This Salmon Patties Recipe makes flaky, tender, and flavorful fritters with crisp edges and plenty of flaked salmon, the hallmark of the very best salmon patties. These are so easy to make with leftover cooked salmon or canned salmon and work great as an appetizer, side, or main dish.
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Each week, my whole family gathers at my mom’s house for Sunday night dinner, potluck style. I love to bring easy-to-transport appetizers and sides, like my Jalapeno Poppers, Stuffed Mushrooms, and Grape Jelly Meatballs, that make it easy for a crowd of people to feast!
These Salmon Patties are perfect for our family meals since they travel well, stay crispy, and can be served using just your fingers (ok, you could also use a serving utensil, but that’s extra dishes!).
Easy Salmon Patties Recipe
My whole family loves to eat these easy salmon patties, especially served with my Homemade Tartar Sauce, and I love how easy it is to make!
If you’re looking to start with fresh salmon, you’ll love our Salmon Cakes Recipe, but this recipe for salmon patties is a smart way to make a quick batch on busy weeknights with either leftover cooked salmon or well-drained, canned salmon (or even salmon packets) which you may already have in your pantry.
These are such a treat, and even folks who don’t usually like salmon enjoy this recipe. They always disappear fast and are even faster to make.
How to Make Salmon Patties
- Cook the Veggies – Saute the onion and bell pepper in a pan for 7-9 minutes and then remove from heat.
- Mix the Patties – Mix salmon, peppers and onions, bread crumbs, egg, mayo, Worcestershire, garlic salt, pepper, and parsley in a large bowl. Then, use a heaping Tablespoon to measure the mixture and your hands to form patties.
- Cook the Patties – Melt oil and butter in a clean skillet, and place the salmon patties into the skillet in one layer, sauteeing each side for 3-4 minutes until browned. Place cooked patties on a paper-towel-lined plate, and then serve, garnished with fresh parsley.
How to Serve Salmon Patties
You can also serve these salmon patties for lunch, dinner or appetizers – they are versatile and can even be served in Hamburger Buns as salmon burgers, simply form them a little larger in step 3. They also pair well with these dishes:
- Strawberry Salad with Honey Vinaigrette
- Tomato Cucumber Mozzarella Salad
- Macaroni Salad
- Avocado Corn Salad
- Smashed Potato Salad
- Creamy Cucumber Salad
- Oven Roasted Broccoli
Make-Ahead
Cool any leftover salmon patties and store them in an airtight container in the fridge or freezer.
- To Refrigerate: place in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
- Freezing: freeze for up to 3 months
- To Reheat: Thaw overnight in the fridge. You can eat the patty cold or reheat in a skillet or air fryer until heated through
This recipe for Salmon Patties will soon become your favorite appetizer or main dish. The crispy outside and moist, flavorful inside work perfectly with my homemade tartar sauce. Try this easy recipe today!
More Easy Salmon Recipes
Once you have tried this Salmon Patties recipe, check out these other delicious Salmon Recipes.
- #1 of all-time baked salmon recipe
- Honey Glazed Salmon
- Air Fryer Salmon
- Brown Sugar Glazed Salmon
- Teriyaki Salmon
- Tuscan Salmon
- Pan Seared Salmon with Lemon Butter
Easy Salmon Patties Recipe
Ingredients
- 14-15 oz canned salmon or salmon in packets, well drained
- 2 Tbsp olive oil, divided
- 2 Tbsp unsalted butter, divided
- 1 medium yellow onion, 1 cup, finely diced
- 1/2 red bell pepper, seeded and diced
- 1/2 cup Panko bread crumbs
- 1 large egg, lightly beaten
- 2 Tbsp mayonnaise*
- 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tsp garlic salt, or sub with 1/2 tsp fine sea salt and 1/4 tsp garlic powder, or season to taste
- 1/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper
- 1/4 cup parsley, finely minced
Instructions
- Set a medium skillet over medium heat with 1 Tbsp olive oil and 1 Tbsp butter. Add diced onion and bell pepper and saute until golden and softened (7-9 minutes) then remove from heat.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine flaked salmon, sautéed pepper and onion, bread crumbs, beaten eggs, mayonnaise, Worcestershire sauce, garlic salt, black pepper, and chopped parsley. Stir to combine. Form into patties (about a heaping Tablespoonful each) and mold with your hands into 2" wide by 1/3 to 1/2" thick patties.*
- In a clean non-stick pan, heat 1 Tbsp oil and 1 Tbsp butter until hot then add salmon patties in a single layer. Saute for 3 to 4 min per side or until golden brown and cooked through. If salmon patties brown too fast, reduce heat. Remove finished patties to a paper-towel-lined plate and repeat with remaining oil, butter, and salmon patties.
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Awesome Natasha. Greatly enjoyed so moist inside and flavourable and my friend really liked them. Thank you so much…cheers!!
I am not a huge fan of fish, but my husband is. His best friend gave him 2 cans of salmon. I remember my mom made these when I was young. So I tried this recipe. OMG, I am now a fan of salmon Patties! It’s flavorful but not too fishy tasting. Delicious. They will be in our rotation now. Made it exactly as written except added 1 tablespoon oil to recipe and Air Fried them. Mine took about 16 minutes, turning at 8 minutes. Turned out crispy on outside, perfect on inside. Try these.
That’s wonderful, Relinda! I’m so glad you love this recipe!
Best salmon pattie recipe ever. The only ingredient I didn’t have was bell pepper. Thank you for sharing this recipe.
These sound delicious and all the reviews are highly positive. I will not be making them, however, because 14 salmon patties are way too many for this single person. Wish I could figure out how to decrease the ingredients into a more manageable quantity – like 4 or 6 patties🤷♀️
Hi Janice, I recommend clicking “Jump to recipe” at the top of the post, it will take you to our printable recipe where you’ll have the option to change the number of servings. Hover over the number of servings highlighted in red and slide it to how many servings you would like to make. I hope that helps!
Oh my goodness! I made salmon patties in the past and the recipes I’ve tried were just okay so I didn’t expect much from this but boy was I wrong! Perfect recipe!
I had to change the recipe a bit since I didn’t have all the ingredients.
I didn’t have bell pepper so I skipped it and I substituted soy sauce for Worcestershire sauce. I also used dried parsley and fresh garlic. I sautéed the fresh garlic with the onion. Yummy! Next time I make it, I’ll make sure I have bell peppers! 🙂
I’m so happy to hear that you loved the Salmon Patties and they exceeded your expectations. It sounds like you found a new favorite!
Yummmmmmmmy. Made in air fryer. Add two tablespoons of oil to recipe for air fryer.
Cooked for 5 min each side. Perfect.
Thank you for sharing that with us, Alisa!
Excellent for left over salmon! Made according to the recipe, except I used Italian bread crumbs instead of Panko. Made in the air fryer at 400 for 10 min, 5 per side. Added a TBL of oil as a commenter said, since its in the air fryer. Delicious! I won’t be afraid to get a big slab of salmon anymore, because I only like it the first day and don’t want to waste it
Natasha, you are an awesome chef! So glad I found your site! Salmon patties are sooo good! 👍☺️
You’re so nice! Thank you, Fran! I’m so glad you enjoyed it!
I used regular salmon, two small filets. Obviously I had to cut the measurements way back. I used all the ingredients other than dill cuz I don’t like it. I did substitute ritz crackers for the panko. This was by far the best salmon burger I’ve ever had!! I had it yesterday and want it again today. The 2 small filets equaled one large patty and one very small one. I allowed my brother the small and and he want to fight for mine :).
Incredibly amazing! I didn’t have high hopes for this at first; I had made salmon patties before and I just didn’t like them. But my son requested them and I picked this recipe.
These are amazing. There’s /so/ much flavor in them, and making them in the silver dollar size I think is a great idea. They hold together just well enough and they are very quick to make on a weeknight. So very good; these are going into a regular rotation. Don’t need tartar sauce or anything else on them. Just perfect as is.
That’s just awesome! Thank you for sharing your wonderful review, DJ!
I trust Natasha’s recipes and I’ve made many of them. This one is another delicious “keeper” that I highly recommend
Did some changes, but this is a great base recipe to start with. My guy said these were the best he ever had. The best I ever made. TY
So glad he enjoyed them!
Delicious! Easy, tasty, fast. I added a chopped Serrano pepper for a slight kick and was perfect!
So happy you loved it!