Salmon Cakes With Lime Sauce

Prep Time: 5 Minutes

Cook Time: 10 Minutes

Ready In: 15 Minutes

Servings: 2

This is a quick and healthy meal that can be made for lunch or dinner.I like to serve this with my roasted corn and black bean salad for a light and tasty meal.

Ingredients:

1 lime (juice of)

1/2 cup mayonnaise (may use fat free to reduce calories)

1/4 cup sour cream (may use fat free to reduce calories)

2 (6 ounce) cans boneless skinless pink salmon, packed in water, drained and flaked

1/4 cup red bell pepper (finely chopped)

1/4 thinly sliced green green onions with top

1 tablespoon cilantro (fresh and chopped)

3/4 cup breadcrumbs (unseasoned and divided)

1/3 cup mayonnaise (may use fat free to reduce calories)

1 egg (may use just white part to reduce calories)

Directions:

1. For the sauce:.
2. Combine in small bowl juice of lime, mayonnaise and sour cream; mix well. Cover; refrigerate until ready to serve.
3. For salmon cakes:.
4. Drain salmon using a small colander bowl and flake using a pastry blender or fork. Add salmon to a bowl and add remaining ingredients (use only 1/2 cup of bread crumbs); mix well to combine.
5. Sprinkle remaining 1/4 cup of bread crumbs onto bottom of a shallow dish or plate. Scoop salmon mixture into balls ( I use a 2tb scoop) and flatten into bread crumbs coating booth sides evenly. Use more bread crumbs if necessary to coat salmon cakes.
6. Heat 1-2 tb of olive oil in skillet over medium heat until hot. Cook salmon cakes until golden brown, carefully turning once.

By RecipeOfHealth.com