Ultimate tuna burger

Name: Ultimate tuna burger
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 can tuna in brine, drained; 1 slice bread (without the Crust); 1 egg; 1 pinch salt; 1 pinch black pepper (toasted, freshly ground); 1 pinch msg; 1 tbsp fresh parsley (chopped); 1/2 tsp garlic powder; 1 tbsp canola oil (rapeseed); 2 seeded brioche burger buns; 5g butter; 4 tsp mayonnaise; 2 tsp sriracha; 2 iceberg lettuce leaves (hand cut in large pieces); 6 baby plum tomatoes (thinly sliced); 2 tsp extra virgin olive oil

7 steps

Prep:5minCook:10min

Updated at: Mon, 14 Jul 2025 20:05:53 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories524.9 kcal (26%)

Total Fat29.4 g (42%)

Carbs42.8 g (16%)

Sugars9.7 g (11%)

Protein23 g (46%)

Sodium761.4 mg (38%)

Fiber2.2 g (8%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

2 servings

For the burger

1 pinchsalt

1 pinchblack pepper

toasted, freshly ground

1 pinchmsg

1 Tbspfresh parsley

chopped

½ tspgarlic powder

1 Tbspcanola oil

rapeseed

For serving

2brioche burger buns

seeded

5gbutter

4 tspmayonnaise

2 tspsriracha

2 leavesiceberg lettuce

hand cut in large pieces

6baby plum tomatoes

thinly sliced

2 tspextra virgin olive oil

Instructions

Step 1

In a medium size bowl add the drained tuna, the egg, crumble in the bread and season with salt, pepper, msg and garlic powder. Mix and crush it all with a spatula until you get a homogeneous mix.

Spatula

Bowl

can tuna in brine1

slice bread1

egg1

salt1 pinch

black pepper1 pinch

msg1 pinch

garlic powder½ tsp

Step 2

Mix in the parsley, split the mix in two equal parts and make two balls with your hands. Put them to the side.

Bowl

Spatula

fresh parsley1 Tbsp

Step 3

Add the butter to a non stick frying pan and toast the inside of the burger buns in it.

Frying Pan

brioche burger buns2

butter5g

Step 4

Add the canola oil to the pan, then add the meat balls, with a spatula flatten them and tidy the sides to give them a burger shape.

Frying Pan

Spatula

canola oil1 Tbsp

Step 5

While they cook, mix the mayo and the sriracha and spread on the inside of the lower side of the buns.

Bowl

Spoon

mayonnaise4 tsp

sriracha2 tsp

Step 6

Flip them carefully when golden (about 5 minutes). Then cook them on the either side for another 5 minutes

Spatula

Frying Pan

Step 7

Once burgers are golden on both sides, put on the bun with the sriracha mayo, add the sliced tomatoes, the lettuce, dress them with a swirl of extra virgin olive oil and a pinch of salt, then cover with the seeded top of the bun and serve.