These gluten-free keto salmon cakes are juicy and with tons of flavor from fresh salmon, cilantro, and gentle heat from the chipotle pepper. It’s a delicious and healthy keto salmon recipe that can feed a whole family.
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Step by step directions
Let’s start by cutting our fresh salmon into small cubes and mixing well with the rest of the ingredients in a large mixing bowl. Don’t forget to season with salt to taste and we’re ready to cook our salmon cakes. The mixture for our keto salmon cakes should be very thick, but still too runny to form patties with our hands. So, we’re going to form them by pouring around ⅓ cup of the mixture onto a hot non-stick skillet. Fry for 4-5 minutes on each side or until golden brown. Repeat the process with the remaining mixture; by the end, you’ll have 6-7 salmon cakes.
Now the only thing that we have to do is to serve our healthy keto salmon cakes on a plate garnished with some freshly chopped cilantro, lemon wedges (totally optional), and chilled, full-fat sour cream for dipping.
What flour to choose
Made with almond flour, these low carb salmon cakes are 100% gluten-free! But what about people who have nut allergies? I assume (although haven’t tried it), it’s possible to use coconut flour in this recipe instead. However, the coconut flour is so water-absorbent that you’ll need much less than if you would use almond flour. So, if you want to substitute almond flour with coconut flour, you’ll need to experiment one tablespoon at a time. Add one spoon, mix well with other ingredients, wait 2 minutes. If the mixture is too runny, add one more tablespoon. Do so until the mixture becomes super thick; thicker than pancake batter, but not thick enough to handle with your hands. Or, if you want, you can use one of my easy keto recipes - LOW CARB SALMON PATTIES recipe which calls for coconut flour.
What type of salmon to use
If you’re after flavors and extra juiciness, fresh salmon is what you really want to use for this low carb seafood recipe. However, if you’re on a budget, no worries! You can use canned salmon instead, just make sure that you use canned salmon in water, not sunflower oil, and drain it well before mixing with other ingredients.
Serving ideas
These gluten-free keto healthy salmon cakes pare well with EASY ROASTED CARROTS AND PARSNIPS or CREAMY KETO CAULIFLOWER MASH on the side - or just serve it with a fresh salad!
This recipe is also amazing as an appetizer; make these salmon cakes mini size and serve them on a large plate around a ramekin filled with sour cream, tartar sauce, or another dipping sauce of your choice.
Carbs in keto salmon cakes
You will be able to make six salmon cakes from this recipe with only 1g net carbs per each cake.
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Recipe
Gluten-free keto salmon cakes
Ingredients
- 0.5 lb 250g skinless salmon frozen or fresh, cut into small cubes
- 2 large eggs
- 5 tablespoon almond flour
- ½ cup 8g cilantro chopped
- 2-3 teaspoon chipotle paste depending on the level of spiciness you prefer
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- Sea salt
- Butter for frying
Instructions
- In a medium mixing bowl, add the cubed salmon, eggs, almond flour, cilantro, chipotle paste, ground black pepper, and salt to taste. Stir with a spoon, fork, or a spatula until fully combined.
- Heat a non-stick frying pan over medium heat.
- When the pan is hot, melt the butter and form 3 salmon cakes by pouring around ⅓ cup of the mixture per cake onto the skillet and fry for 4-5 minutes on each side or until golden brown.
- Repeat the process with the remaining mixture.
- Serve immediately, garnished with freshly-chopped cilantro, sliced lemon, and some chilled full-fat sour cream.
Notes
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Joe
Thank you for the recipe! I really enjoyed it!
Anna
Glad to hear that you enjoyed it, Joe!