Is it just me or do you agree that Meatballs are a Fabulously FUN Food? I think if I were going to have a Food Truck (and you know we’ve all secretly wanted to own a food truck), I’d make it all about the meatballs ~ Mobile Meatballs. The possibilities are endless. This simple dinner of Asian Salmon Meatballs over Cauliflower Fried Rice has got my wheels spinning.
Of course we’d have traditional Italian Meatballs…the kind I dream of…soft and bursting with garlic and herb flavors…bathed in a tomato sauce.
We would certainly offer Swedish Meatballs in a warm gravy with a hint of nutmeg smiling through.
Our signature Turkey Burger Meatballs, oh so moist with a subtle sweet BBQ flavor, would be a featured item.
Let’s not forget Buffalo Chicken Meatballs with hot wing sauce, North African Lamb Meatballs with a cilantro mint sauce, and Maryland Crab Cake Balls with remoulade.
And rounding out our offerings would be these amazing Asian Salmon Meatballs with just the right balance of fresh cilantro and ginger served with a sesame soy honey ginger dipping sauce. Now who’s with me on this one?!!
- ⅔ lb. Salmon filet skin removed
- 3 scallions thin sliced
- ½ cup cilantro leaves rough chopped
- 1 garlic clove minced
- 1 tsp. soy sauce
- 1 tsp. sesame oil
- 1 tsp. sriracha
- 1 tsp. red curry paste
- 3 Tbl. panko breadcrumbs
- ¼ cup soy sauce
- 2 Tbl. sesame oil
- 2 Tbl. honey
- 1 Tbl. sriracha hot sauce
- 1 tsp. fresh ginger, grated
- ½ tsp. sesame seeds
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Rough chop salmon in food processor.
- Combine all remaining ingredients, then add salmon and mix until just combined.
- Make into 12 – 15 meatballs and arrange on prepared baking sheet.
- Bake for 12 minutes.
- In a small saucepan, combine all ingredients and bring to a gentle boil.
- Spoon sauce over meatballs to serve.
can you use canned salmon in a pinch if you dont have filiet and do you have to use cilantro i dont like it.
Hi Lisa, I’m not sure you’ll get quite the same results with canned salmon but I wouldn’t pass up this dish if you can’t find fresh. You can definitely leave out the cilantro or perhaps replace it with parsley if you enjoy that. I hope you get the chance to make these and please share how they turned out. Thank you, Libby
Oh these do sound good, but I want all the other meatball recipes, too. I never ate the spaghetti, just the meatballs, sauce and good bread and butter.
Ellen, I am going to work on posting each of these meatball recipes. Based on the responses we’ve been getting…we love our meatballs!! And I’m with you…I’ll have the Spaghetti and Meatballs, hold the spaghetti :)
My guys love salmon and meatballs, cannot wait to try this!
Thanks Susan. Hope they (and you) enjoy them as much as we did. Libby
These look lovely and sound delicious! I have a bit of an obsession with playing around with meatballs too…glad I am not alone ;)
Aaahhh. Nicole, you are definitely not alone. I could spend weeks, months on meatballs!! What do you say?! Shall we?