Tuna Burgers on Mashed Potatoes with Gremolata

Preparation info
  • Serves

    4

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Modern Classics

By Frances Bissell

Published 2000

  • About

Tuna lends itself to many recipes and techniques more usually applied to beef. The burger is no exception, and is truly a modern classic.

Ingredients

  • 500-750 g (1-1½ lb) tuna fillet
  • salt
  • pepper

Method

Cut the fish into several large pieces, season lightly, and put to one side.

Put the trimmed and chopped onions, the capers, and the strip of lemon zest into a food processor, and process until finely chopped. Add the tuna, and ‘pulse’ only until chopped, still reasonably chunky, not to a paste. Form this mixture into patties and chill, while you peel, boil and mash the potatoes, adding