Simple Salmon Rice Balls (Only 4 Key Ingredients!)

These salmon rice balls are a wonderful recipe for baby led weaning and toddlers, and an easy way to introduce salmon! Made with only 4 ingredients and ready in 10 minutes, this recipe deserves a permanent spot on your weekly meal plan!

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I love serving salmon to babies and these salmon rice balls are one of the best ways to introduce salmon for baby led weaning!

They are soft and mushy for baby to gum without teeth, easy to hold, and incredibly nutritious – everything you want when offering first foods to babies.

I have so many other recipes for first foods and intro to baby led weaning in my baby led weaning ebook, too!

I love throwing canned salmon into patties (salmon and zucchini fritters are a hit), but these meatballs are something new and they instantly worked perfectly and tasted amazing.

The kids all tried them, which is a win! I served mine with extra sesame seeds and soy sauce, though they weren’t quite ready for that.

You could serve with their favorite dip, or even some mashed avocado topping.

Why You’ll Love These Simple Salmon Rice Balls

• Budget-friendly – Canned salmon rice balls use pantry staples and make a quick, budget-friendly family meal! A great family meal for toddlers, too!
• No stove or oven – It’s not often I can have a delicious and nutritious recipe that doesn’t require a stove OR an oven – this edamame corn salad is another no-cook one we love in summer.
• Great way to offer seafood – Rice is often a safe food for toddlers, so adding sweetpotato and canned salmon can be a good way to introduce seafood to babies and include healthy fats in easy toddler recipes.
• Soft, yet easy to hold – Rice and salmon balls are perfectly soft and hold together well, thanks to the mushy rice and sweetpotatoes. Let your baby explore the flavor!

Only 4 Main Ingredients

The best part about these salmon rice balls is how easy they are!

This salmon ball recipe does use cooked rice, so it can be a great way to use up leftover white rice. You can even use microwaved rice.

If you did want to add more flavors to these rice balls with salmon, you certainly could add more spices and herbs, like paprika, sesame seeds, parsley or cilantro.

Here’s How to Make Salmon Rice Balls

Aside from microwaving your sweetpotato, there’s no cooking involved! Just pull out that leftover rice and mix everything together.

These salmon meatballs are great on their own, with a salad, or even with rice or a stir fry.

If you want them a little crispier for older kids and adults, just throw them under the broiler for a few minutes!

Servings 12 meatballs

Simple Salmon Rice Balls (Only 5 Ingredients!)

Sarah Schlichter, MPH, RDN

These salmon rice balls are a wonderful recipe for baby led weaning and toddlers, and an easy way to introduce salmon! Made with only 5 ingredients and ready in 10 minutes, this recipe deserves a permanent spot on your weekly meal plan!

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 0 minutes mins

Total Time 10 minutes mins

Ingredients  

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• ⅓ cup mashed, cooked sweetpotato*
• 1 ¼ cups cooked rice any type of rice
• 1/2 cup canned salmon
• 1/4 tsp garlic powder
• 1/2 avocado, sliced, for topping or serving

Instructions 

1. Microwave your sweetpotato for 5-6 minutes, until soft. Scoop out flesh and set skin aside.
2. In a medium bowl, mix mashed sweetpotato, cooked rice, canned salmon, and garlic powder together. I like using my hands to do so, or using gloves.
3. Using a cookie scooper, scoop out “meatball size” from mixture and place on a flat service or clean piece of parchment paper (I got about 12 meatballs).
4. Enjoy! Serve with soy sauce, avocado, etc.

Notes

If you want your salmon meatballs crispier or browned, you can broil for a few minutes before enjoying. 

Nutrition

Serving: 1Calories: 35kcalCarbohydrates: 5gProtein: 2gFat: 0.4gSaturated Fat: 0.1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.1gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.1gTrans Fat: 0.002gCholesterol: 6mgSodium: 29mgPotassium: 43mgFiber: 0.2gSugar: 0.2gVitamin A: 529IUVitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 23mgIron: 0.1mg

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