Tuna sweetcorn burgers

Tuna sweetcorn burgers

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Cooking time

Prep: 5 mins Cook: 10 mins

Skill level

Easy

Servings

Serves 4

A low-fat alternative to beef burgers and every bit as tasty. Try a salsa with chilli in for an added kick

Nutrition and extra info

Additional info

  • Easily doubled / halved
Nutrition info

Nutrition per serving

kcalories
262
protein
22g
carbs
21g
fat
11g
saturates
3g
fibre
1g
sugar
5g
salt
0.87g

Ingredients

  • 85g white bread, torn into pieces
  • 198g can sweetcorn, drained
  • 2 x 185g cans tuna in water, drained well
  • 25g grated cheddar
  • 3 spring onions, finely chopped
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • 2 tbsp vegetable oil
  • wholegrain bread rolls, lettuce, salsa, to serve

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Method

  1. Whizz the bread in a food processor to crumbs, tip into a bowl, then whizz half the sweetcorn until finely chopped. Add the chopped corn, remaining whole corn, tuna, cheese, spring onions and some seasoning into the bowl with the bread and mix well. Add the egg, bit by bit (you may not need it all), until the mixture is sticky enough to be shaped into four even-size burgers.
  2. Heat the oil in a non-stick pan, then cook the burgers for 5 mins on each side until golden and hot through the middle. Stuff into wholemeal buns with your favourite lettuce and a good dollop of salsa.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, May 2008

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neeshasihra's picture
5

I made half this recipe and also substituted the burger bun for wholemeal pitta to make it more healthy. Worked really well but I also added sweet chilli sauce to the tuna mix. Was really filling and super tasty. Made a home-made tomato & pepper salsa to go inside the pitta and also served it with a carrot and sultana salad.
I will definitely be making again.

sophiemavin's picture
5

Even though my burgers disintegrated the moment I went to fry them I still think this is a great recipe and really quick and easy to do. I think the problem was that they were too wet so will try less egg next time. My children ended up eating it as a kind of hash with tomato relish but there was nothing left on their plates so I will definately do them again.

emmalh's picture
5

A big hit with my fussy lot, really tasty and moreish I didn't bother with the salsa just a blob of mayo and a side salad - delish!

gillygilly's picture
5

Really tasty burgers. Made half quantity which was enough for 2 large burgers and baked for 30 minutes at no. 6 instead of frying. Will def be making again.

melpadge37's picture
5

Absolutely beautiful. I made two batches of these tuna burgers/fishcakes. Very easy to make and tastes delicious. We had long stem broccoli, asparagus and carrots with ours so no bread buns and it made a perfect meal.
Will definitely make them again.

jose81's picture
5

Lovely lunch. Halved quantities but used whole egg and perfect consistency. Followed tip to firm up in freezer, and used half small onion as no spring onions in. Also added dash of balsamic vinegar. Very tasty and made 5 normal sized burgers - enough for 2 adults and a hungry toddler. Will definitely make again.

sunday21's picture

I haven't tried this recipe yet. Just wanted to say any recipe I find that needs bread crumbs I use rice cakes broken into crumbs in place of the bread crumbs to make it gluten free. It works just as well as bread.

pinkpaws's picture
4

Just had these for lunch. Very tasty, and the kids ate them with gusto! Only thing is they need very careful handling or they could break easy.

hollyh86's picture
4

I found the burgers fell to pieces and didnt "hold" very well prior to cooking so not sure where I went wrong, tasty nonetheless

mikeymb666's picture

Very very nice but I do grill or bake instead of fry just to be a bit healthier :D highly recommend this recipe!!

sulleh's picture
4

As AppleStrudel says: VERY FILLING!

I changed the shape and made them into sausages for hot-dogs with lashings of sweet chilli sauce (definitely recommend!) and after two small ones at lunch time, I couldn't think about food until after 8 that evening!

Fantastic recipe, just cut the ingredients!

myacin40's picture
5

This is the first recipe that I have used from this site. My family loved the burgers. I added some chilli flakes and instead of spring onions, I fried a chopped onion and added that. The hint about putting the burgers in the freezer to firm them up really works!

grewal's picture
5

Quick, easy, cheap and tasty. But as I'm Indian I added a few extra spices like garlic, ground cumin, garam masala and chilli which made it just right for my palette.

emmaj4's picture
5

Delicious! Unfortunately, not all the burgers stayed as one!! Perhaps another egg required! Really really tasty though :D make sure to drain the tuna well!

nisha83's picture
2

Did anyone else turn out with burgers that tasted like hot tuna sandwiches?? Not sure what I did wrong...

veritypinkney's picture
4

Much better than expected!! I don't have a food processor so chopped some of the sweetcorn using a sharp knife. Worked a treat. I recommend draining the tuna well though as they could easily have become soggy.

colec1's picture

Don't have a blender, is whizzing half of the sweetcorn that important? Or should I try a can of whole kernals and a can of creamed corn - never had creamed corn before as the look of it has always put me off!

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