Fresh Tuna Burgers With Red Onion Salsa Recipes

FRESH TUNA BURGERS WITH GINGER MUSTARD GLAZE

Steps:

• For the Sauce: combine all glaze ingredients in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Lower the heat and simmer about 5 minutes. Reserve in a warm place until tuna burgers are cooked.
• For the Burgers: Chop the tuna to the texture of hamburger meat.
• In a large bowl, combine chopped tuna with garlic, mustard, cayenne, salt and pepper.
• Mix well and divide into 4 equal portions.
• Form into patties.
• Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add the burgers and sear until browned and medium rare, about 3-4 minutes per side(or longer for well done burgers).
• Brush each burger with glaze and serve on a buttered toasted bun with pickled ginger bits.

TUNA BURGERS

Steps:

• Mix the first 6 ingredients; fold in tuna. Shape into 4 patties. , In a large cast-iron or other heavy skillet, heat butter over medium heat. Cook patties until lightly browned, 4-5 minutes on each side. Serve on buns. If desired, top with lettuce and tomato.

FRESH TUNA BURGERS WITH RED ONION SALSA

Steps:

• Begin by making the salsa: Stir all the ingredients together and set aside at room temperature for at least an hour to let the flavours infuse.
• Place the tuna in a food processor and pulse until coarsely minced. Transfer to a bowl and mix with the wasabi paste, sesame seeds and some salt and pepper. With damp hands, shaoe the mixture into 4 even sized burgers.
• Preheat the oven to 200 degrees celcius. SPray a baking sheet with a little oil and arrange the burgers on the tray. Spray with a lttle more oil and bake for 15 minutes until golden brown and just cooked through.
• Place the tuna burgers on the toasted ciabatta slices and top with a dalloop of salsa. Garnish with slices of fresh lime and serve warm.