Peel & chop potatoes up in cubes and boil in lightly salted water until soft.
500 g potatoes
Mash the potatoes & leave to cool.
While the potatoes are boiling, cook the salmon. If you are using a good non stick pan, you shouldn't need any oil for this, as the salmon is oily enough. A couple of minutes each side ought to do, depending on the thickness. Leave to cool slightly.
2 salmon fillets
In a large bowl, break the salmon up into flakes & add the mash.
Add the spring onions, salt & pepper and mix thoroughly.
2 spring onions, ½ tsp salt, 1 dash white (or black) pepper
Form into 4 fishcakes or little balls if you fancy.
Heat the oil up in a roomy frying pan on medium heat. Oil should come up to about 1cm (½in).
oil for frying
Coat the fishcakes in this order: flour, egg, panko.
2 eggs, flour to coat fishcakes, panko or ordinary breadcrumbs
Fry the fishcakes in twos or single, depending on the size of your pan. A minute or so on each side will do.
Serve on a bed of salad, with sauces mentioned.
Dipping sauce
Mix the ingredients for the dipping sauce together.
1 Tbsp rice vinegar, 1 Tbsp light soy sauce, juice of ½ a lime, 2 Tbsp sugar, 1 pinch salt