Recipe review: Greek tuna burgers

     For my Greek Tuna Burgers I made significant changes to an old favorite recipe. I wanted to shake things up a bit, so I took an old recipe for Tuna Ranch Burgers and made them into a cultured treat. The original recipe is as follows:

Ingredients

2 pouches (2.6 oz) StarKist Tuna Creations®
½ cup bread crumbs, divided in half
½ cup finely shredded Cheddar cheese
2 Tbsp. non-fat ranch salad dressing
2 Tbsp. egg
2 – 3 green onions, sliced

Directions

- Mix tuna, ¼ cup bread crumbs, cheese, dressing, egg, and onion in medium bowl. 

- Form into two large patties and coat each side of patties with remaining crumbs.

- Heat oil in non-stick skillet over medium heat. Cook patties 3 to 5 minutes on each side until golden brown.

Variations

I used my own tzatziki sauce (recipe follows) instead of ranch dressing and I used feta cheese instead of cheddar cheese. This added a bold, unique flavor to the tuna burgers. I paired the Greek Burgers with my Zucchini Couscous recipe. This flavor combination was a great hit and I was told that I must recreate this masterpiece in the future. 

One note, using a George Foreman type grill to cook the patties is not a preferred method. My stove top burners were occupied (in the dishwasher), so I hauled out my grill, but I was not able to cook the burgers to a golden color and they fell apart upon taking them off. 

Tzatziki Recipe

1 (8 oz) container plain yogurt

1 cucumber, peeled, seeded and diced

1 Tbs olive oil

1/4 lemon, juiced

salt and pepper to taste

1/2 Tbs chopped fresh dill

2 cloves garlic, peeled

In a food processor or blender, combine yogurt, cucumber, olive oil, lemon juice, salt, pepper, dill and garlic. Process until well-combined. Transfer to a separate dish, cover and refrigerate for at least one hour for best flavor.

This will make more than enough tzatziki sauce for this recipe, so load up on the veggies and use the rest for a dip!