The Secret Recipe Club Artichoke Salmon Patties

I've always wanted to be a member of a secret society! This group of bloggers has a fearless leader named Amanda and secret Bat Cave called the Secret Recipe Club. Every month we get a blog assignment. Our job is to hit this blog, take a look around, get to know the blogger and make something from their blog. But you never let them know. Until reveal day that is, then we blog hop and read all about our secret recipe adventures. There are a lot of us out there, so hop about and see what we all found.

For September I was assigned a blog called Ground Cherry. I had to do a little Googling on a ground cherry as I had never heard nor seen one. They are indigenous to Central and South America and sound rather interesting. But no chance the little guys would grow in the violent heat of Memphis. The blog is all about sustainable cooking for one, and focuses on gluten free. Perfect! As a new empty nester, I am now cooking just for two, but it is way easier to make more than freeze leftovers. The recipes were light and fresh and focused on seasonal ingredients, although I am not sure where my new blogger friend is located. I decided to steer away from baking, because I seem to do an awful lot of that. I was looking for dinner, something light and quick.

My first peek at a recipe was for a Mac and Cheese. Okay, I know, not light and usually not healthy. But doesn't everyone love a mac and cheese. I haven't made it in over a year and thought it might be a nice change. But Ground Cherry had made a recipe that was supposed to be a little healthier using pureed cauliflower and squash. He/she was not terrible happy with the results. I love it when a blogger is okay telling you that something is not great. I especially love it when they offer suggestions to make it better. I decided this was not the best choice for me. With my empty nest, "someone" seems to hover in the kitchen, and pureed vegetables in his mac and cheese would not go over well! A few weeks ago I blogged a yummy quick dinner I made of crab cakes and grilled salad. So when I found Ground Cherry's recipe for Salmon Artichoke Patties I knew I found dinner. What I loved was the simplicity of the ingredients and easy to prepare. My confession, however, is that I have never bought canned salmon. So a new adventure for me. The recipe is basically salmon, marinated artichoke hearts, oregano and egg, a little cornmeal to bind and mustard. I used a little dijon. The ingredients whipped up in minutes and my patties cooked in less than 5 minutes. I served it with a grilled salad and dinner was served. The patties are light and delicious. Scott asked for some chopped onion next time, he likes a little crunch. But here's the best part. Salmon is cheap and very low in calories, and high in Omega 3 which my hubby needs more of! Perfect. I squeezed a little lemon on my patties, Scott likes a little tartar sauce (he's a dunker).

To see other great recipes from this month's Secret Recipe Club, follow the links below!

1. Puff Pancake with Caramelized Cinnamon Apples	2. Apple Crisp	3. Chocolate Mint Cookies
4. Welsh Cakes	5. Sweet Chili Lime Tofu with Spinach and Quinoa	6. Summer Salad with Cucumber, Cantaloupe, and Tomato
7. Baked Blueberry Oatmeal	8. Chicken Cacciatore	9. Beer Bread
10. Oregano Roasted Potatoes	11. Dark Chocolate Buckwheat Cookies	12. Flourless Nutella Cake
13. Orange Pound Cake	14. Parmesan and Herb Chicken Fingers	15. Baked Eggs with Black Forest Prosciutto and Pepper
16. Barbeque Chicken Pizza Pockets	17. Chocolate Banana Cinnamon Roll Muffins	18. Naan
19. Crockpot BBQ Chicken Loaded Baked Potatoes	20. Farmers’ Market Tomato and Zucchini Quiche	21. Homemade Whole Wheat Pizza Rolls
22. Basic 1-2-3-4 Cake	23. Tiramisu Cookies	24. Beignets
25. Uma’s Orange Cake	26. Slow Cooker Chocolate Lava Cake	27. Fresh Raspberry Muffins
28. Barbecue Chicken Empanadas	29. Buttermilk Biscuits	30. Roasted Beet Salad with Candied Walnuts
31. Creamy Cucumber Potato Salad	32. Chocolate Pumpkin Cake with Salted Caramel Cream C	33. Apple Dumplings
34. Pork Chops with Mozzarella & Prosciutto	35. Apricot Walnut Bars	36. Creamy Chocolate Risotto
37. Morning Glory Muffins	38. Cheesy Beer Fondue	39. Cilantro Lime Chicken
40. Deep Dish Chocolate Chip Cookie	41. Malt Chocolate Cupcakes	42. Red Velvet Brownies
43. Pecan Crusted Chicken	44. Not Quite a Rainbow Quiche	45. Butterscotch Peach Cake
46. Oriental Chicken Salad	47. Minestrone Stew	48. Peppermint Pattie Cream Pie
49. Peanut Butter Choc Chip Blondies	50. World Peace Cookies	51. Cheesy French Bread
52. Zucchini Pancakes	53. Beef & Pork Keema	54. The “Baked” Brownie
55. Black Bean-Smothered Sweet Potatoes	56. Pepperoni Pizza Puffs	57. Roasted Red Pepper and Asaigo Bread
58. Low Calorie Mexican Baked Eggs	59. Chickpea and Cauliflower Curry	60. Killer Artichoke Bread
61. Reese’s Blondies	62. Risotto Style Orzo	63. Sun-Dried Tomato Marinara
64. Grilled Vegetarian Tostadas	65. Pan-crisped Devilled Eggs	66. Blueberry Breakfast Cake
67. Sticky, zesty Sriracha tofu	68. Salmon Artichoke Patties	69. Inside-Out Carrot Cake Cookies
70. Zebra Cupcakes	71. Vickie's Tortilla Soup	72. Apple Strawberry Basil Hand Pies
73. Chocolate Chip Cupcakes with Chocolate Frosting	74. Black Bean Portabella Mushroom Burgers	75. Balsamic Glazed Skirt Steak
76. Black Bean Brownies	77. Marbled Choco-Banana Muffins & Crumb Blog’s Granol	78. Mocha Muffins with Chocolate Chips

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