Fried salmon patties

Canned salmon is great in egg scrambles and salads, but here’s a way to get a hot meal out of the convenient food.

Salmon cakes are a great way to enjoy canned salmon warm.

• 1 8-oz. can salmon
• 1 egg
• 1 Tbs. chopped chives
• 1 Tbs. Trader Joe’s hot sauce
• 1-2 clove garlic, minced
• 3 Tbs. unsweetened coconut
• coconut oil for frying

Heat a frying pan with enough coconut oil for a shallow fry. Mix all the other ingredients together. Use about 1/4 cup of the mixture at a time to form patties. Once the oil is hot enough, drop the patties into the pan and fry for a couple minutes on each side, until they’re browned up and cooked through.

Dipping sauce

• 1/2 cup homemade mayonnaise
• 1 chopped pickle
• a shake each of onion powder, garlic powder, paprika

Mix it all together, serve with warm salmon patties.

Sweet salmon

Salmon with a slightly sweet, slightly spicy flavoring.

A little sweet, a little spicy.

• Salmon filets
• Caribbean blackening spice blend (or other spice blend that has some heat)
• Olive oil
• Raw honey

Rub the salmon filets with olive oil, coat them with the spice mix. Place the filets in an oiled glass pan and put under a high broiler for a couple minutes. Flip them once, watch so they don’t overcook.

Just before serving, put a light drizzle of honey over the filets. It will melt all over the fish and give a slight sweetness to every bite.

Simple salmon dinner

Either salmon filets or patties will work for this easy, omega-3-packed meal. I use Trader Joe’s frozen wild salmon patties, they’re easy and cook well in the microwave at work.

Avocado and a garlic-dill sauce pair nicely with salmon.

• 4 salmon filets or patties
• 2 avocados, halved, pitted, peeled and sliced
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 3 cloves minced garlic
• 2 tsp. dill

Prepare the salmon in the oven, on the grill, in the microwave, whatever works for you. Top with half of a sliced avocado. Mix the sour cream, garlic and dill, serve on top of the salmon and avocado or on the side as a dip.

Round out the meal with a salad and some plain yogurt and berries for dessert.