Make Ahead Tuna Burgers
Ingredients
- 2 (7 1/16 ounce) packagesstarkist flavor fresh tuna in water
- 1 12 tablespoons mayonnaise
- 1 teaspoon mustard
- 14 teaspoon turmeric
- 12 teaspoon garlic powder
- 12 teaspoon black pepper
- 12 teaspoon Equal sugar substitute, or 12 teaspoon Splenda sugar substitute
- 4 atkin friendly hamburger buns, plus
- 1 extra atkin friendly hamburger bun
- 1 cup unseasoned breadcrumbs, (see note below)
- 4 tablespoons butter
- iceberg lettuce
- mayonnaise
- mustard
- onion
- pickle
- hard-boiled egg
Directions
Place the first 7 ingriedents in a medium bowl and stir to comebined; flake the tuna as you stir.Take the extra hamburger bun and toast it in the toaster until browned.
Using a bow cheese grater, grate the bun into the tuna mixture and then stir to comebined.
Form the mixture into 4 patties and place on a plate, cover with foil or plastic wrap, and place in the refrigerator for atleast 2 hours and up to 2 days.
When you are ready to use them, remove them from the refrigerator, pat them in the bread crumbs, and saute them in the butter in a preheated (medium-high) skillet until golden brown on both sides (this won't take long so don't leave them).
Place on hamburger buns with your choice of toppings.
Note: If you do not want to use bread crunbs you can take 2 more Atkin's friendly buns, toast them, and chop them in your food processpr for low carb bread crumbs.