patati-patata salmon patties tralala

First things first I will tell a tale of my wonderful spring morning. A few friends and I went for brunch at this darling place in the Plateau called "Fuchsia," rightly so as almost every brunch item incorporated rose water or dried rose petals as a garnish. They started us off with rose soda water. It felt like I was licking my Grandmother's perfume off her wrist. Very quaint place with French tunes wafting through the air. I brushed up on my Edith Piaf...nooooooo je ne regrette de riennnnn. I'm talented in more than one art you know. Anywhosier. It was a splendid brunch of scrambled eggs with cheese, spiced hash browns, salad, and the most delightful cupcake I have yet encountered in Montreal. Sun was shining and bellies were full. The recipe for a wonderful morning.

Photo credit: Molly Teitelbaum

Now for the feature presentation:
What happens when you don't have a grill or good quality meat? You make salmon patties- with an Asian twist. These wholesome patties fill the tummy and take no time. The flavors are all there- honey, soy sauce, wasabi, ginger...you get the gist.

Only tricky part is the flip. Since these patties are made out of slightly bigger chunks of salmon, you have to make sure you spoon them into the frying pan so they stay together. Some were successful...

and some not so much...

but even the small pieces taste delicious. As you can see my roommate too has mastered the art of fine cooking- freezer burgers- yum. We thought we'd go with the same theme...

Et voila:

The "how-to":
For 1 lb salmon:
2 tablespoon soy sauce
1 ½ teaspoon wasabi
½ teaspoon honey
2 scallion
1 egg
1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger
1/2 teaspoon sesame oil

Whisk soy sauce, wasabi, honey in small bowl until smooth.
With a sharp chef's knife chop salmon, cutting sharply so that it wil not become mushy, Chop until you have a mass of roughly 1/4 inch pieces. Transfer to a large bowl, add scallions, egg, ginger, oil, stir to combine.
Form into patties. Don't worry if it does not stick together too well. You can spoon a patty on a nonstick skillet with cooking spray. It wil hold together better once first side is cooked.
Cook over medium heat about 1 minute, thru with spatula and cook about 3 minutes. You want it cooked so that middle is just cooked - no more.
Spoon the soy, wasabi, honey mixture over the cooked patty and cook for 15 seconds