About the Recipe
It is healthy to add tuna to your diet for weight loss. The reason is as it has high protein content and a relatively low-calorie count.
Ingredients
1. TUNA PATTIES PREPARATION
• Tuna (5 oz/ 142 grams canned)
• Onion (one small chopped)
• Fresh dill (chopped)
• Breadcrumbs (1 oz/ 28 grams whole wheat)
• Dijon mustard (1 tsp)
• Low-fat mayonnaise (1 tbsp) (You can replace it with low-fat Greek yogurt, low-fat cheese, or hummus)
• Lemon juice (1 tsp)
• 1 egg
• Olive oil or coconut oil
• Salt (as per your taste)
• Pepper (as per your taste)
2. PLATING AND SERVING
• Spinach (1 oz or 28 grams)
• Cherry tomatoes (2-3)
Preparation
TUNA PATTIES PREPARATION
STEP 1:
Take a large bowl. Add chopped onions, chopped dills, tuna, breadcrumbs, Dijon mustard, mayonnaise (or yogurt/ hummus/ cheese), and lemon juice.
STEP 2:
In another small bowl, beat the egg with a fork until the yolk and white are combined. Pour the beaten egg into the large bowl, add salt & pepper, and mix all the ingredients well.
STEP 3:
Divide the mixture into equal parts and shape them into patties.
STEP 4:
Heat a pan and add olive oil. Shallow fry the patties and cook both sides until each side turns golden brown.
PLATING AND SERVING
STEP 1:
Take a plate and start adding spinach to one-half of the place.
STEP 2:
Now place the patties on the other half.
STEP 3:
Cut the red cherry tomatoes into half and place them on the spinach. Your tuna patties are ready to be served.