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Scandinavian · Main course · 40 min

Salmon Cakes with Lemon and Dill

Golden brown outside, juicy and tender inside; the salmon is only finely chopped and kept fresh with lemon and dill.

As of: 11 October 2026

Salmon Cakes with Lemon and Dill

Ingredients

servings
  • 600 gsalmon fillet, skinless and boneless (fresh; very cold salmon is easier to chop)
  • 1small onion, finely diced
  • 1egg
  • 5 tbspbreadcrumbs
  • 1 tbsplemon juice
  • 1 tbspdill, freshly chopped
  • 1 tspsalt
  • —black pepper, freshly ground
  • 3 tbspoil (for frying, add more if needed)
Time
35 min active · 40 min total
Difficulty
easy

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Preparation

  1. Chop the salmon fillet finely with a sharp knife; it should keep some texture and not turn into a paste.
  2. Mix the salmon, onion, egg and lemon juice, then knead in the breadcrumbs and season with salt and pepper; finally mix in the dill.
  3. With dampened hands shape the mixture into about 12 flat cakes, roughly 1 cm thick.
  4. Heat the oil in a large frying pan over medium heat and fry the cakes in batches for 3 to 4 minutes on each side until golden brown; if the pan is too hot, turn the heat down.
  5. Drain briefly on kitchen paper and serve hot.

Drink with it

  • White wine · excellent match

    Dry Riesling or Grüner Veltliner

    Citrus freshness and acidity lift the lemon in the cakes and cut the frying fat, while the spice of the wine picks up the dill.

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  • Pale lager · excellent match

    Pils or Helles, well chilled

    Carbonation and hop bitterness clear frying fat and salmon fat, and the malt suits the golden crust.

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  • Sparkling wine · good match

    Sekt or Crémant brut

    Fine bubbles and acidity loosen the fat of salmon and crust without overpowering the fish.

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  • Vodka · good match

    Vodka, ice cold and neat in a small glass

    The clean, cold sip washes the salmon fat from the palate and lets dill and lemon shine.

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