Tuna Patties with Roasted Potatoes & Tartar Sauce

The tuna patties we made tonight were really yummy. I was skeptical about how they would turn out at first, but they ended up being quite tasty.

Tuna Patties
(from Simply Recipes)

2 6-ounce cans tuna
2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
1/2 cup white bread torn into small pieces
1 teaspoon lemon zest
1 Tbsp lemon juice
1 Tbsp water (or liquid from the cans of tuna)
2 Tbsp chopped fresh parsley
2 Tbsp chopped fresh chives, green onions, or shallots
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Several squirts of Sriracha
1 raw egg
olive oil spray

Drain the liquid from the tuna cans.

In a medium bowl, mix together the tuna, mustard, torn white bread, lemon zest, lemon juice, water, parsley, chives, and hot sauce. Sprinkle on salt and freshly ground black pepper. Taste the mixture before adding the egg to see if it needs more seasoning to your taste. Mix in the egg.

Divide the mixture into 4 parts. With each part, form into a ball and then flatten into a patty. Place onto a wax paper lined tray and chill for an hour. (We actually stuck these in the freezer for about 8 minutes, since we were in a hurry.)

Heat a skillet on medium high. Spray with olive oil spray, then gently place the patties in the pan, and cook until nicely browned, 3-4 minutes on each side.

We served ours with the suggested tartar sauce (recipe below) on buns for a tuna burger. Mike also roasted some potatoes with olive oil, salt, pepper, cumin, smoked paprika, zatar, and thyme. All in all, a very satisfying meal.

Tartar Sauce
(adapted from Simply Recipes)

1 cup Trader Joe's low fat mayonnaise
1/2 cup chopped bread and butter pickles
1 teaspoon capers, chopped
2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
2 teaspoons chopped shallots
2 Tbsp chopped scallions
2 teaspoons lemon juice
6 drops-ish of sriracha
pinch of chili powder
Salt and pepper to taste

Mix everything together in a bowl and voila!