Chickpea And Tuna Cakes With Lemon Cream Food

SPICY TUNA & CHICKPEA PATTIES

Steps:

• Mix the yogurt with half the coriander in a small bowl. Cover and chill until needed.
• Tip the chickpeas into a food processor. Blitz for a just a few seconds so they keep some of their texture. Transfer to a large bowl. Flake in the tuna and mix in the onion, garlic, lemon juice, cumin, chilli and rest of the coriander. Season, then gently stir to mix all the ingredients. Shape into 12 patties with your hands. Dust with flour.
• Heat half the oil in a large frying pan. Cook 6 patties for 5-6 minutes, turning over after 3 minutes. Keep them warm while you cook the rest.
• Put the tomatoes in the pan. Cook over a high heat for 30-40 seconds until warmed through and starting to soften. Serve with the patties (3 per person) and the coriander dip.

TUNA CAKES

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients.
• Cover and refrigerate 10 minutes.
• Heat a large nonstick skillet sprayed with cooking spray on medium heat.
• For each tuna cake, shape 1/3 cup lightly packed tuna mixture into patty.
• Add patties to skillet in batches.
• Cook 3 minute on each side or until golden brown on both sides, turning over carefully.

CHICKPEA AND TUNA CAKES WITH LEMON CREAM

Steps:

• In a small bowl, mix ingredients for sauce (sour cream, lemon juice and lemon zest). Let sit in refrigerator.
• In a mini chopper or mixer, blitz the chickpeas with the sesame seeds, lemon juice and garlic. Some chickpea texture is nice, but you can make it smoother if you want to. With a rubber spatula, spoon mixutre into a medium bowl and add tuna, egg, carrot, celery salt, paprika and pepper. Mix well.
• Preheat a large nonstick frying pan to medium heat and add olive oil. Make 6 equal patties from tuna mixure. Place in the pan and flatten slightly with a spatula. Let cook for 2-4 minutes on each side, until cooked through.
• Immediately serve each cake with a dollop of the lemon cream and sprinkle with parsley or cilantro.

TUNA AND CHICKPEA SALAD

Steps:

• Stir the tuna, chickpeas, olives, parsley, red onion, lemon juice, and feta cheese together in a bowl. Season with salt and pepper.

LEMONY CHICKPEA-AND-TUNA SPREAD

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in the bowl of a food processor. Puree to a coarse texture. Cover and keep cool. Serve on croutons, crackers or bread.

TUNA CAKES WITH LIME

Steps:

• Stir mayo, egg, lime zest, lime juice, Worcestershire and Tabasco together until combined.
• Add tuna, bread crumbs, parsley, green onion, salt and pepper and gently fold together.
• Cover and refrigerate for an hour, until it thickens a bit.
• Melt the butter with the oil in a large non-stick skillet over medium-high heat.
• Form the mixture into 8 patties. Try not to overwork the mixture, so that the tuna stays in some small chunks.
• Fry the patties for 2-3 minutes on each side, until golden brown and crisp.
• They're pretty fragile, so turn them over with care.
• Drain briefly on paper towels and serve with lime wedges and tartar sauce.

CRISPY TUNA CAKES WITH LEMON CHILI MAYO

Steps:

• For the tuna cakes: Place the drained tuna in a large bowl. Add the bread or breadcrumbs, mustard, mayonnaise, lemon zest and juice, onion, parsley, garlic, seafood seasoning, salt and eggs. Toss until evenly combined. Let sit 5 to 10 minutes to let the ingredients absorb the liquid.
• Meanwhile, make the lemon chili mayo: Whisk together the mayonnaise, lemon zest and juice, chili powder and cayenne in a small bowl. Set aside.
• Heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a 10- to 12-inch heavy-bottomed nonstick or cast-iron skillet over medium heat.
• Scoop out about 1/3 cup of the tuna mixture at a time and pat into a round patty shape in your hands, then immediately place it in the skillet. Repeat, working in batches so that you're cooking 3 to 4 tuna cakes at a time, spaced 1 to 2 inches apart. Cook until crisp on the bottom, about 2 minutes, then flip and cook until crisp on the sides and fully cooked through, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Serve the tuna cakes hot with your favorite side, a drizzle of the lemon chili mayo and lemon wedges, if desired.

QUICK TUNA CAKES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine 12 crushed crackers and next 5 ingredients.
• Place tuna in bowl with cracker mixture; with rubber spatula, gently fold mixture together.
• Form into 8 small patties.
• Crush the remaining 3 crackers on a plate and lightly coat the cakes.
• Heat olive oil in large non stick skilet.
• Add patties, cook until browned 12-15 minutes.