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
Missing items
These totals leave part of the list out, so a lower one isn't a cheaper shop.
TescoBest choice· £7.01 of food
£14.27
51% spare
No price at Tesco for:
- Mixed salad leaves
Asda· £7.20 of food · £0.19 more
£12.49
42% spare
No price at Asda for:
- Mixed salad leaves
Sainsbury's· £2.86 of food
£9.22
69% spare
No price at Sainsbury's for:
- Tinned pink salmon
- Mixed salad leaves
Aldi UK· £4.58 of food
£8.71
47% spare
No price at Aldi UK for:
- Tinned pink salmon
- Mixed salad leaves
Morrisons· £6.74 of food
£10.91
38% spare
No price at Morrisons for:
- Spring onions
- Mixed salad leaves
- Vegetable oil
£1.75a serve
from £1.75 a serve at Tesco · 9 of 10 ingredients priced
About £7.01 of ingredients used for 4 serves.
£13.17 across 4 shops · 9 of 10 items priced · £2.21 more for bigger packs, 52% spare for later
TescoBest choice£7.01
missing 1 item
you'll pay £14.27 · 51% of it spare
Asda£7.20
missing 1 item · £0.19 more
you'll pay £12.49 · 42% of it spare
Sainsbury's£2.86
missing 2 items
you'll pay £9.22 · 69% of it spare
Aldi UK£4.58
missing 2 items
you'll pay £8.71 · 47% of it spare
Morrisons£6.74
missing 3 items
you'll pay £10.91 · 38% of it spare
Buy at Asda£8.04
Tinned pink salmon
£8.97/kg
need 420 gAsda Wild Alaskan Pink Salmon 418 g£3.75closest match
Asda£8.97/kg£3.75·Tesco£8.97/kg£3.75·Morrisons£3.75·Aldi UKN/A·Sainsbury'sN/A·
OcadoN/A
Potatoes
£0.66/kg
need 800 gAsda British White Potatoes 2 kg£1.32closest match
Asda£0.66/kg£1.32·Tesco£0.90/kg£0.27·Morrisons£0.99·Aldi UK£1.19·Sainsbury's£0.75/kg£1.50·OcadoN/A
Plain flour
£0.47/kg
need 60 gJUST ESSENTIALS By ASDA Just Essentials Plain Flour 1.5 kg£0.70closest match
Asda£0.47/kg£0.70·Sainsbury's£0.90/kg£0.45·Morrisons£0.53·Aldi UK£0.47/kg£0.70·Tesco£0.47/kg£0.70·OcadoN/A
Spring onions
£6.56/kg
need 60 gAsda Fragrant & Crunchy Spring Onions 125 g£0.82closest match
Asda£6.56/kg£0.82·Aldi UK£0.65·Sainsbury's£0.65/ea£0.65·Tesco£6.90/kg£0.69·MorrisonsN/A·OcadoN/A
Vegetable oil
£1.45/L
need 40 mlAsda lt 1 L£1.45closest match
Asda£1.45/L£1.45·Aldi UK£1.45·Tesco£1.45/L£1.45·Sainsbury's£1.45/L£1.45·MorrisonsN/A·OcadoN/A
Buy at Aldi UK£1.88
Free range eggs
£0.17/ea
need 2 itemsMerevale Free Range Eggs 6 Pack 6 each£0.99
Aldi UK£0.17/ea£0.99·Asda£0.37/ea£1.48·Tesco£0.30/ea£1.80·Morrisons£1.80·Sainsbury's£0.19/ea£1.90·OcadoN/A
Lemons
£0.22/ea
need 1 itemEveryday Essentials Wonky Lemons 4 each 4 items£0.89closest match
Aldi UK£0.22/ea£0.89·Tesco£0.37/ea£0.37·Sainsbury's£0.37/ea£0.37·Asda£0.37/ea£0.37·Morrisons£0.89·OcadoN/A
Buy at Sainsbury's£1.40
Cucumber
£3.89/kg
need 200 g2 × Sainsbury's Standard 179.95 g£0.70closest match
Sainsbury's£3.89/kg£0.70·Aldi UK£4.95/kg£0.99·Asda£5.50/kg£1.10·Morrisons£1.10·Tesco£2.85·OcadoN/A
Buy at Tesco£1.85
Butter
£7.40/kg
need 30 gTesco British Salted Block Butter 250 g£1.85closest match
Tesco£7.40/kg£1.85·Sainsbury's£7.50/kg£1.50·Asda£7.50/kg£1.50·Aldi UK£7.40/kg£1.85·Morrisons£1.85·OcadoN/A
Not priced
- Mixed salad leaves · 150 g