Today’s recipe is a quick and easy twist to the salmon patty.

Teriyaki flavored salmon patties are pan fried until they are crispy on the outside and served in a bed of lettuce, making a deliciously simple lettuce wrap that can be pulled together for lunch or dinner in less than 15 minutes.

Make these lettuce wraps your own.

I just added two vegetables to this recipe, but you can add, or take away, vegetables to make these fit your tastes. Let’s take the red bell pepper, for instance. Depending on the size of the pepper, you may decide that one whole pepper is too much. I didn’t use this much of mine:

Other add-ins that would go good in these salmon patties:

Corn
Green bell pepper, diced
Red onion in place of green onion
Avocado, mashed or diced
Cucumber, diced
Carrots, diced
Chickpeas, rinsed, drained, and blended (to make extra and/or to add more protein)

Make them big or small.

I made big salmon patties that were 1/2 cup each, and I counted one lettuce wrap as one serving. If you want to feel like you are eating two lettuce wraps, you can scoop 1/4 cup for each patty and make eight total.

These lettuce wraps are great for lunch, a snack, or dinner.

Oh! One more thing!

If you like these lettuce wraps, you might also like the really yummy tuna zucchini cakes pictured below.

Okay, let’s get to this recipe!

Here is what you need:

2 (5 ounce) skinless and boneless Salmon pouches
1 egg
2 tablespoons teriyaki sauce
1/4 cup breadcrumbs
2 green onions, sliced
1 red bell pepper, seeded and chopped
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
4 large iceberg or romaine lettuce leaves

Here is what you do:

In a medium bowl, combine the salmon, egg, teriyaki sauce, breadcrumbs, green onion, and bell pepper.

Preheat oil in a large skillet set over medium heat.

From the salmon mixture, measure out 4 salmon patties that are about 1/2 cup each. Flatten the salmon patties and place them in the preheated skillet. Cook the salmon patties in the oil for 2-3 minutes on both sides, or until the outside is browned and crispy.

Place one salmon patty on each lettuce leaf.

Makes 4 servings.
One serving is one lettuce wrap.
One serving is 4 Green, 3 Blue, and 3 Purple Points.

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