Salmon Patties with Tropical Fruit Salsa $7.37

On sale this week at my local Convenience Store is canned salmon. 15 ounce cans for $1.99. Canned salmon is a great option to fresh or frozen salmon because it has all the same health benifits, but at a fraction of the cost. According to The E How website, Salmon hss tons of health benifits. The American Hearth Association even recoomends that healthy adults eat atleast two 4 ounce servings a week, because salmon contains protein and omega 3, which has been shown to lower the risk of heart disease. The Omega 3s also aid in lowering blood preasure and inflamation. Also canned salmon contains cooked bones which provides an excellent source of calcium.
I found a site a while back www.alaskaseafood.org that focuses on canned salmon and tons of cooking ideas, and have gotten many fecipe ideas off this site. Here is our version of a Salmon Burger

1 can drained salmon 14 ounces $3.89
1 egg .10
1 cup breadcrumbs(3 slices of bread baked and crumbled).30
1 tablespoon dried parsley .10
1 tablespoon dried onion .10
2 tsp garlic powder .05
1/4 cup bbq sauce or mayo, or salsa(what ever you may have to add a bit more moisture and flavor) I have added mayo. .20

$2.84 for 4 salmon patties or .71 per burger

combine all ingredients in mixer or by hand. form into 4 patties
heat oil and place patties in skillet
cook on each side for 4 to 5 minutes
serve on bun or bread or alone

To give it a bit more color and nutrients I made a quick fruit salsa which was made in no time flat, and full of vitamin C from both the fruit and tomatoes. Antioxidents from the tomatos and basically fat free, which is always good!

1 cup canned mandarin oranges(onsale at Walgreens for .50
1 cup canned pinapple .99
1/2 cup diced tomato .89
dried parsley optional .05
$2.43

rinse and drain fruit(always important to do when using canned fruit or vegetables-in doing so, atleast 50% of sodium or sugar can be eliminated)
cut mandarin oranged and pinapple in bite size peices
drain and rinse tomatoes, and toss into fruit mixture
serve with salmon