Easy Air Fryer Low Carb Keto Salmon Patties Recipe

These easy low carb keto salmon patties need just 6 ingredients and have 30 grams of protein! Perfect for an easy dinner when time is short! This is an exclusive recipe from my next book, Good Better Best; A Three-Tiered Approach to Weight Maintenance with 100 Low Carb, Sugar Free Recipes for lasting success!

Keto Low Carb Salmon Patties

​This is an easy and quick satisfying hot lunch and easy for a meal prep recipe. Air-fry these keto salmon cakes for a super quick high-protein meal. The oven is nearly as fast!

This recipe is versatile too. Don’t like salmon? Replace it with canned tuna (packed in water) or 5 ounces cooked chicken.

The best way I’ve found to stick to my healthy eating goals is having a quick delicious meal that takes just a few minutes to prep and cook. Having simple ingredients on hand for easy low-carb meals is the key to being able to stick to your habits. 

​My goal with this book is to help you learn to make wise food choices more often than you make poor ones so that you can maintain weight loss.

It’s the sequel to my bestselling book The 30-Day Sugar Elimination Diet, which hundreds of people have successfully used to lose weight. 

That book explains how to detox from sugar and refined carbs, and this book teaches you to make better decisions about what you eat despite a food craving, an emotional trigger, or a generally bad day.

There are two parts to this book. Part 1 explains how to apply the Good, Better, Best mindset to every food decision you make, which will allow you to stay on track with your health goals and keep the weight off for good.

Part 2 provides meal plans and 100 delicious low-carb and mostly keto recipes categorized as Good (Enough), Better, and Best, with a back-to- basics whole-food approach and some simple planning and prepping that allows you to decide what you have time to make and how much effort you want to expend:

Good (Enough) recipes take less than 20 minutes.

Better recipes take 15 to 45 minutes, with much of the time for longer recipes being hands-off.

Best recipes require more than 30 minutes. These recipes are for the days you have extra time to meal prep, cook, and enjoy your meals.

Are Traditional Salmon Patties Gluten Free?

No traditional Salmon patties, also known as salmon cakes or salmon croquettes, typically include canned salmon, bread crumbs or crushed crackers, eggs and seasonings like onion, parsley and lemon juice. 

Our Low-Carb Salmon Patties are gluten free and low carb since I am using crushed pork rinds or pork rind panko, egg, cheese, salmon and seasonings. 

Can I use fresh salmon instead?

Cooking time would change since canned salmon is already cooked. You also may need to add more eggs, cheese and pork rinds or even almond flour to bind the salmon mixture together. 

You might like my salmon burger recipe that uses fresh pink salmon, honestly any kind of salmon that is fresh will work for that burger recipe. 

Can I make this with crab?

I’ve tested this recipe using tuna, salmon and cooked chicken, but have not tested this recipe using crab meat. I recommend cooking it before following this recipe to make crab cakes. 

Can I swap the pork rinds?

If you’re not a fan of pork rinds, you can swap it with almond flour or coconut flour, but please note that it will increase your carbs from the nutritional information below in the printable recipe card. 

GOOD BETTER BEST

Sneak peek recipe from my upcoming book Good, Better, Best! 

These quick and easy salmon patties (air fryer or oven!) come straight from the Good chapter — meals that are simple, satisfying, and support your health goals, even on busy days.

Why these ingredients?

• Salmon is full of healthy fats, rich in omega-3 fatty acids that support brain health, reduce inflammation, and help balance hormones — especially important in midlife.
• Fresh parsley adds more than just color — it’s high in vitamin C and antioxidants, supporting immunity and reducing bloat.
• Lemon juice is a natural liver-supporting ingredient that also enhances digestion and adds a refreshing, zesty flavor.

Good, Better, Best is more than a cookbook — it’s a guide to nourishing yourself through real food and realistic habits in every season of life. 

Inside you’ll find practical strategies and flexible meal ideas that take the pressure off doing things perfectly.

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Easy Low Carb Keto Salmon Patty Recipe