Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Lemon Pepper Tuna Burgers

I've seen a few different versions of tuna burgers on various food blogs lately.  When I was searching for inspiration for a healthy but flavorful lunch, I decided to try to create my own version and ended up making Lemon Pepper Tuna Burgers.



I only used three simple ingredients:


I drained the water from the tuna and mixed the tuna, lemon pepper panko and egg in a bowl with a fork.


I warmed up a frying pan on the stove with a tablespoon of vegetable oil.  I shaped the tuna mixture into two patties and gently placed them on the pan. 


I cooked the tuna burgers on medium heat for about four minutes on each side until there was a nice golden-brown color to the burgers.  Although I did have some hamburger buns in the freezer, I decided to eat this tuna burger bunless with some leftover romaine salad. 


The tuna burger was incredibly moist.  The lemon pepper panko provided a lot of flavor, which is good because I didn't add any additional seasoning.  I topped the burger with Stonewall Kitchen Champagne Shallot Mustard and this lunch definitely hit the spot!

Tell me, what is your favorite type of burger to make at home?

17 comments:

Meghan@travelwinedine said...

These look so easy! We make something similar with salmon, but I have some canned tuna in the house and will be trying these!

Bridget said...

Ohhh I love this idea!! Esp since I have some lemon pepper panko as well ;) I haven't used it in a while either. They look beautiful!

Daisy said...

Obviously you topped it with some mustard! Champagne shallot mustard sounds really delish.

Wishing you a fantastic first day on the job! I know everything will go smoothly and you will shine at the new practice! xo

Alaina said...

Yum, and it looks so easy to make! My husband makes a really good beef burger. Burgers are always better homemade. :-)

Emily @ A Cambridge Story said...

That SWK mustard is one of my faves! Have you tried their wasabi mustard? I am loving it now. This weekend I had good ol' beef burgers twice but these tuna patties looks light and delicious!

Elizabeth said...

Yum, I definitely want to various bean and grain burgers now that it's BBQ season.

Bianca @ Confessions of a Chocoholic said...

I swear, you and I have very similar minds. I have tuna meatballs scheduled this week! Although now I wish I made tuna burgers instead - looks so easy and delicious! I will make this soon though, thanks for the recipe!

Shannon said...

i was thinking yesterday that i need to make more burgers at home... veggie, tuna, beef, whichever :) that mustard sounds amazing on top of these!

Erin said...

What a super fast and easy lunch! Great idea!

Michelle Collins said...

I love this idea for a satisfying, healthy lunch!

Karen said...

Wow...for such a simple dish it looks like it has tons of flavor. The lemon pepper panko sounds perfect with the tuna.

Susan said...

I'm always looking for a burger alternative and I never thought of tuna, looks delish! We usually stick with turkey burgers.

~Bee said...

Mm looks like a good alternative to a beefy burger! I'm intrigued by the panko, I feel like that's something that would have many uses in my kitchen :)

kitchenarian said...

I make tuna melt a lot but I have never made tuna burgers before. This recipe looks so simple and so good.

Jen said...

I love quick and easy meals. Especially now that it's getting hot out!

Alicia said...

Yum!! these look great - I bet they'd be a great option for our grill - Rafe and I are vowing to use our grill all the time this summer - and standard burgers/dogs gets boooooring after a while!

Megan said...

This looks so easy. You always have the most creative ideas using what you have on hand.

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