Thai-Style Tuna Burgers

This is an interesting recipe I found in a Better Home and Garden. It’s been sitting in my file of recipes-to-try for a while and we finally tried it a couple of days ago.

Thai-Style Tuna Burgers

1/3 cup mayonnaise

2 tsp grated ginger

2 eggs, beaten

1 cup panko

1 tbsp fish sauce

1 tsp Asian chili sauce (Sriracha)

2 5oz cans wild albacore tuna (drain if in water or oil)

¼ cup celery, very thinly sliced

¼ cup chopped green onion

4 ciabatta buns, halved and toasted

1/3 cup micro greens

4 miniature sweet peppers, thinly sliced

Preheat the oven to 450F. In a small bowl combine the mayonnaise and ginger; transfer 2 tbsp to a large bowl. Cover remaining mayonnaise mixture and chill. To the same large bowl add eggs, panko, fish sauce, and Sriracha. Flake tuna and add to the bowl. Add celery and green onions and stir. Let stand for 10 minutes. With wet hands, shape tuna mixture into four ¾ inch thick patties.

Place tuna on a greased baking sheet. Bake 10 minutes or until done.

To serve, spread ciabatta halves with remaining mayonnaise mixture. Add tuna patty to the bottom half of each bun, bottom side up. Top with micro greens, thinly sliced peppers, and top buns. Serve with a salad and baked sweet potato fries.

Notes:

*I didn't have any micro greens, so I used baby spinach instead.

* I found the burgers rather bland and would recommend doubling the quantities of fish sauce and sriracha.

* I made the leftover tuna burgers on onion buns, after running out of ciabatta, and thought it tasted much better.