Name: Tuna burgers with avocado and corn salsa
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Tuna burgers; 2 tablespoon olive oil; 1 onion, finely chopped; 2 clove garlic, crushed; 1/2 teaspoon chilli flakes; 425 gram can tuna in oil, drained, flaked; 1 cup fresh breadcrumbs; 1/4 cup coriander leaves; 1 egg; 50 gram rocket; 4 rolls, halved, toasted; chips, to serve; Avocado and corn salsa; 125 gram can creamed corn; 1 small avocado, stone removed, peeled, chopped; 1 small tomato, finely chopped; 1/4 cup chopped coriander; 1 long red chilli, seeded, finely chopped; 1/2 lemon, juice

Tuna burgers with avocado and corn salsa

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Serves 4

Prep

20M

Cook

15M

Total

35M

Ingredients

Tuna burgers

2 tablespoon olive oil

1 onion, finely chopped

2 clove garlic, crushed

1/2 teaspoon chilli flakes

425 gram can tuna in oil, drained, flaked

1 cup fresh breadcrumbs

1/4 cup coriander leaves

1 egg

50 gram rocket

4 rolls, halved, toasted

chips, to serve

Avocado and corn salsa

125 gram can creamed corn

1 small avocado, stone removed, peeled, chopped

1 small tomato, finely chopped

1/4 cup chopped coriander

1 long red chilli, seeded, finely chopped

1/2 lemon, juice

Method

1.Heat half the oil in a large frying pan on medium. Saute onion, garlic and chilli 2-3 minutes, until tender; cool.

2.In a large bowl, combine tuna, onion mixture, breadcrumbs, coriander and egg; season to taste. Shape mixture into 4 even-sized, flattened patties.

3.To make avocado and corn salsa, in a medium bowl, combine all ingredients; season to taste.

4.Heat remaining oil in same cleaned pan on medium. Cook patties, in batches, 4-5 minutes each side, until browned and cooked through.

5.Place rocket on bottom half of rolls. Top with a patty and salsa; cover with top half of roll. Serve with chips.

Make your own breadcrumbs by processing chunks of crustless day-old bread in your food processor.
Note

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