When we have several whole salmon to clean Bob filets them then scrapes the meat off the bones. It's surprising how much good meat you would throw away with the bones otherwise. This is the perfect stuff to make burgers, patties or salmonballs.
My food processor is in Arizona, so I use a knife to chop the meat into tiny bits, add an egg, panko and whatever flavoring stuff sounds good. (Depends on the intended use.) I had about a pound and a half of meat so made a big batch of balls, used half to prepare a spaghetti with salmonballs in white sauce one night; salmonballs with veggies in ginger sauce another. (Picture below on a bed of rice.) Delicious!
Salmonballs and veggies in ginger sauce |