Salish Country Cookbook: Salmon Cakes

Ingredients

• 1 cup poached and shredded Ocean Wise Recommended salmon
• 1/4 cup finely chopped celery leaves
• 1 large shallot, finely chopped
• 3 tablespoons parsley, finely chopped
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1 tablespoon mayonaise
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• pinch chili pepper
• 2 tablespoons hazelnuts, finely ground
• 2 tablespoons olive oil or butter for frying

Directions

1. Mix all ingredients except hazelnuts and oil in a bowl
2. Shape about two tablespoons of the mixture into a patty
3. Roll the patties in finely ground hazelnuts (with salt and pepper to taste)
4. Fry patty in oil oil or butter

This recipe is courtesy of our friends at Center for World Indigenous Studies from their Salish Country Cookbook. The Salish Country cookbook is a celebration of Salish knowledge and contrains recipes using Northwest native foods and medicines gathered from the land and Sea!