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tuna cakes on a plate

Zesty Lemon Tuna Cakes

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  • Author: Jennifer McDaniel
  • Prep Time: 5
  • Cook Time: 8
  • Total Time: 13 minutes
  • Yield: 6 cakes 1x

Ingredients

Scale
  • 1011 oz. canned or tuna in a pouch (I used 1/2 light tuna and 1/2 albacore tuna)
  • 2 T. mayonnaise
  • 2 T. plain greek yogurt
  • 12 T. dried parsley (dill would be nice, too)
  • 1/31/2 cup Panko bread crumbs
  • 2 T. fresh lemon juice (feel free to add the zest!)
  • 1 egg, lightly beaten
  • 1/3 c. chopped onion
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1/4 t. salt
  • 1/4 t. pepper
  • 1 T. olive oil

Instructions

  1. Using a colander, drain any liquid from tuna.
  2. Next, mix tuna, mayo, yogurt, egg, and parsley.
  3. Fold in breadcrumbs, finely chopped onion, minced garlic, lemon juice and zest, salt, pepper and dried parsley – try not to over mix. Let rest for 5 minutes.
  4. In a medium-large sauté pan, warm olive oil over medium-heat.
  5. Form tuna into 6-8 patties and lightly press into the pre-heated sauté pan.
  6. Fry until nicely browned on each side. Remove from pan and let rest for 5 minutes.

Notes

If your patties are too “mushy” and won’t stay in a patty, add additional panko bread crumbs.

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: Patties
  • Calories: 167
  • Sugar: 1.5 g
  • Sodium: 374.9 mg
  • Fat: 5.7 g
  • Saturated Fat: 1.2 g
  • Carbohydrates: 13.8 g
  • Fiber: 1.1 g
  • Protein: 15.2 g
  • Cholesterol: 52.6 mg