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Easy Keto Salmon Cakes

These easy keto salmon cakes are a fun and flavorful low carb meal without any hassle. Great for quick lunches and easy meal prep!

These easy keto salmon cakes are a fun and flavorful low carb meal without any hassle. Great for quick lunches and easy meal prep! | heyketomama.com

I've never been a big fan of seafood, but I do love salmon.

It tastes great. It's really good for you, and it's really quick to make.

I've recently decided to break my habit of not really trying new things by committing to one recipe a week that I wouldn't make otherwise.

These salmon cakes are crazy fast to make (less than 15 minutes, y'all!) and they're great for storing in the fridge for eating later.

Easy meal prep for the win!

Easy Keto Salmon Cakes

These easy keto salmon cakes are a fun and flavorful low carb meal without any hassle. Great for quick lunches and easy meal prep! | heyketomama.com

One major key to this recipe's success is the INCREDIBLE Sarayo sauce. I used to make my own, and regularly would for recipes like these 5 Minute Spicy Tuna Rolls, but when I got the Sarayo in this month's Keto Krate the game was changed forever.

Another star of the recipe is the yummy avocado creama that it's topped with. This adds a delicious and nutritious freshness while upping the fat content of the meal.

One note about this recipe: you can use fresh salmon, and cook that, but it's not a huge deal for me. I often go for ease, accessibility and convenience over wild caught, free range. You do you!

This recipe has been updated to include nutrition information. Here are the macros and caloric info per serving:

Calories: 542
Total Carbs: 10g 
Fiber: 6g
NET Carbs: 4g 
Protein: 10g
Fat: 50g

Here's how to make the easy keto salmon cakes!

Yield: 2 servings

Easy Keto Salmon Cakes

easy keto salmon cakes

These easy keto salmon cakes are a fun and flavorful low carb meal without any hassle. Great for quick lunches and easy meal prep!

Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes

Ingredients

salmon cakes

  • Two 5 ounce pouch of pink salmon (or cans, drained well)
  • 1 egg
  • ¼ cup finely ground pork rinds (optional, but helps)
  • ½ jalapeno, finely chopped
  • 2 Tablespoons sarayo (or plain mayo)
  • 2 Tablespoons finely diced red onion
  • ¼ Teaspoon garlic powder
  • ¼ Teaspoon chili powder
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • 1 Tablespoon avocado oil

avocado cream sauce

  • 1 avocado
  • ¼ cup sour cream
  • 3 Tablespoons cilantro
  • 1-2 Tablespoons avocado oil (to thin)
  • 1-2 Teaspoon Water, to desired thickness
  • Juice of half lemon
  • Salt, pepper to taste

Instructions

  1. In large bowl mix salmon, egg, jalapeno, sarayo, red onion, ground pork rinds and seasoning
  2. Form patties with mixture (4 large or 5-6 small)
  3. In non stick skillet, drizzle oil and cook patties over medium heat 4-5 minutes until each side is golden brown and crispy

avocado sauce

  1. Blend all ingredients in food processor until smooth
  2. Serve salmon cakes hot with avocado sauce and extra drizzle of sarayo

Notes

Please note that I am not a certified nutritionist. Any nutritional information that is discussed or disclosed in this post should only be seen as my best amateur estimates based on NET carbs. If nutrition is important to you, I highly encourage you to verify any data you see here with your favorite nutrition calculator.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

2

Serving Size:

2 patties

Amount Per Serving:Calories: 542Total Fat: 50gCarbohydrates: 10gNet Carbohydrates: 4gFiber: 6gProtein: 10g
These easy keto salmon cakes are a fun and flavorful low carb meal without any hassle. Great for quick lunches and easy meal prep! | heyketomama.com

Ali

Sunday 22nd of February 2026

Sorry how do you prepare the fresh salmon filets for mixing? Cook it first’s so it flakes?

Richard

Friday 9th of January 2026

THIS... YES.... THIS recipe is one of the best meals that I have had probably EVER! I used fresh salmon scraped off the skin and minced to make the best salmon cakes that I have ever had....EVER and that includes 5 star restaurants! Simply an astounding favorable dish! Thanks ever so much for the recipe.

Brenda

Friday 18th of February 2022

These are so delicious! Totally made me rethink the salmon patties from when I was a kid. That sauce is yummy also... thank you

Quincie

Tuesday 18th of January 2022

I made a this recipe but substituted ground flax seeds instead of the pork rinds. It worked. They were delicious.

Jim

Monday 7th of June 2021

Great recipe! I made this tonight for the first time and just to kick it up a notch I used hot and spicy pork rinds. Wow! Best salmon patties I ever made.

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