Potassium: 469mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 210IU | Vitamin C: 2.3mg | Calcium: 249mg | Iron: 2.2mg
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Filed Under: Seafood Tagged With: easy salmon cakes, salmon cakes, salmon cakes with aioli, salmon cakes with lemon aioli

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