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Healthy Tasty Tuna Burgers
Photo: Amirali Mirhashemian

Healthy Tasty Tuna Burgers

17 ingredients Makes 3 pieces openrecipes

This a great simple recipie for a healthy burger alternative, or to spice up a can of tuna. It worked really well, was quick, filling and low in fat too. Perfect for a quick lunch or light dinner. I ate it so fast I forgot to take a picture oops!

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

485
Calories
29g
Protein
32g
Fat
19g
Carbs

Counts 10 of 13 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 10 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Salmon 100g cooked 208
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Clove 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Spinach 1 cup raw (30g) 7
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Water not in our table 0
Salad not in our table 0
Wheat not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • For the Burger:
  • 1 Standard 200g Can of tuna in Brine or Spring Water
  • 1/2 medium Red onion diced
  • 1 small carrott grated
  • 1 egg
  • 1-2 cloves of garlic crushed/grated
  • Squeeze of lemon juice
  • Olive oil
  • Salt/Pepper/Herbs to taste
  • For the Garlic Mayo:
  • Squeeze of lemon juice
  • 1 garlic clove (for garlic lovers less if not!)
  • 1-2 tsp low fat mayonaisse
  • Black pepper
  • To Serve:
  • Burger Buns with added trimmings
  • Or Salad/Bed of spinach leaves for wheat free/carb free lovers

Directions

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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