Spicy Salmon Cakes / Sweet Red Pepper Sauce

Submitted by TNTDynomite

"This is an awesome recipe, I love to fix this with left over salmon. Sometimes the local butcher has a killer sale on salmon, so I'll pick up some extra and make up a batch of these. They have a sligt kick to them that can be adjusted to your personal taste by adjusting the amount of Cayenne pepper."

 

• Ready In: 25mins
• Ingredients: 15
• Serves: 5-6

ingredients

• Salmon Cakes

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 large white onion, finely chopped
• 2 stalks celery, finely chopped
• 2 teaspoons dried mustard
• 1⁄2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 1⁄2 lbs salmon, cooked and flaked
• 1 1⁄2 cups seasoned bread crumbs, divided
• 1⁄4 cup mayonnaise, divided
• 1 egg
• salt and pepper
• 1 1⁄2 cups vegetable oil (for frying, approx)

• Sweet Red Pepper Sauce

• 1 cup mayonnaise
• 1⁄4 cup roasted red pepper
• 1 tablespoon lime juice
• 2 teaspoons sugar

directions

1. Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat.
2. Add onion and celery.
3. Saute until soft, about 5 minute Add dried mustard and cayenne.
4. Mix well and saute for 2 additional minutes.
5. Remove from heat and allow to cool.
6. In a large bowl, combine onion mixture, salmon, 3/4 cup of bread crumbs, 1/4 cup of mayonnaise, egg, salt and pepper.
7. Mix well and form into 10-12 patties about 1/2" thick.
8. Coat each patty with the remaining bread crumbs.
9. Heat about 1/4 inch of oil in a skillet over medium-high heat.
10. When hot, add patties in batches and fry until golden brown (about 3 min per side).
11. Drain patties on paper towels.
12. Cover and place in a warm oven until ready to serve.
13. To make the sweet red pepper sauce, combine 1 cup of mayo, 1/4 cup of roasted red peppers, 1 tablespoon of lime juice and 2 tsp of sugar in a blender.
14. Blend until smooth.

Reviews

[tara portee]

In really liked the roasted red pepper sauce. I wouldn't use the whole cup of mayo, 1/2 cup is plenty. I only used 1 tablespoon sugar, I think the 2 Tablespoons would have been too sweet. The salmon cakes themselves were good as well. I got whimpy with the cayenne and only used 1/4 teaspoon, I think the 1/2 would have been better.