These Lemon Tarragon Salmon Cakes can be made in under 10 minutes and are so flavorful! This is totally my go-to, quick, and healthy seafood lunch to make when life gets busy.
These days it seems life has been getting busier and busier. Maybe because it’s the beginning of December and I just suddenly realized that I have only a few short weeks before Christmas and have zero Christmas shopping done. Yikes!
Plus the fact that I just got back from vacation a few weeks ago and am super behind on work.
Ahh…Life.
When life gets busy like this, I tend to make quick meals that don’t require a lot of work or thought.
Salmon cakes, are my favorite quick meal to make. I call them ‘cakes’ when I don’t put them on a bun. If you wanted to make this a Salmon burger that would be just as good too.
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If you try this, let me know what you think by leaving a comment below!
Cheers friends!
Lemon Tarragon Salmon Cakes
Ingredients
For the Salmon Cake:
- 1 7.5 oz can Premium Salmon
- 1/2 cup GF Panko
- 1 Egg
- 1/4 tsp ground Sea Salt
- 1/4 tsp ground Black Pepper
- 1 Shallot finely chopped
- Juice from half a Lemon
- 1 Tbs Tarragon
For the Tartar Sauce:
- 2 Tbs Mayo
- 2 tsp Tarragon
- 1 tsp Lemon Juice
Instructions
- In a large bowl add together all ingredients for the Salmon Cakes.
- Form into 2 patties.
- Heat a 9 inch grill pan over med/high heat.
- When hot, add the Salmon Cakes.
- Cook 4 minutes on each side.
- Serve with Tartar Sauce.
- For the Tartar Sauce, mix Mayo, Tarragon, and Lemon Juice.
- Top Salmon Cakes.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition
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Connie Ptak says
Very good! We made these with pantry items and had tarragon in the garden. Turned out great! Thanks so much!
Sara says
So glad you liked them Connie!