While oatmeal is a wonderful way to add fiber, grains and nutrients to your diet, most folks think of it only as a breakfast food. It’s time to take oatmeal beyond the first meal of the day!
Oatmeal is a whole grain because it contains all of the parts of the oat grain, including the bran, endosperm and germ. Interestingly, “regular oatmeal” — the kind most of us have eaten our entire lives — isn’t the grain in its original form.
Adding oatmeal to these delicious salmon cakes boosts the nutrient content and adds a delicious texture. The yogurt dill sauce complements the flavor and is the perfect topping when the salmon cakes are served on a bun.
Salmon Cakes with Yogurt Dill Sauce
Serves 6
Yogurt Dill Sauce
1/2 cup plain, nonfat yogurt
1/3 cup seeded, chopped tomato
1/3 cup seeded, chopped cucumber
1 tablespoon finely chopped onion
1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh dill or 1 teaspoon dried dill weed
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Salmon Cakes
2 cans (7.5 ounces) pink salmon, drained, skin and bones removed
3/4 cup oatmeal, quick-cooking or rolled, uncooked
1/3 cup plain unsweetened almond milk
1/3 cup liquid egg substitute with yolk or 1 egg, lightly beaten
2 tablespoons finely chopped onion
2 tablespoons minced garlic
1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh dill or 1 teaspoon dried dill weed
1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
1 teaspoon sea salt
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
Directions
- In small bowl, combine all Yogurt Dill Sauce ingredients; mix well. Cover and chill while making salmon cakes.
- In a medium bowl, combine all ingredients for salmon cakes; mix well. Let stand 5 minutes. Shape into 6 oval patties.
- Lightly spray large nonstick skillet with cooking spray. Cook salmon cakes over medium heat, 3 to 4 minutes on each side or until golden brown and heated through. Serve with sauce.