Oven Baked Salmon Cakes

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Oven Baked Salmon Cakes are perfect for your summer party! Made with fresh salmon, bell peppers, onions, and parsley, you won’t feel guilty about eating more that one of these baked patties. This is a recipe you will turn to time and time again. It’s so good!!

Oven baked salmon patty on top of sliced asparagus on a white plate.

Happy Tuesday friends!

We decided to take a break from life and hit the road this past Sunday. After a long drive, we finally arrived in Panama City beach where we are busy soaking up the sun and jogging the beaches with our two pups. I don’t want to go back home!

There is something about clear skies, sunshine, and salty air that brings me to life. I always say I think I was born with salt water in my veins. I’m destined to be a beach bum. Can I please live by the ocean forever?!

I decided to remake these salmon cakes that have been on the blog since the beginning of time. But this time, I wanted to bake them instead of fry them. And boy, they were amazing!!

I love to incorporate some savory recipes here on the blog. You loved the fish tacos I shared, they were super easy to make. And my baked coconut shrimp has to be one of your favorite appetizers.

Oven baked salmon cake sliced open on a bed of asparagus on a white plate.

Oven Baked Salmon Cakes: Important Steps

Over cooking salmon can dry it out which is not pleasant to eat. You want the salmon to be moist and tender. The best way to achieve this is to poach it in lemon water before shredding it. I used skinless salmon but you can use filets with the skin on them. The skin will easily peel away after poaching.

Don’t attempt to shred the salmon until after it has cooled. Just like with any meat, you want to let it rest so all the moisture remains inside. The cakes are going to be baked which can dry them out, so it’s super important to ensure the salmon is ultra moist before going into the oven.

After shaping the patties, spray them lightly with cooking spray to help the crispen and brown in the oven. There are several healthy alternative cooking sprays available. My favorite is the coconut oil spray from PAM®.

Honey mustard vinaigrette being poured over oven baked salmon cake.

The best part about this recipe is the tangy honey mustard vinaigrette sauce. It pairs perfectly with the salmon. I drowned my salmon in it!! Harry, my husband, enjoys eating his with sriracha. So, if you like hot sauce, that’s a great idea as well.

Serve the oven baked salmon cakes with asparagus, spinach, or any other green vegetable. Enjoy!

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Oven Baked Salmon Cakes are perfect for your summer party! Try this easy recipe for salmon cakes that are baked, not fried!!
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Oven Baked Salmon Cakes

Oven Baked Salmon Cakes are perfect for your summer party! Made with fresh salmon, bell peppers, onions, and parsley, you won’t feel guilty about eating more that one of these baked patties. This is a recipe you will turn to time and time again. It’s so good!!
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Keyword salmon patties
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Yields 6 to 8 salmon cakes
Calories 351 kcal
Author Jen Sobjack

Ingredients

US Cups - Metric

For the salmon cakes

  • 1 pound fresh salmon skin removed
  • 1/2 cup lemon juice
  • 1 and 1/3 cups plain breadcrumbs
  • 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 green bell pepper finely chopped
  • 1/2 small onion finely chopped
  • 1/4 cup fresh parsley chopped
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 2 large eggs lightly beaten
  • cooking spray

For the vinaigrette

  • 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
  • 1/4 cup extra virgin light olive oil

Instructions

  1. In a small saucepan, bring 2 cups water and lemon juice to a boil. Add salmon, cover, and reduce heat to low. Cook for 10 minutes or until salmon is opaque and flaky. Remove salmon and allow to cool.
  2. Preheat the oven to 400°F. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil; set aside.
  3. In a large bowl, mix breadcrumbs, flour, bell pepper, onion, parsley, salt, and cayenne.
  4. Break apart the salmon and add to breadcrumb mixture. Add the egg and mix to combine.
  5. Roll a handful of the mixture into a ball and flatten to form a disc.
  6. pray each patty lightly with cooking spray. Place on the prepared baking sheet. Bake for 15 minutes, flipping each patty over halfway through the cooking time. Serve with asparagus or greens and drizzle with honey mustard vinaigrette.

Make the vinaigrette

  1. Whisk together all of the ingredients for the vinaigrette. Store in a sealed jar and shake before serving.

Nutritional values here on my recipes should be used as a general guide only. Since different brands of ingredients have different nutritional information, the values shown are just an estimate.

Jen Sobjack

Jen has a passion for baking and she’s dedicated to bringing you classic dessert recipes filled with more flavor and creativity. When Jen isn’t in the kitchen she’s traveling with her husband in search of the best places with the greatest experiences. You can follow their travel journeys on Instagram and Youtube!

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