Salmon and Potato Fishcakes
Two tins of salmon and a pot of mash, crisped up in a frying pan.
Ingredients
- Tinned pink salmon420 g
- Potatoes800 g
- Free range eggs2 ea
- Plain flour60 g
- Spring onions60 g
- Mixed salad leaves150 g
- Cucumber200 g
- Lemons1 ea
- Butter30 g
- Vegetable oil40 ml
Method
- Boil the peeled, chunked potatoes in salted water for 20 minutes, then drain very well, mash with the butter, and leave to cool.
- Drain the salmon and flake it through the mash with the sliced spring onion, the lemon zest and the beaten eggs, then season firmly.
- Shape into eight patties, dust both sides in the flour, and chill for 10 minutes if you have the time.
- Fry in the oil over medium heat for 4 minutes a side until deeply golden and hot all the way through.
Cooking for a different diet?
Swaps that keep this dish what it is. The prices on this page are for the recipe as written.
Gluten-free
- 60 g Rice flour instead of Plain flour
Dairy-free
- 30 ml Olive oil instead of Butter
Mash the potatoes with the olive oil instead of the butter; everything else is unchanged.
Swaps are suggestions — check labels if you are cooking for an allergy.
What it costs, and where to buy it
Shops to compare
List price at each shop
Has every item
ColesBest choiceno items missing · $25.04 of food
$42.46
41% spare
Missing items
These totals leave part of the list out, so a lower one isn't a cheaper shop.
Woolworths· $19.47 of food
$33.48
42% spare
No price at Woolworths for:
- Mixed salad leaves
Aldi· $22.41 of food
$36.65
39% spare
No price at Aldi for:
- Mixed salad leaves
$6.26a serve
$6.26 a serve, cheapest at Coles
About $25.04 of ingredients used for 4 serves.
$42.88 across 2 shops · all 10 items priced · $3.57 more for bigger packs, 46% spare for later
ColesBest choice$25.04
no items missing
you'll pay $42.46 · 41% of it spare
Woolworths$19.47
missing 1 item
you'll pay $33.48 · 42% of it spare
Aldi$22.41
missing 1 item
you'll pay $36.65 · 39% of it spare
Buy at Aldi$21.68
Potatoes
$2.50/kg
need 800 gWashed Red Potatoes 2 kg$4.99closest matchreal special
Aldi$2.50/kg$4.99·Woolworths$3.67/kg$5.50·Coles$3.00/kg$6.00
Plain flour
$1.20/kg
need 60 gWhite Mill Plain Flour 2 kg$2.39closest match
Aldi$1.20/kg$2.39·Woolworths$1.30/kg$1.30·Coles$1.30/kg$1.30
Spring onions
$2.69/ea
need 60 gSpring Onion Bunch 1 each$2.69 1 pack assumed, quantity unknown (sold by the item)
Aldi$2.69/ea$2.69·Coles$3.00/ea$3.00·Woolworths$3.30/ea$3.30
Cucumber
$3.99/kg
need 200 gNo Brand Lebanese Cucumbers approx. 210 g$0.84closest matchreal special
Aldi$3.99/kg$0.84·Coles$4.90/kg$0.78·Woolworths~$7.68/kg$1.42
Lemons
$1.29/ea
need 1 itemAldi Lemon Each 1 item$1.29
Aldi$1.29/ea$1.29·Woolworths$1.49/ea$1.49·Coles$1.60/ea$1.60
Butter
$1.60/100g
need 30 gPure Valley Salted Butter 250 g$3.99closest match
Aldi$1.60/100g$3.99·Woolworths$3.00/100g$3.00·Coles$3.00/100g$3.00
Vegetable oil
$0.27/100ml
need 40 mlPure Vita Vegetable Oil 2 L$5.49closest match
Aldi$0.27/100ml$5.49·Woolworths$0.53/100ml$4.00·Coles$0.64/100ml$4.80
Buy at Coles$21.20
Tinned pink salmon
$16.67/kg
need 420 g2 × Coles Salmon Pink 210 g$3.50closest match
Coles$16.67/kg$3.50·Woolworths$18.07/kg$7.50·Aldi$22.45/kg$4.49
Free range eggs
$1.47/100g
need 2 itemsColes Free Range Eggs 6 Pack 300g$4.40closest match
Coles$1.47/100g$4.40·Woolworths$1.30/100g$4.55·Aldi$1.00/100g$5.99
Mixed salad leaves
$49.00/kg
need 150 g2 × Coles Organic Baby Salad Leaves Lettuce Mix 100 g$4.90
Coles$49.00/kg$4.90·WoolworthsN/A·AldiN/A