Salmon fish cakes with rocket, capers & lime dressing

This weeks delicious fish cake recipe is really easy, allow yourself 1 hour to prepare, cook and serve. Make as many as you like large or small. Use Cod and leave out the dressing for a tasty meal for all the family!!

200g Salmon trim cut into 1.5cm chunks
200g Potatoes – peeled & diced into 1cm chunks
30g Flat leaf parsley – washed & chopped
1 Lemon – squeezed juice
200g Breadcrumbs
2 Eggs – whisked
100g Flour
Salt and Freshly ground Black Pepper to taste

Method

Steam the potatoes until tender approx 30 minutes

Remove the potatoes from the steamer & place in a pan

Dry the potatoes out on a medium heat for 5 minutes

Add the salmon & mix slowly

Leave for 5 minutes to allow the heat from the potatoes to start cooking the fish

Add the parsley, seasoning & some lemon juice to taste

Cool in a bowl until virtually cold

Shape into fish cake shapes

Dip the cakes through the flour, egg & breadcrumbs & reshape as needed

Lime dressing

1 x Lime – micro planned zest & juice

Salt

Sugar

3 dessert spoons of Olive Oil

1 bunch rocket

Capers

Set a frying pan on the heat & add enough oil to cover the bottom & about 3 mills up the side

When the oil is hot fry the fishcakes for approx 3 – 4 minutes either side then remove & place on draining paper to remove the excess fat

Place the fish cake in the centre of the plate / bowl

Whisk the lime juice, zest, seasoning & oil to make a dressing

Dress the rocket with the lime dressing & place a handful on top of the fish cake

Sprinkle a few capers around & serve

Enjoy!

Marilyn x

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