California Tuna Burgers
Oh for the love of TUNA! I have a big place in my heart for this stuff. Tuna melts have always been on my top favorite foods ever list and I always have cans of tuna stacked in my pantry for a quick high protein snack or meal.
When I was at the IDEA World Fitness Expo last month I was meandering down the expo aisles with Lindsey from nourish move love, and we stumbled upon a new tuna company called Safe Catch. I was intrigued by the delicious samples but even more by the clean ingredient list! When I did the Whole30 in January I was blown away by the fact that there were so many additives in a simple can of tuna. So when I saw that this tuna was sustainably caught, non-gmo, mercury tested, and only contained tuna and salt – I was convinced! Oh and when I say mercury tested, I should mention that Safe Catch Elite products have the LOWEST Mercury level of any brand.
I am so excited to now be working with Safe Catch to bring you some tunalicious (yes that’s a word) recipes in the next few months! Today: I have burgers on the brain. Mixing this tuna up with some spices, an egg and some almond flour is all you have to do to create a protein packed patty you will love!! I served these with my Clean Thousand Island Sauce, caramelized onions, avocado and tomato, all wrapped up in lettuce! If you aren’t convinced, maybe a little discount would help you? Head over to their site HERE and use the code ‘littlebitsof10’ for 10% off your order!
See that? Every single fish is tested!! These people are amazing!
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California Tuna Burgers
Ingredients
- 2 5 oz cans Safe Catch Tuna, drained
- ¼ cup almond flour
- 1 tablespoon mayonnaise (look for one with clean ingredients)
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- 1 tablespoon avocado or coconut oil
- Salt and pepper
Garnish:
- Caramelized onions
- Iceberg Lettuce
- Tomato slices
- Avocado slices
Instructions
- In a large bowl combine tuna, almond flour, mayonnaise, egg, garlic powder & onion powder. Stir together until combined then season with salt and pepper to taste. Divide into 3 equal sized balls and form into patties. Heat a large skillet over medium high heat and pour in avocado or coconut oil. Once pan is hot, add patties and let cook for 4 minutes on each side until browned. Top with caramelized onions, clean thousand island sauce, tomato, avocado and wrap in iceberg lettuce!
Tuna burgers sound amazing! I have to find Safe Catch Tuna!
Oh yes you do! It is the best! 🙂 Thanks Rachel!
I am on day 10 of my Whole30 and totally on the struggle bus. Nothing sounded good in my kitchen. I have a stack of safecatch tuna and remembered this recipe and decided to give it a try because I had all the ingredients on hand. OMG. It is sooooo good. And I topped it with your clean thousand island. Nothing else. It was amazing! It tasted like a splurge meal! I am so impressed and shocked by how good this is because I’m not even a huge canned tuna fan. Thank you for this recipe and the yummy clean thousand island sauce. You rock!
Ah Mandy that makes me so happy!! I love these too and they are such a great replacement!! Thanks so much for letting me know and stay strong – 20 more days!!!
Hello! Found you on instrgram by random and I’m over the moon! I’m just learning to cook and eat clean so your blog is a gen! Quick question: would coconut flour be an okay substitute for almond flour in this recipe? Oops I have another question: where in the world did you find sugar free , dye free pickles? I’m having such a hard time. I want to make the 1000 island dressing too
Hello! Thank you so much!! Glad you found me! You can sub coconut flour but reduce the amount – I would do 1 -2 Tablespoons or just until they can be formed into patties. It just absorbs more liquid than almond flour! And for the pickles you can find some at trader joe’s but I have found them at a larger grocery store too you just need to read all the labels! Good luck!!
Burgers are amazing ! I would just want to find out if the Nutrition Facts are for the patty alone or for the whole burger with the listed garnishes?
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It should just be for the patty!