Have I ever mentioned how much I enjoy seafood? I don’t think I’ve ever encountered anything from the ocean that I didn’t enjoy. That being said, there are some products that are easier to get a hold of, such as tuna. I could eat tuna every day. It’s easy to grab and take for lunch, and I’ll often eat it when I’m home on the weekends as a quick lunch.
My husband, on the other hand, does not share the same affinity for seafood. He’ll eat the occasional salmon filet and will sometimes be okay with a tuna sandwich – but those times are few and far between.
A few weeks ago, I hadn’t gone grocery shopping, but knew I had quite a few cans of tuna in the pantry. I didn’t want to give my husband a tuna sandwich for dinner, so I decided to get creative. I’ve seen salmon patties before and I’ve heard of tuna casserole…so my wheels started turning and I decided to take a risk and make tuna burgers!
To my surprise, my husband thoroughly enjoyed the dish and even said he’d like to eat it again! Although I didn’t eat mine on a bun, I also very much enjoyed this – so much so that I made it again the following week!
I hope you give this recipe a try. If you do, please take a picture and tag me on social media because I’d love to see your version!
Ingredients
- 3 small cans of tuna
- 2 tbsp coconut flour
- 2 tbsp almond flour
- 1/4 C mayo
- 1 egg
- 1-2 tsp sriracha (or your favorite hot sauce, I used chili garlic sauce)
- 1 tbsp spicy ranch dressing
- pepper jack cheese slices (optional)
- salt & pepper
- 1 tbsp coconut oil for frying
Instructions
- Place all of the above ingredients in a large bowl and mix together. Let stand for 5 minutes.
- Heat your coconut oil in your skillet over medium high heat and form your tuna into patties. This recipe should yield 6 patties.
- Place your patties in your skillet and allow to brown on each side (approximately 2-3 minutes per side).
- If you are using cheese, place on the tuna patty after flipping.
- Serve with on a bun with lettuce, tomato and some more spicy ranch dressing. {Suggestion: butter your bun and toast in a dry skillet}
