Salmon Quinoa Cakes {20 Minute Meal}

Salmon quinoa cakes is an easy salmon recipe, full of health benefits and great taste! This protein-packed, healthy salmon dinner recipe is ready to eat in just 20 minutes.

I’ve been dreaming up this recipe for Salmon Quinoa Cakes for weeks now, and I am so glad I finally came around to making it just last week. It comes together so incredibly quick and easy that I know for a fact it will be in the dinner time rotation often.

The key to putting this dinner recipe together in such little time is to have quinoa already prepared in your fridge. Lately, I’ve been forcing myself to cook a batch of quinoa to store in the refrigerator. It honestly takes no time to cook at all but for some reason I seem to need a little nudge to remember how nice it is to have it already made and ready to go. For instance, having it ready for this recipe made this meal come together at lightning speed on a day that that I needed it to the most. I like to use my favorite Wild Alaskan canned salmon I normally pick up at Costco and have stocked in my pantry.

I basically replace the breadcrumbs that I would normally put in my go-to salmon cakes with cooked quinoa, for extra nutrition and texture. It gives the already protein packed salmon patties a little extra protein boost, making them a bit more filling. They are perfect for dinner, but also great reheated for a quick snack, lunch, or make-ahead meal as well.

I wish I could say this is the perfect dinner for my entire family, but unfortunately it’s not. My daughter will gobble up a plate of salmon cakes and salad, but my son (who always loved fish when he was younger) hasn’t been able to eat fish the last few years because it makes his “chest hurt”.

It’s happened a few times, so now we just don’t give it to him anymore and to be honest, I’ve kind of cut back on cooking fish for dinner because of it. It’s tough, because fish is my protein of choice, and it’s so healthy for us and such a nice change from chicken and turkey. So this is one of those situations where I’ve had to realize that it’s okay if he has a sandwich for dinner every now and then while we enjoy our fish.

We love the salmon quinoa cakes and he is a sandwich lover and not complaining, so I guess everyone is happy about this fish recipe. 🙂

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Salmon Quinoa Cakes {20 Minute Meal}

• Author: Aggie's Kitchen
• Yield: 6 salmon cakes 1x
• Category: Fish
• Method: Stovetop

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Salmon quinoa cakes is an easy salmon recipe, full of health benefits and great taste! This protein-packed, healthy salmon dinner recipe is ready to eat in just 20 minutes.

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Ingredients

• 1 cup cooked quinoa
• 2 6 oz cans boneless, skinless wild salmon
• 1/2 teaspoon salt free lemon pepper seasoning
• pinch of coarse salt
• 1/2 teaspoon dill
• 2 eggs
• 2 tablespoons oil, for frying
• lemon wedges

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Instructions

1. In a large mixing bowl, gently combine quinoa, salmon, lemon pepper, salt, dill and eggs. Divide evenly to form 6 patties.
2. In a large nonstick skillet, heat oil over medium heat. When oil is hot, place patties into pan and cook for about 5 minutes on each side, until golden brown. (While patties are cooking prepare your arugula salad if serving.)
3. Take patties out of pan and place on a paper towel to cool and absorb any excess oil. Squeeze lemon over salmon patties and sprinkle with additional salt to taste while still warm.
4. Serve alongside a simple arugula salad dressed in fresh squeezed lemon and olive oil.

More salmon recipes:

Old Bay Salmon Cakes

Salmon and Veggie Stir Fry

Salmon with Sweet and Spicy Rub

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