Best Canned Salmon

Last Updated: Apr 25, 2023 @ 11:16 am.

Finding the Best Canned Salmon . . .  And a Recipe!

Let’s talk canned salmon.

Yes, fresh salmon can get rather pricey at the grocery store . . . but there is good news: canned salmon offers a similar taste at a much more reasonable price.

To test canned salmon, we did a blind taste test. Why blind? That way we aren’t influenced by brands or packaging.

Before we get to the winner, here is a recipe for one of our favorite dishes: salmon cakes.

Recipe: Savory Salmon Cakes

Ingredients

• 1 can (6oz) Wild Planet Wild Salmon 
• 1/4 cup bread crumbs
• 1/4 cup chopped bell pepper
• 1 egg
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley salt and pepper, to taste 
• 2 Tbsp olive oil

Directions

1. In a bowl, combine salmon and juices from the can.
2. Break up salmon and mix to combine with juices.
3. Add bread crumbs, bell pepper, egg, parsley.
4. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
5. Form into six or seven mini cakes.
6. Heat olive oil in a nonstick skillet and sauté salmon cakes until lightly browned, about 2 or 3 minutes each side.

Recipe and photo credit: Wild Planet

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