Salmon Potato Patties

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 14 3/4 ounces canned red salmon
• 1 1/2 cups cold mashed potatoes (no gravy,pls)
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temp., divided
• 1/4 cup matzo meal (can use cracker meal)
• 1 egg, slightly beaten
• 1/2 yellow onion, finely grated (optional)
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/4-1/2 teaspoon salt (i use salt substitute)
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh lemon zest (fresh is important)
• 2 tablespoons light vegetable oil

Recipe

• 1 drain and remove skin from salmon, leave bones.
• 2 mix everything but the oils and 1 tbsp butter together. let rest in refrigerator for at least 30 minutes.
• 3 make all the patties and place them on a plate. if they feel a bit too soft to you from the handling, place back in refrigerator for awhile. don't make more than recipe calls for or they will be dry on the inside.
• 4 keep them about the size of your palm -- they will be fat -- press down but don't mash flat.
• 5 spray large frying pan with pam. heat over medium-high. add 1/2 tbls butter and one tbsp oil to coat pan nicely. swirl butter around.
• 6 fry four patties at a time til golden brown on both sides.
• 7 add rest of butter and 1 tbsp oil. repeat.
• 8 these are good either hot or cold.