These simple buffalo salmon bites with chipotle ranch dip are so easy to make and only require 6 ingredients (8 if you count the dip)! The best part, all the ingredients are things you likely already have in your pantry! These bites are gluten free, high in protein, paleo friendly and so simple!
Having a pantry stocked with essentials makes my busy life so much easier. I always have a few cans of salmon and tuna in the pantry for days when I just don’t have time to cook, or it’s too hot here in Austin to turn on the oven. I have a feeling that is going to be more and more of a problem now that it’s June. Holy moly it’s hot here! But having a stocked pantry is a life saver on busy days. And until it’s too hot to turn on the oven, I will be making these buffalo salmon bites to enjoy all week long!
Let’s be honest, you can only have pesto avocado tuna wraps with green cauliflower rice or simple paleo crab cakes so many times before you get a little bored. Stocking the pantry with tasty seasonings have started saving the day! So having a pantry full of fun spice blends has made cooking, even with things like canned salmon, so much more fun!
These simple buffalo salmon bites use the Flavor God Buffalo Seasoning and the chipotle ranch dip is just Primal Palate Ranch (affiliate), chipotle powder, and unsweetened coconut yogurt. Could not be any easier! Perfect weeknight meal with almost no effort!
Since the salmon is already cooked, these just bake in the oven until they are browned. You don’t have to worry about over cooking the salmon and you can taste it for seasoning as well (which is always a plus). When Dave and I were running our meal prep business this time last year, I made Tuna Burgers for our ladies and learned that adding avocado to the mix really made the tuna burgers stick together better and was the missing ingredient from the previous burgers I’ve made in the past!
And of course I want to share those tips with you! My goal is to help you make dinner something you can create quickly, with minimal effort and it still taste good! Because when you actually time it out, going out to eat can often take more time than cooking at home, you just have to be strategic on nights when things need to come together quickly. These buffalo salmon bites are the perfect make ahead meal prep dinner recipe. They are so simple to throw together, they hold up well in the fridge for days and you can eat them cold or hot. They are so good on wraps, in salads, in lettuce cups or as part of a bigger meal with sides like cilantro lime cauliflower rice
Love fish in cake form? Make sure to check out these Super Simple Salmon Bites!
Buffalo Salmon Bites with Chipotle Ranch Dip
Ingredients
Buffalo Salmon Bites
- 2 canned salmon 6oz cans, drained
- 1 small avocado pitted, chopped
- 1 large carrot shredded
- 1 medium zucchini shredded
- 1 tbs. Flavor God Buffalo seasoning
- 1/4-1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tbs. coconut flour
Chipotle Ranch dip
- 1 small container of Unsweetened coconut yogurt or greek yogurt
- 1 1/2 tsp. Primal Palate Ranch dip
- 1/2 tsp chipotle powder
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350.
- Shred the carrot and add it to a glass bowl. Microwave for 1 minute.
- While carrots are microwaving, shred the zucchini, and be sure to ring out the excess moisture.
- Add the zucchini to the carrots once they are done cooking.
- Drain the salmon and add it to the carrot and zucchini mixture.
- Pit the avocado, and remove the flesh from the skin. Discard the pit and skin. Chop the avocado and add it to the salmon.
- Add the rodeo rub, salt and coconut flour.
- Mix until all avocado is smashed and combined.
- Form into 10 small patties.
- Bake at 350F for 15 minutes. Carefully flip and cook 5-6 minutes until brown on both sides.
- Remove from heat.
- Make the chipotle ranch dip
- Drain the excess water from a small container of coconut yogurt (or use greek yogurt)
- Add 1 tsp. Wildtree chipotle ranch seasoning.
- Stir and serve cold.
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Sharon@BlueWillowHouse
September 16, 2017 at 12:29 amLooks delicious! I am featuring your recipe at Snickerdoodle tomorrow,
Helen at the Lazy Gastronome
September 14, 2017 at 9:06 amI just happen to have some canned salmon in the cupboard! Yum! Thanks for sharing at the What’s for Dinner link up!
Theresa
September 13, 2017 at 11:32 pmWow, these look amazing. ?Pinned & sharing thanks for sharing this at the Inspiration Spotlight party.
Miz Helen
September 10, 2017 at 4:56 pmYour Buffalo Salmon Bites with Chipotle Ranch Dip will be a great hit here. A Great combination of flavors! I really appreciate you sharing with us at Full Plate Thursday and hope you are having a safe and enjoyable weekend.
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Miz Helen
Jhuls | The Not So Creative Cook
September 8, 2017 at 10:17 amI could imagine the taste of these – delicious and healthy! Thanks for sharing at this week’s Fiesta Friday party!
Brian
June 13, 2017 at 2:32 pmThis looks great and so health as well. Love to eat and prepare tasty and healthy things as I’m really quite a big fitness freak! Thanks: p