• Skip to main content
  • Skip to header right navigation
  • Skip to after header navigation
  • Skip to site footer
Food For Net Logo (Realistic)

Food For Net

  • Original Recipes
  • Recipe Roundups
  • Beer
  • Whiskey
  • Wine
  • Subscription Boxes
  • Meal Delivery
  • Outdoor Cooking

Fried Salmon Cakes with Lemony Aioli

May 19, 2016 by Food For Net
Home ‣ Original Recipes ‣ Fried Salmon Cakes with Lemony Aioli

Salmon Cakes Fork Lemon Aioli Parsley

Salmon Cakes with Lemony Aioli

Speed - 94%
Simplicity - 95%
Tastiness - 98%

96%

Great!!

I was craving a quick fried dinner and this was the exact thing I wanted! These Salmon Cakes with Lemony Aioli were a real treat.

User Rating: 4.65 ( 1 votes)

Salmon Cakes with Lemony Aioli

A wonderful dinner or hearty lunch, these salmon cakes are satisfying served with a fresh green salad.
Pin Recipe
Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes minutes
Course: Main Dish
Cuisine: American
Servings: 8 servings

Ingredients

Salmon Cakes

  • Vegetable Oil for frying
  • 3 6oz Canned Salmon, drained
  • 2 cups Fine Breadcrumbs
  • 2 Eggs, beaten
  • 2 Spring Onions, chopped
  • 1 tablespoon Seafood Seasoning (like Old Bay brand)
  • 3 tablespoons Fresh Parsley, finely shopped
  • 1 Lemon, zested and juiced
  • 1 teaspoon Tabasco sauce

Lemon Aioli

  • 1/2 cup Mayonnaise
  • 2 cloves Garlic, minced
  • 2 teaspoons lemon juice

Instructions

Salmon Cakes

  • Warm a heavy skillet over medium heat with a layer of vegetable oil.
  • Meanwhile, flake salmon into a bowl. Mix in the rest of the ingredients.
  • Form patties roughly one inch thick.
  • Fry in hot oil 3-4 minutes on each side until golden. Drain on paper towel.
  • Serve with fresh salad and lemon wedges.

Lemony Aioli

  • Blend garlic and lemon into mayonnaise and serve on top of salmon cakes.
Like this recipe?Follow @FoodForNet on Pinterest!

Everybody loves a good fried dish! These salmon cakes combine the guilty pleasure of a pan-fried comfort food with the healthy benefits of salmon. The mixture is easy to pull together, and the hardest work required is paying close attention to the cakes while they fry.

I love serving these with a simple lemon wedge, but they are extra decadent with a serving of lemony aioli, which I've included here for those desiring. If you like extra heat, add a teaspoon of chili paste or your favorite spicy condiment into the lemony aioli for that added zing.

I try to keep basic green salad ingredients on hand at all times as part of my ‘pantry', so that at a moment's notice I can have fresh springy greens ready to munch. These salmon cakes definitely benefit from the freshness of a green salad alongside, so if you are shopping for these and think of it, pick up a head of lettuce. Mild green lettuce mixed with a funky variety like frisee makes a great combination.

Salmon Cakes Lemon Aioli Ingredients White

Warm a heavy skillet over medium heat with a one inch layer of vegetable oil. I prefer my trusty cast iron pan because of the way it so evenly carries and then holds the heat, but any quality pan will do. If you only have thinner skillets, just be sure to watch the oil closely because thinner pans will transfer heat faster and less evenly.

Meanwhile, drain the salmon well and flake it into a bowl. Blend in the breadcrumbs using your hands. I like to use Japanese-style breadcrumbs called panko, because they work great in fried dishes because they are very finely ground and made with white bread. However if all you have on hand are rustic or homemade breadcrumbs, that's okay! Just make sure you blend them in a food processor till they are as fine as possible.

Salmon Cakes Lemon Round Plate Raw Uncooked

Add your eggs, spring onions, seafood seasoning, parsley, lemon zest and juice, and Tabasco sauce and blend gently. If the mixture seems soggy, you can add more breadcrumbs a tablespoon at a time to achieve a drier result.

Shape the mixture into patties about one inch thick. In order to yield 8 patties, or 2 per person, they will be about three inches in diameter.

Salmon Cakes Cast Iron Skillet Oil Fry

Test one in the hot oil by gently placing it in the pan– it should sizzle, which indicates the oil is ready. Add enough to fill the pan (but not crowd it– you want them to have space visible between each patty). Fry in the hot oil 3-4 minutes, flipping midway, till each side is golden brown. Remove them from the pan with a slotted spatula and set on a plate layered with paper towels.

Salmon Cakes Oil Frying Cast Iron Beginning Middle End

For the lemony aioli, mince the garlic well till it's nearly a paste, and blend with the lemon juice into the mayonnaise.

Salmon Cakes Breadcrumbs Green Onion Eggs Knife Parsley

Lemon Aioli Garlic Press Knife Mayonnaise

Serve the salmon cakes two per person on top of a simple salad dressed with your preference of light salad dressing, with a dollop of the lemony aioli on top of each cake.

Salmon Cakes Low Angle Lemon Aioli White Wine

Salmon Cake Top Down Parsley White Plate

Salmon Cakes Two Settings White Wine

Salmon Cakes Assembly Top Down Green Onion Parsley Aioli Lemon

Salmon Cakes with Lemony Aioli

A wonderful dinner or hearty lunch, these salmon cakes are satisfying served with a fresh green salad.
Pin Recipe
Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes minutes
Course: Main Dish
Cuisine: American
Servings: 8 servings

Ingredients

Salmon Cakes

  • Vegetable Oil for frying
  • 3 6oz Canned Salmon, drained
  • 2 cups Fine Breadcrumbs
  • 2 Eggs, beaten
  • 2 Spring Onions, chopped
  • 1 tablespoon Seafood Seasoning (like Old Bay brand)
  • 3 tablespoons Fresh Parsley, finely shopped
  • 1 Lemon, zested and juiced
  • 1 teaspoon Tabasco sauce

Lemon Aioli

  • 1/2 cup Mayonnaise
  • 2 cloves Garlic, minced
  • 2 teaspoons lemon juice

Instructions

Salmon Cakes

  • Warm a heavy skillet over medium heat with a layer of vegetable oil.
  • Meanwhile, flake salmon into a bowl. Mix in the rest of the ingredients.
  • Form patties roughly one inch thick.
  • Fry in hot oil 3-4 minutes on each side until golden. Drain on paper towel.
  • Serve with fresh salad and lemon wedges.

Lemony Aioli

  • Blend garlic and lemon into mayonnaise and serve on top of salmon cakes.
Like this recipe?Follow @FoodForNet on Pinterest!
Category: Original Recipes, Quick DinnersTag: Salmon, Seafood

Spicy Sardine Potato Balls

Quick Fried Calamari with Spicy Aioli and Watercress Salad

Sous Vide Poached Salmon with Orange-Cilantro Beurre Blanc

Slow Cooker Tom Yum Goong

Slow Cooker Tuna Salpicao

seafood of the month clubs featured image

7 Seafood of the Month Clubs Straight from the Ocean

Sous Vide Soft Shell Crab Po’Boys with Mango-Dill Mayo

Slow Cooker Crab Aglio E Olio

Previous Post:Grilled Salmon with Basil-Lime Aioli & Summer Vegetable Medley
Next Post:Beef and Bacon Wraps with Summer Salad and Basil

Reader Interactions

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Sidebar

About The Owner

cooking bbq pizza outside

Hi! My name is Rick and foodfornet.com is just a website about food and drink that I like. That includes sous vide, slow cooking, grilling, smoking, and homemade pizzas.

I also make my own beer, wine, cider, kombucha, and sake… and am a whiskey enthusiast! 🍕🍺🥩🥃

Slow Cooker Tuna and Portobello Casserole

Slow Cooker Chicken & Mushroom Congee

Slow Cooker Caldo de Res (Mexican Beef Soup)

Slow Cooker Curry Chardonnay Crockpot Chicken

Fried Cheese with Balsamic Tomatoes

Slow Cooker Split Pea and Smoked Sausage Soup

Soy Flour Pizza Dough

Beef and Bacon Wraps with Summer Salad and Basil

Slow Cooker Thai Green Curry Chicken

Gluten-Free Deep Dish Pizza Recipe

Slow Cooker Vegan Red Curry

Plated chicken wings and lemons to represent the recipe for crispy baked lemon pepper chicken wings.

Crispy Baked Lemon Pepper Wings Recipe

Original Recipes

Lemony Beef with Rosemary Potatoes

Red Wine Poached Pears, Ricotta, and Sesame Olive Oil Crackers

Slow Cooker Mexican Pork Carnitas

Ramen eggs in a bowl with noodles and meat to illustrate sous vide ramen eggs.

Sous Vide Ramen Eggs

Slow Cooker Ox Tongue in Mushroom Cream Sauce

Cilantro Pizza Dough Recipe

Gourmet Food

Artisanal Beverages

Comfort Food

Comfort Food (Featured Image)

Copyright © 2025 Food For Net
Privacy Policy · Cookie Policy · Affiliate Disclosure · Accessibility Statement
Blog · Instagram · Twitter · Pinterest

FoodForNet.com is a member of the Amazon Associates affiliate program. We earn commissions from qualifying purchases through affiliate links.