Chipotle Fish Cakes With Guacamole Salsa

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 1 small onion, peeled and diced (about 1 cup)
• 1 red bell pepper, seeded and diced (about 1 cup)
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 tablespoon water
• 3 -4 slices soft bread such as challah
• 1 1/2 lbs cooked boneless meaty fish such as salmon, flaked
• 4 slices pickled jalapeno peppers, diced
• 1 tablespoon cilantro, chopped
• 1/3 cup mayonnaise
• 1 tablespoon dried chipotle powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper

Recipe

• 1 heat one tablespoon of oil in a large non-stick skillet over high heat. cook onion and bell pepper, stirring until onion is transparent, about 3 minutes. lower heat to medium, add garlic and water, stirring constantly so garlic does not brown, about 1 minute.
• 2 in the work bowl of a food processor, process bread into fine breadcrumbs. there should be about one cup.
• 3 in a medium mixing bowl, gently combine 3/4 cup of the bread crumbs with the salmon, sauteed vegetables, jalapeno, cilantro, mayonnaise and seasonings. *(if you do not have chipolte seasoning, substitute with 1 tablespoon chili powder plus 2 teaspoons smoky barbecue sauce) adjust salt and pepper to taste. refrigerate mixture for 30 minutes.
• 4 form mixture into 2â€? fish cakes, there should be about 12 patties of the same size and thickness. coat with reserved bread crumbs. refrigerate 1 hour.
• 5 preheat oven to 400 degrees. in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat, heat remaining oil. brown fish cakes 2 to 3 minutes per side, remove to a baking pan. bake in preheated oven for 10 minutes until set. serve warm with avocado salsa.
• 6 make avocado salsa: in the work bowl of a food processor, pulse 1/4 onion, handfull of cilantro and 1/2 jalapeno pepper until finely chopped. add 1 tablespoon mayonnaise, juice of half a lime juice, and 1 ripe chunked avocado. pulse briefly until mixture is the consistency of chunky guacamole. serve with any tex-mex recipe like chipotle fish cakes.