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    Home » Recipe » Collections » What To Serve With Salmon Patties-Top 40+ Side Dishes

    What To Serve With Salmon Patties-Top 40+ Side Dishes

    Published: May 4, 2023 by Sabrina Currie · This post may contain affiliate links.

    Salmon patties are delicious, versatile and make a great dinner. If you're wondering what to serve with salmon patties for a complete meal, just add one of these tasty side dishes. These simple sides are great options for busy weeknights and will make everyone's taste buds happy.

    Collange of 4 recipes including roasted multicolor carrots, lemon and herb couscous, peas with feta and mint and salmon patties with creamy white dipping sauce.

    What Makes A Great Side For Salmon Patties

    Salmon patties are a tasty, versatile dish and nutritious main course. You can pop them in a burger bun and add a tangy sauce or serve them on top of a tasty salad. They are great as the star, served with a starch or grain side dish and a tasty side dish of veggies. And don't forget a great sauce! The recipes below are THE best side dishes to complete your salmon dinner.

    A plate of 3 salmon patties with one broken open to see the texture inside. There is also a wedge of lemon, some greens and a small dish of mayonnaise topped with fresh dill sprig.

    Crispy panko coated salmon croquettes, pan-fried salmon cakes and old fashioned salmon patties all have a place at the dinner table. Here's my favourite, flavorful salmon patty recipe. If you're looking to change it up, try this Classic Crab Cake Recipe or easy Crispy Corn And Crab Fritters.

    Extras

    Here are the tasty bites that transform a simple canned salmon mixture into a delicious meal. A tangy bite of pickled vegetable and a cheesy, soft biscuit with a crisp exterior are always crowd pleasers.

    An open glass jar of fresh cucumber pickles with slivered red chili in it.
    Asian Quick Pickled Cucumbers (5-min)
    5-minute easy and delicious Asian Quick Pickled Cucumber that make a great cooling sweet and sour, no-cook side dish in summer! Eat them alongside or right in a pink salmon burger.
    Quick Pickled Cucumbers
    Asian Quick Pickled Cucumbers (5-min)
    Cheddar Bay Biscuits
    A baking sheet of easy 20-Minute Cheddar Bay biscuits are a great option instead of mashed potatoes or French fries. These are a great make-ahead side dish.
    Cheddar Bay Biscuits
    Cheddar Bay Biscuits
    Spicy Pickled Carrots
    Spicy Pickled Carrots are flavoursome, crunchy and tangy. They are quickly and easily made from ingredients you probably already have on hand.
    Spicy Pickled Carrots
    Spicy Pickled Carrots

    Salads

    The crunchy texture of a fresh salad is a great addition to the savory flavor of an easy salmon patties recipe. Fresh herbs, tomatoes, bell peppers and other veggies make a lovely crisp contrast and add tangy flavor. Serve your salmon cakes on top of a meal sized salad or serve them on a plate with a small side salad.

    Close up front view of colorful kale and apple salad showing the cashews and purple onion slices.
    Pea Salad with Mint + Feta
    Sweet peas go so well with fish patties. Fresh, light and easy to make, this pea salad with mint and feta is a great choice. It comes together in just minutes.
    Pea Salad with Mint + Feta
    Pea Salad with Mint + Feta
    Apple Kale Slaw With Maple Tahini Salad Dressing (V)
    Coleslaw but even better! This bright kale salad gets sweet flavor from shredded apples and tangy flavor from a tahini-maple dressing. It's an excellent choice to pair with salmon patties for a nutritious meal.
    Apple Kale Slaw
    Close up front view of colorful kale and apple salad showing the cashews and purple onion slices.
    Classic American Coleslaw (Gluten-Free, Vegan, Allergy-Free)
    A favorite side dish at any summer bbq or cookout! The Classic American Coleslaw, now made gluten-free, vegan, and top 8 allergy-free! A super easy recipe!
    Coleslaw
    Classic American Coleslaw (Gluten-Free, Vegan, Allergy-Free)
    Classic Creamy Pea Salad with Bacon
    Classic Creamy Pea Salad with Bacon Ingredients: 4 cups frozen peas · 4 ounces sharp Cheddar cheese · ⅓ cup diced red onion…
    Creamy Pea Salad
    Classic Creamy Pea Salad with Bacon
    Cucumber Salad with Sour Cream & Dill
    Cucumber salad with sour cream and dill is a refreshing, yet creamy cucumber salad. A quick and easy four ingredient Latvian cucumber salad.
    Cucumber Salad
    Cucumber Salad with Sour Cream & Dill
    Kakdi Koshimbir - A Refreshing Indian Cucumber Salad
    If you've got Indian-spiced fish cakes, try making this refreshing Indian salad. It's a great addition to a spicy salmon dinner.
    Indian Cucumber Salad
    Overhead photo of the finished chredded coconut, cucumber and pomegranate salad. There are some curry leaves, peanuts, pomegranate arils and cilantro garnishing the surrounding counter.
    Crunchy Nutty Broccolini Slaw
    Broccolini slaw is crunchy with bursts of sweetness from cranberries. Packed with celery, apple and toasted almonds, this has sweet, nutty taste in every bite.
    Broccolini Slaw
    Crunchy Nutty Broccolini Slaw
    Southwestern Salad with Avocado Lime Dressing
    A hearty and healthy option, this South Western salad is a delicious appetizer or side dish made with avocado, black beans, corn, other veggies, and avocado lime dressing. Pop your fish cakes right on top for extra protein and a burst of flavor.
    Southwestern Salad
    Southwestern Salad with Avocado Lime Dressing
    Asparagus with Dijon Mustard
    The delicious earthiness of asparagus is perfectly matched with the spiced umami hit of Dijon mustard. This simple side dish recipe makes great use of this combination.
    Asparagus with Dijon Mustard
    Asparagus with Dijon Mustard
    Italian Green Bean Salad (Serve Cold or Hot)
    Green bean salad made with this Italian recipe will be a hit when you serve it. Perfect for adding a crisp green side dish to your salmon dinner.
    Green Bean Salad
    Italian Green Bean Salad (Serve Cold or Hot)

    Sauces

    With just a few simple ingredients, you can add a tasty sauce to your fish cakes or fresh salmon burgers. From the creamy texture of classic tartar sauce, a squeeze of fresh lemon juice or hot sauce to classic remoulade sauce, sometimes the sauce is the best part!

    Simple Cilantro Lime Aioli Recipe
    Full or fresh cilantro and lime juice, this Cilantro Lime Aioli is the perfect recipe to keep on hand to jazz up your sandwiches!
    Cilantro Lime Aioli
    Simple Cilantro Lime Aioli Recipe
    Easy Baja Sauce
    Baja sauce is creamy and tangy with a little spicy kick! This incredibly delicious white/orange sauce is the perfect way to add lots of flavor to so many of your favorite foods and is most famously known for being a tasty addition to fish tacos, shrimp tacos and seafood (but don’t let that limit you…
    Baja Sauce
    Easy Baja Sauce
    Yogurt Dill Sauce
    Light and creamy Yogurt Dill Sauce is delicious on fish, roasted vegetables, and more. Made with 7 ingredients, it comes together in 2 minutes!
    Yogurt Dill Sauce
    Yogurt Dill Sauce
    Easy Homemade Bacon Aioli Sauce (Bacon Mayonnaise)
    Makes approximately 2 cups or 16 two tablespoon sized servings.
    Bacon Aioli
    A half pint mason jar holds light tan colored bacon aioli and is topped with crumble bacon. There is a wooden board beside with toast topped with the aioli, tomato slices and lettuce beside. They are all sitting on a mottled grey countertop with a pepper grinder and whole tomatoes in the background.
    Creamy Avocado Ranch Sauce
    Super creamy and savory and incredibly easy to put together- you’ve got to give this creamy avocado ranch sauce recipe a shot!
    Avocado Ranch Sauce
    Creamy Avocado Ranch Sauce
    Tartar Sauce Recipe
    Homemade Tartar Sauce made with mayonnaise, dill pickles and fresh dill, lemon juice, dijon mustard, and capers. So easy to make and way better than any of the jarred stuff you’ll find at the store, you’ll love this tangy, creamy, delicious tartar sauce recipe.
    Tartar Sauce
    Tartar Sauce Recipe
    Remoulade Sauce
    A quick and easy remoulade sauce for crab or fish cakes (with mayo) that comes together in just a few minutes and is full of cajun flavor.
    Remoulade Sauce
    Remoulade Sauce

    Veggie Sides

    Keep it simple or go all out with versatile veggies. Green beans, Brussels sprouts and peas make a classic side. Salmon recipes go great with these delicious recipes. Top tip: If you're roasting your veggies, line your baking sheet with parchment paper for quick and easy clean up.

    Cheesy, bubby broccoli casserole in a white dish.
    Broccoli Cauliflower Casserole
    Broccoli Cauliflower Casserole is packed with flavor and topped with bubbly cheese. This one is a kid and adult favorite, guaranteed to get everyone to eat their vegetables.
    Broccoli Cauliflower Casserole
    Broccoli Cauliflower Casserole
    Roasted Tenderstem Broccoli
    Crispy, salty roasted broccolini with savory golden garlic. Pair it up with salmon cakes for an easy, quick, delicious dinner!
    Tenderstem Broccoli
    Roasted Tenderstem Broccoli
    Grandma’s Fresh Creamed Peas with Basil
    Basil creamed peas celebrate summer garden bounty. The combination of basil, fresh peas and cream sauce is summer perfection alongside fish patties or croquettes.
    Creamed Peas
    Grandma’s Fresh Creamed Peas with Basil
    Deliciously Easy Honey Roasted Carrots
    Perfect for your next sunday roast, these honey roasted carrots are bright, coloureful, sweet and tender, and most importantly - delicious!
    Roasted Carrots
    Deliciously Easy Honey Roasted Carrots
    Sautéed Green Beans with Bacon and Onion
    Green beans and bacon side dish is savory, colorful, and requires just 5 simple ingredients! Based on a German classic (Speckbohnen) this recipe is perfect all year long.
    Sautéed Green Beans
    Sautéed Green Beans with Bacon and Onion
    Crispy Lemon Roasted Crack Broccoli (DF)
    This addictively delicious Crispy Lemon Roasted Crack Broccoli is full of tangy, cheesy flavour yet is dairy-free, vegan and keto-friendly! This is one
    Crack Broccoli
    Crispy Lemon Roasted Crack Broccoli (DF)
    Sauteed Green Beans with Mushrooms
    Sauteed Fresh Green Beans with Mushrooms is an easy and healthy side dish. This vegan recipe is perfect for both weeknights and holidays.
    Green Beans with Mushrooms
    Sauteed Green Beans with Mushrooms
    Air Fryer Rutabaga Fries
    When you think of fries, you might not think of rutabaga, but once you try Air Fryer Rutabaga Fries, you’ll want to make them again and again. A fun take on fries for "fish and chips" night!
    Rutabaga Fries
    Air Fryer Rutabaga Fries
    Honey Sriracha Brussels Sprouts
    Sweet and spicy, crisp and tender, honey sriracha brussel sprouts are a piquant counterpoint to sweet salmon patties. These are quick and easy and make a good appetizer too.
    Honey Sriracha Brussels Sprouts
    The finished honey sriracha brussels sprouts are in a glass serving bowl with gold cocktail picks stuck in a few for an appetizer.

    Potatoes

    From sweet potato fries, golden brown roasted potatoes, potato salad, sweet potatoes and French fries, potato recipes are a great way to round out a meal. Pair up potato salad for a picnic side dish. For "fish and chips" night, choose regular or sweet potato fries to accompany your main dish. Whatever you pick, these different side dishes will fit the bill.

    An overhead shot of cubed and roasted potatoes that are golden brown. There is some pale creamy dressing and chopped green herbs in the potatoes too.
    Garlic Roasted Potato Salad
    Pair up your fave salmon cakes with this roasted garlic potato salad. It has rich, deep and garlicky flavor and makes a hearty side dish.
    Garlic Roasted Potato Salad
    Garlic Roasted Potato Salad
    Homemade French Fries
    This no-fuss method of making homemade french fries is so easy. A delicious way to cook your next potato. Crispy and delicious.
    French Fries
    Homemade French Fries
    Savory Roasted Sweet Potato Cubes
    Perfectly roasted sweet potatoes cubes with a beautifully sweet and nutty pistachio dressing drizzled over. Plus, this recipe is vegan and full of nutrients!
    Roasted Sweet Potato
    Savory Roasted Sweet Potato Cubes
    Red Skin Potato Salad
    Red skin potato salad with peas is flavorful, creamy, and has just the right amount of crunch and color. Great with BBQ.
    Potato Salad
    Red Skin Potato Salad
    Old Bay Potato Wedges
    These potato wedges are seasoned with Old Bay seasoning and are a great addition to any meal or make for a tasty snack. They are full of flavor and guarantee they will be loved by kids and adults. In this
    Potato Wedges
    Old Bay Potato Wedges
    Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes
    These Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes are decadent, yet light, and the ultimate comfort food–creamy, dreamy, rich and comforting!
    Mashed Potatoes
    Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes
    Leftover Mashed Potato Cheese and Onion Pie
    This leftover mashed potato cheese and onion pie is a classic from my childhood. It’s a filling, cheap dish using leftover mash, cheese and onions.
    Potato Cheese and Onion Pie
    Leftover Mashed Potato Cheese and Onion Pie
    Celeriac and Sweet Potato Mash
    This celeriac and sweet potato mash is a cosy comfort food side dish perfect for weekend meals or special occasions!
    Celeriac and Sweet Potato Mash
    Celeriac and Sweet Potato Mash
    Potato Pancakes
    Crispy and crunchy potato pancakes pan-fried to golden brown perfection. These potato cakes complement any meal and are quite easy to make!
    Potato Pancakes
    Potato Pancakes

    Pasta, Rice + Grains

    Pasta and rice are a perfect side dish but don't just make boring white rice. Pick from aromatic, herb and spice scented rice or for a healthier alternative, try Lemon pasta salad with fresh dill, citrus couscous or a green pesto pasta for fantastic Italian flavors.

    Colorful salad of small orzo pasta with lemon, chopped tomatoes, cucumber and parsley with lemon slices garnishing the side.
    Super Easy Lemon Orzo Pasta Salad
    This quick and super easy Lemon Orzo Pasta Salad. It is loaded with vegetables, herbs, feta cheese, and a lemony dressing. Great for potlucks, meal prep, or as a side.
    Lemon Orzo Pasta Salad
    Super Easy Lemon Orzo Pasta Salad
    Fragrant Ginger Rice
    Ginger Rice is a fragrant side dish featuring Jasmine rice, garlic, ginger, creamy coconut milk, and a squeeze of fresh lime juice.
    Ginger Rice
    Fragrant Ginger Rice
    Citrus Couscous Salad
    Citrus Couscous Salad is a fresh side dish made with zucchini, tomatoes, onions, cilantro and garlic drizzled with a lovely lime and olive oil dressing.
    Couscous Salad
    Citrus Couscous Salad
    Trofie Pasta with Rocket Pesto Recipe
    This easy rocket pesto recipe can also be used to make traditional basil pesto. Both are delicious served with trofie, or pasta of your choice
    Pasta + Pesto
    Trofie Pasta with Rocket Pesto Recipe
    Coconut basmati rice
    Elevate your rice with this recipe for coconut basmati rice. The addition of coconut milk turns plain rice into something exotic, creamy, full of flavourful.
    Coconut basmati rice
    Coconut basmati rice

    I hope this has helped you figure out what to serve with salmon patties and plan the perfect (delicious) dinner.

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