Salmon Loaf With Cucumber Sauce

"A tasty salmon loaf served with a warm cucumber sauce. Serve it with salad or vegetable dishes. What's leftover is delicious for lunch next day in a sandwich with baby spinach leaves or freshly sliced cucumber. Adapted from a recipe I've had in my files for years. I don't now remember where I found the original recipe. See my notes below for suggestions for additional ingredients."
 
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Ready In:
1hr
Ingredients:
17
Serves:
6
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ingredients

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directions

  • Preheat the oven at 325ºF.
  • Combine the salmon with the butter.
  • Add salt (to taste), lemon juice, grated onion, grated garlic, parsley and dill.
  • Soak the breadcrumbs in milk.
  • Add the beaten eggs.
  • Add the Parmesan.
  • Stir the breadcrumb mixture into the salmon mixture.
  • If the mixture seems too dry at this point, add a little of the reserved brine (about a teaspoon at a time) or if you have more lemon juice available, a little more lemon juice (a teaspoon at a time).
  • Spoon the mixture into a lightly greased 9x5x3-inch loaf pan.
  • Bake at 325°F for 45 minutes, or until cooked.
  • THE SAUCE: grate the cucumber.
  • Melt the butter in a pan over a medium-low heat.
  • Blend in the flour.
  • Gradually add the milk, stirring constantly, until the sauce is thickened and bubbly.
  • Add the grated cucumber and paprika.
  • Stir to blend.
  • Serve with the salmon loaf and your favourite salad or vegetable side dishes.
  • Chef's notes: This loaf can be made with red or pink salmon. Red is tastier. For the health-conscious, use the salt-reduced or salt-free varieties. And omit - or reduce - the salt in the recipe. I made this again recently, after MarieAlice's review - I hadn't made it for years and years. And not being very good at following recipes exactly whether they be mine or someone else's, I just HAD TO make some changes. I added several grated baby carrots (they are just so sweet and flavoursome at the moment) and several tablespoons of wheat germ. Then in order to retain the moistness, I added some extra lemon juice. And I discovered also that this is one of those recipes that is tastier cold!

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Reviews

  1. Excellent! I baked mine in muffin tins, and we all really liked them. I added some carrot and extra onions. I didn't use the butter in the fish mixture either - but I did add in a drained can of tuna because my salmon was only 10 ounces. Sprinkled the tops with a little extra grated parmesan and served with steamed broccoli and leftover cucumber sauce from our turkey gyro lunch. Thanks for posting such a versatile recipe!
     
  2. LOVE THIS! <br/>I also baked this in a muffin tin and added carrots- it was awesome the first night and the left-overs were great for lunches. Even my toddler ate these up! <br/>We will be using this recipe again.
     
  3. This was delicious, I made patties instead of the loaf because we love it crunchy and We also loved the Cucumber sauce, it made the salmon taste like it came from a 5 star resturaunt.
     
  4. This recipe is similar to one I used for years and lost. Thank you! I don't use the garlic and parmesan because I find them strong and hide the delicate taste of the wonderful sockey. TIP: Use Kraft cucumber salad dressing as a really good alternative to making the sauce!
     
  5. I thought that this was great even served warm. I did have to add a little more paprika though, for my taste. But this was great!
     
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