Baked Salmon Steaks

Ingredients

3 salmon steaks (about 1/2 lb each)
lemon juice
Ritz crackers, crumbled
garlic and onion powder
3 pats butter (1 tablespoon each)
salt and pepper, to taste
1 tablespoon fresh parsley, minced

Spray a shallow sided aluminum baking pan with olive oil spray. Place fish steaks on pan. Sprinkle evenly with garlic and onion powder and a pinch each of salt and pepper.

In a microwaveable dish, melt butter; toss crushed crackers in butter. Sprinkle the cracker mixture evenly over the top of the fish. Sprinkle with minced parsley.

Broil (on the top rack), without turning, until the edges of the fish are browned and the flesh is a whitish pink (no longer clear) and it starts to look flaky when touched with a fork. This will take about 10-15 minutes, depending on your oven (or grill) and the size of the fish steak.

Squeeze lemon juice over top before serving garnished with a sprig of fresh parsley and lemon wedges.

A grill may be used instead of a broiler. Heat grill to at least 400°F on a gas grill, or if using briquettes, coals should be white hot.

Source

Salmon Burgers

Ingredients

-3 6 oz. cans boneless, skinless pink salmon, undrained
-11 oz. can corn with peppers, drained
-1 1/2 cups crushed saltines, or one sleeve
-1/2 cup finely chopped onion
-2 large eggs
-1 large egg white
-2 tsp corn oil or canola oil

Directions

Dump the salmon in a bowl and mash. Stir in the corn, 1 cup of the cracker crumbs, the onion, the eggs, and the egg white. Spread the remaining 1/2 cup crumbs on a plate. Form the salmon into 4 burgers and press each into the crumbs on both sides. Heat 1 tsp. of the oil in a large skillet on medium heat. Cook the burgers 2 at a time, 3 minutes per side, until browned, adding the remaining oil as needed.

Source: Personal Library, A Man, A Can, A Plan, Rodale, 2002.

I made this for Christian and I one day at my house when my parents did not cook. It was a nice summery meal and not too fulling. Christian had a good idea of getting veggie chips and putting one of the salmon burgers in a salad. In fact that is my lunch for the next day.

They were kind of watery so next time I think I will drain the salmon. We served them on buns. I put mayo, he put mustard.