Curried Salmon Cakes, Coconut Rice with Fresh Ginger and Cilantro

Curried Salmon Cakes:

1 lb salmon
2 tsp curry powder
8 Tbsp store bought tartar sauce (I made my own with mayo and dill relish)
1/4 cup cracker meal ( I used GF corn flake crumbs)
2 Tbsp grated ginger
1 bunch scallions, finely chopped
1 large egg, beaten
1/2 red bell pepper, seeded and diced
2 stalks celery, thinly sliced
1 mango peeled, pitted and diced
juice of one lime
vegetable oil, for frying

(recipe calls for first cooking salmon in the microwave for 2 to 3 minutes until it cooked and flakey. I used the canned, skinless, boneless kind that is already cooked.)
Stir into salmon: 1 Tbsp tartar sauce, cracker meal, ginger, 1/2 the scallions and the egg. Form into patties and freeze until firm, about 10 minutes.

Meanwhile, whisk the remaining 7 Tbsp tartar sauce and 1/2 tsp curry powder in a bowl. In a separate bowl, mix 1 Tbsp curried tartar sauce with the bell pepper, celery, mango, remaining scallions, lime juice, 1/4 tsp salt, and pepper to taste.

Heat 1/4 inch of oil in a nonstick pan over medium heat. Sprinkle the patties with cracker meal on both sides and fry until golden, 2-3 minutes per side. (Note, it is important to get your oil up to 375 degrees so that the outsides will fry and the oil won't soak into your patties. It is difficult I found, to keep the oil that hot, so watch it and be careful!) Drain on paper towels, serve with mango salad and curried tartar sauce.

Coconut Rice with Fresh Ginger and Cilantro:

Stir together 1 1/4 cups vegetable broth, 1/2 cup coconut milk, 1 Tbsp grated fresh ginger and 1 tsp salt in a saucepan. Bring to a boil over high heat. Stir in 1 cup uncooked rice, bring back to a boil, cover and reduce heat to low, cook until liquid is absorbed and rice is tender. Stir in about 3 Tbsp of fresh cilantro.

I actually doubled both of the recipes and served the salmon over a mixed greens salad with corn tortillas on the side. Enjoy! (We ended up making these into a fish taco type thing and it was super yummy!)