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Easy Tuna Cakes with Greens & Lemon Dressing
Golden tuna cakes sizzle to a crisp, herb-flecked crust while the creamy white-bean center stays tender and savory. A bright lemon-honey dressing lightly coats crisp greens, delivering zesty freshness beside each warm bite.
- Total
- 26 min
- Prep
- 20 min
- Cook
- 6 min
- Serves
- 4
Nutrition per Serving
- Calories
- 400
- Protein
- 21g
- Carbs
- 19g
- Fat
- 27g
- Fiber
- 4g
- Sugar
- 2g
- Sodium
- 538mg
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup rinsed no-salt-added canned white beans
- 1 large egg, lightly beaten
- 3 teaspoons Dijon mustard, divided
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
- 1 teaspoon dried dill
- 1 teaspoon dried mint
- 1/2 teaspoon dried tarragon
- 2 (5 ounce) cans wild albacore tuna packed in oil, drained
- 3/4 cup whole-wheat panko breadcrumbs
- 6 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided
- 3 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon honey
- 1/2 teaspoon ground pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 (5 ounce) package spring mix salad greens
Instructions
- Coarsely mash beans with a fork or potato masher in a large bowl. Stir in egg, 2 teaspoons mustard, lemon zest, dill, mint and tarragon. Flake tuna into chunks; gently fold into the bean mixture. Sprinkle panko over the mixture; gently fold in until well combined. Form the mixture into 4 (1-inch-thick) patties.
- Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Swirl to coat the pan. Cook the patties until golden brown on both sides, about 3 minutes per side.
- Whisk lemon juice, honey, pepper, salt and the remaining 1 teaspoon mustard and 5 tablespoons oil in a small bowl. Divide greens among 4 plates; top each with a tuna cake and drizzle evenly with dressing.