Mock Salmon Patties

As a vegetarian not eating meat, poultry, or fish, the one thing that I sometimes really miss is salmon patties. Growing up we had them a lot and we all loved them especially served with potato cakes made from instant mashed potatoes, don't say eww, they were good, haha. Over the summer I was lucky enough to go to a camp meeting where there was a gourmet raw chef and she was doing demos. She made a raw mock salmon from carrot pulp. So last night I got the bright idea to look online for a mock salmon recipe. I found several raw mock salmon pate recipes but none for patties. So i found one that looked pretty simple and from it I created a mock salmon patties. The picture does not seem to do it justice but they turned out pretty good and held together well.

Mock Salmon Patties

Pulp from juicing 10 large carrots

1 small onion, finely diced

1/2 red bell pepper, finely diced

2/3c ground walnuts

1/4 sleeve of saltines, crushed

3 TBS flax meal

6 TBS hot water

2 sheets nori

3 TBS olive oil

1 1/2 TBS lemon juice

3/4 tsp salt

4-6 dashes of liquid smoke (optional)

In a large bowl combine the carrot pulp, onion, pepper, walnuts, and cracker crumbs. Mix with fingers to combine. 

In a blender combine flax meal, water, nori, olive oil, lemon juice, salt, and liquid smoke. Blend until smooth. Combine wet mix with the carrot pulp mixture. 

Heat a griddle on the stove to med and spray with cooking spray. Form mixture into patties and fry for a few minutes on each side until golden brown. Serve with your favorite condiments. 

I am out of non dairy milk at the moment so instant mashed potato cakes were not an option, so I am serving these with tater tots and veggies. They arent quite the same as real salmon patties but they sure do make a good alternative and they are relatively inexpensive and easy to make. For my gluten free friends, I think these could work for you too if you have a good gluten free cracker.