Summer Salmon Cakes with Zucchini Fennel Slaw

Summer Salmon Cakes with Zucchini Fennel Slaw
Summer Salmon Cakes with Zucchini Fennel Slaw
Salmon's rich, moist meatiness makes it ideal for forming into cakes. Grated zucchini does double duty, bulking up the panfried patties and joining crisp fennel in a sprightly slaw.
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  • Served Person: Makes 1 servings
Quick & Easy Dinner Lunch Seafood Salmon Fennel Zucchini Summer Pan-Fry Gourmet Pescatarian Dairy Free Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1/8 teaspoon cayenne
  • 3 tablespoons mayonnaise
  • 3 tablespoons chopped chives
  • 1 teaspoon grainy mustard
  • Carbohydrate 22 g(7%)
  • Cholesterol 79 mg(26%)
  • Fat 65 g(99%)
  • Fiber 5 g(21%)
  • Protein 28 g(56%)
  • Saturated Fat 11 g(54%)
  • Sodium 548 mg(23%)
  • Calories 774

Preparation Whisk together mayonnaise, 1 teaspoon lemon juice, chives, mustard, cayenne, and 1/4 teaspoon each of salt and pepper in a medium bowl. Stir together salmon, crackers, 3/4 cup zucchini, and half of mayonnaise mixture in another bowl. Add fennel and remaining zucchini and lemon juice to mayonnaise mixture in medium bowl and toss to combine slaw. Form salmon mixture into 2 (3-inch) patties. Heat oil in a small nonstick skillet over medium heat until hot, then cook salmon cakes, carefully turning once, until golden and salmon is just cooked through, about 6 minutes total. Serve with slaw.

Preparation Whisk together mayonnaise, 1 teaspoon lemon juice, chives, mustard, cayenne, and 1/4 teaspoon each of salt and pepper in a medium bowl. Stir together salmon, crackers, 3/4 cup zucchini, and half of mayonnaise mixture in another bowl. Add fennel and remaining zucchini and lemon juice to mayonnaise mixture in medium bowl and toss to combine slaw. Form salmon mixture into 2 (3-inch) patties. Heat oil in a small nonstick skillet over medium heat until hot, then cook salmon cakes, carefully turning once, until golden and salmon is just cooked through, about 6 minutes total. Serve with slaw.