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.
Course: Main meal
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cooking Time: 10 minutes
Total: 25 minutes
INGREDIENTS
- 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)
- PLATING AND SERVING
- Spinach (1 oz or 28 grams)
- Cherry tomatoes (2-3)
METHOD
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.
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 1 (3 patties)
| Calories | 420 kcal (120 calories from fat) |
| Protein | 47 g |
| Carbs | 26 g |
| Fat | 13 g |
| Sodium | 450 mg |
| Cholesterol | 230 mg |