Tuna Melt Fritters

Credits to @hungry.Happens

Ingredients

Fritters

  • 12 oz canned tuna fish
  • 1/4 cup red onion, chopped
  • 3/4 cup shredded mozzarella
  • 2 eggs, beaten
  • 3 tbsp parsley, chopped
  • 1/4 cup mayonaisse
  • 1 tbsp siracha
  • 1/2 tsp garlic powder
  • Salt and pepper, to taste
  • 1 tbsp olive oil

Lemon aioli

  • 1/2 cup mayonnaise
  • 1 lemon, half zested and juiced
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 1/2 tsp dried mint
  • Pinch dried mustard
  • Salt and pepper, to taste

Instructions

  1. In a medium bowl, add the tuna fish and mash with a fork. Add in the onion, mozzarella, eggs, parsley, mayo, sriracha, garlic powder, salt and pepper. Mix it all together to incorporate.
  2. Add a light drizzle of oil to a nonstick pan and cook about 1/4 cup each fritter, flatten it out and cook 3 minutes per side. Serve with the aioli and some lemon slices.

Natalie’s notes

Made 6/3/24. Did not have quite enough tuna, and they were a little too moist. Subbed Dijon for the dried mustard; be careful not to overpower the aioli, a little goes a long way. Added parsley to the aioli instead of dried mint.