{"id":6823,"date":"2025-09-09T14:39:24","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T14:39:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/?p=6823"},"modified":"2025-09-09T15:09:54","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T15:09:54","slug":"recipe-salmon-or-tuna-patties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/recipe-salmon-or-tuna-patties\/","title":{"rendered":"Recipe: Salmon (or Tuna) Patties"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There are still a lot of warm to hot summer days ahead. Here&#8217;s a quick-cooking main dish protein that only needs very simple sides, like steamed green beans or sauteed zucchini plus corn on the cob. For the canned salmon, be sure to buy a skinless and boneless variety.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Serves 2-3<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/us-ms.gr-cdn.com\/getresponse-BDYYv\/documents\/d5c52cab-af7e-487b-8874-b21dbc9cb915.pdf?utm_source=getresponse&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=general__list&amp;utm_content=Listen%20to%20MMT%21%20%2B%208%20UPF%20Red%20Flags%20%2B%20Quick%20and%20Yummy%20Protein%20Recipe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">PRINT THE RECIPE HERE<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>Step 1: Saute Scallions<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>1 bunch scallions (green parts only), sliced into \u00bd\u201d pieces<\/li>\n<li>1 Tbsp. olive oil<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Warm olive oil in a large saute pan over medium heat until onions sizzle lightly when added. Stir in onions and saute, stirring occasionally, just until lightly browned, about 3-4 minutes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6828 \" src=\"http:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Salmon-Cakes-4-rotated-e1757428039375-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"385\" height=\"289\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Salmon-Cakes-4-rotated-e1757428039375-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Salmon-Cakes-4-rotated-e1757428039375.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 385px) 100vw, 385px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>Step 2: Combine Patty Ingredients<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>1 egg<\/li>\n<li>2 Tbsp. milk<\/li>\n<li>2 Tbsp. whole grain breadcrumbs, coarse ground<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp. dried leaf thyme<\/li>\n<li>1 5-oz can salmon (or tuna), drained<\/li>\n<li>1\/8 to \u00bc tsp. sea salt<\/li>\n<li>Freshly ground pepper, to taste (and\/or pinch cayenne pepper)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>While onions cook, lightly beat egg in a small mixing bowl, then stir in milk, breadcrumbs, thyme and salt and pepper. Add salmon (or tuna) and use a fork to chunk into small pieces. Add onions once browned.<\/p>\n<p>Stir everything together until well combined then allow to sit a few minutes until breadcrumbs soften and mixture thickens.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6827\" src=\"http:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Salmon-Cakes-3-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"385\" height=\"289\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Salmon-Cakes-3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Salmon-Cakes-3.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 385px) 100vw, 385px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Step 3: Form and Fry Patties<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>2-3 tsp. olive oil<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Add oil to the same pan used to saute onions and heat over medium heat. When warm, form salmon mixture into 5-6 small patties and lay in saute pan. Brown patties about 3-4 minutes, then reduce heat to medium-low, flip patties, and cook another 3-4 minutes until cooked through.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6830 \" src=\"http:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Salmon-Cakes-4-1-rotated-e1757428613623-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"383\" height=\"287\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Salmon-Cakes-4-1-rotated-e1757428613623-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Salmon-Cakes-4-1-rotated-e1757428613623.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 383px) 100vw, 383px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6831\" src=\"http:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Salmon-Cakes-4-4-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"382\" height=\"287\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Salmon-Cakes-4-4-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Salmon-Cakes-4-4-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Salmon-Cakes-4-4-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Salmon-Cakes-4-4-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Salmon-Cakes-4-4-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 382px) 100vw, 382px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>Step 4: Serve with Optional Toppings (as desired)<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Squeeze of fresh lemon<\/li>\n<li>Mayonnaise mixed with lemon juice and\/or chopped fresh dill<\/li>\n<li>Cocktail sauce<\/li>\n<li>Ketchup<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are still a lot of warm to hot summer days ahead. Here&#8217;s a quick-cooking main dish protein that only needs very simple sides, like steamed green beans or sauteed zucchini plus corn on the cob. For the canned salmon, be sure to buy a skinless and boneless variety. Serves 2-3 PRINT THE RECIPE HERE &#8230; <a title=\"Recipe: Salmon (or Tuna) Patties\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/recipe-salmon-or-tuna-patties\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6829,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"generate_page_header":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[878,876,877],"class_list":["post-6823","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipes","tag-quick-cooking-summer-entrees","tag-salmon-recipes","tag-tuna-recipes","masonry-post","generate-columns","tablet-grid-50","mobile-grid-100","grid-parent","grid-50"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6823","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6823"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6823\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6834,"href":"https:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6823\/revisions\/6834"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6829"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6823"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6823"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6823"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}