Salmon Burgers (from a former crab cake fan!)

As a former Marylander, I love seafood... especially when it is shaped like a patty (mmmm crab cakes)! This is probably due to the decreased chance of bones or crab shells.

With that said, I've morphed my favorite crab cake recipe to fit Alaskan tastes. Depending on your preference, you can use this recipe for salmon patties or smaller salmon cakes for a fancy appetizer.

A word of caution, this recipe is very flexible. If you feel like you need to add less or more of something, feel free to. I create my recipes based on feel.

3 Salmon fillets
Olive oil
Lemon Juice (optional)
2 slices of dried crumbled bread (or 1 cup of bread crumbs)
3 eggs
1/2 cup mayonnaise
2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 to 1 tsp. cayenne pepper depending on preferences
2 tsp Old Bay
2 tbsp Dill

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
2. Cook the salmon fillets with a little bit of olive oil, lemon juice, and dill  for 20 minutes or until flaky. Allow to cool.
3. If you turned off the oven, turn it back on to 350. Break the salmon into a bowl with eggs, mayonnaise, salt, cayenne pepper, dill, and old bay. Mix together then add bread crumbs.
4. Form patties about the width of a softball. You can also take the opportunity to make smaller salmon cakes, depending on your preference. Place on a greased pan and bake for 15 minutes.
5. Pull out of the oven and flip the salmon patties to bake on the other side for 15 minutes.

Enjoy! My sister likes to put fried eggs on her salmon patties!