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Oven-Baked Salmon Meatballs

Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes

Ingredients

  • For the pesto pasta:
  • your favourite pasta (cooked) cooked
  • 2 tbsp of pesto sauce
  • For the Salmon Meatballs:
  • 400 gr of canned salmon
  • 3 tbsp of smoked salmon chopped
  • 1 banana shaped shallot or small white onion chopped finely
  • 1 garlic clove minced
  • ½ tsp Pimenton smoked pepper powder
  • ½ tsp chili powder optional
  • 1 ½ tsp tomato puree
  • 1 tsp chicken seasoning
  • 2 tbsp fresh parsley chopped finely
  • 1 or 2 eggs depends on the size of the egg
  • 3 tbsp breadcrumbs
  • 1 tbsp of olive oil for glazing
  • salt & pepper to taste

Instructions

  • Preheat your oven to 175 C or 350 F. Line a baking tray with a baking sheet and set this aside. 
  • Remove the salmon from the can. Clean it by removing the skin and bones. Then put all the ingredients for the salmon meatballs in a bowl and mix well. Coat your hands with a bit of oil and make firm meatballs. Place them on a baking sheet and brush them lightly with some oil. Bake the salmon meatballs for 10-15 minutes (depending on how hot your oven is) and turn them half way. NOTE: whisk the eggs and add 1 1/2 egg first. If the mixture still looks a bit dry add the remainder of the egg. You should be able to spread out the batter (see photo above).OPTIONAL: after 10 min baking time, I made a mixture of 1 tbsp of olive oil, ½ tsp Pimenton and 1 tbsp of tomato paste and gave the salmon meatballs a rub. They will look more like actual meatballs now. Pop them in the oven for an extra 2 minutes.
  • In the meantime (final 8-10 minutes of baking time), cook your pasta and toss the cooked pasta with a little bit of hot pasta water in your pesto sauce. The sauce will become creamier.
  • Add the baked salmon meatballs to your pesto pasta and enjoy! TIP: you can also enjoy these salmon meatballs on a sandwich/sub with a salad and a tangy ravigotte sauce.If you make my recipes please tag me in them and use #thespicedchickpearecipes. I'd love to see what you've made!