Baked Salmon Balls made with salmon fillets, spring onion, dill, panko breadcrumbs, egg and seasoning, some healthy and delicious appetizers or snacks that are quick and easy to make in under 20 minutes from scratch. They are incredibly moist and beautifully baked, and are a family-favourite recipe for every occasion.
These salmon balls are literally the easiest finger food you can come up with that can please the taste buds of everyone in the family. Whether you are looking for some healthy bites to bring to a picnic or cookout, or to pack in your kid's lunch box, these salmon meatballs tick all the boxes.
And if you are looking for healthy lunch ideas for kids of all ages, these bites are a great option, take the salt out if you wish, and you also have a fantastic baby-led weaning lunch for babies over 6 months.
Salmon is a perfect choice when it comes to picky eaters, as it pairs really well with other ingredients and it's not overpowering. It's also really nutritious and cooks really quickly, no matter if poached, baked, grilled, pan fried or air fried.
Along with my air fryer chicken meatballs and broccoli balls you get some delicious finger foods that cater for all tastes and lifestyles. And are pretty handy to make for literally every occasion.
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Ingredients used
- salmon fillets - cut into chunks ready to be blitzed into a blender
- egg - it's the binding agent that keeps the balls nicely together and moist
- spring onion - can be swapped for chives if you wish
- dill - it pairs incredibly well with fish of any kind
- salt and pepper -to taste
- panko breadcrumbs - or any other breadcrumbs
How to make salmon balls
- Remove the skin off the salmon fillets
- Cut them into chunks and add them to a blender
- Blitz until you get a paste
- Add the chopped spring onion, egg, dill, panko breadcrumbs, salt and pepper and blitz again
- With wet hands, shape balls the size of a golf ball and arrange them onto a baking tray
- Spray them with cooking oil spray and bake at 180 degrees Celsius ( 350 Fahrenheit) for 15 minutes
Why the recipe works
- The salmon balls are incredibly easy to make with minimal prep
- They cook fast - only 15 minutes in the oven
- The balls are incredibly nutritious, and can be packed in your little one's lunch box for school, or you can take them to a picnic or cookout
- They can also be served as appetizer with the sauce of your choice
Expert tips
The egg acts as a binding agent, and it also keeps the salmon balls moist and juicy in the oven. Without the egg, the balls will be on the tougher side, so I highly recommend adding it to the recipe.
The salmon meatballs can also be cooked in an air fryer at the same temperature, just keep an eye on them after 10-12 minutes, as they might cook faster, and shake the air fryer drawer half the way through the cooking time.
If you don't have cooking oil spray, just drizzle some regular or olive oil over the salmon bites, it helps give them a good colour while baking.
If you do not have a blender, use a shark knife to chop the salmon fillets really finely, even if there are some small bits, the egg will bind everything together well.
As an alternative, these Air Fryer Salmon Bites are as delicious, and they also go down amazingly well with kids of all ages too.
Other salmon recipes you might like
Baked Honey Mustard Salmon Fillets
Grilled Salmon with Yogurt Dill Sauce
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Salmon Balls
Ingredients
- 2 salmon fillets
- 1 small egg
- ¼ cup panko breadcrumbs
- 1 spring onion
- ½ tablespoon fresh dill
- ¼ teaspoon sea salt
- â…› tsp ground black pepper
- cooking oil spray for spray over the salmon balls
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius (350 Fahrenheit, fan oven 160 degrees Celsius).
- Remove the skin off the salmon fillets, cut them into chunks and add them to a blender.
- Blitz to get a paste.
- Add the egg, panko breadcrumbs, chopped spring onion and dill, salt and pepper.
- Blitz again.
- With wet hands, shape balls out of the mixture.
- Arrange the salmon balls onto a baking tray and spray with the cooking oil spray.
- Bake for 15 minutes.
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Notes
- The egg acts as a binding agent, and it also keeps the salmon balls moist and juicy in the oven. Without the egg, the balls will be on the tougher side, so I highly recommend adding it to the recipe.
- The salmon meatballs can also be cooked in an air fryer at the same temperature, just keep an eye on them after 10-12 minutes, as they might cook faster, and shake the air fryer drawer half the way through the cooking time.
- If you don't have cooking oil spray, just drizzle some regular or olive oil over the salmon bites, it helps give them a good colour while baking.
- If you do not have a blender, use a shark knife to chop the salmon fillets really finely, even if there are some small bits, the egg will bind everything together well.
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