Tuna Melt Burgers

Name: Tuna Melt Burgers
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Ingredients: 2 × 180 g tins of tuna, drained (Shines if possible); 1 bunch of spring onions, very thinly sliced; 200 g coarse fresh white breadcrumbs; 300 g light mayonnaise; 150 g mature Cheddar cheese, grated; 150 g frozen sweetcorn; 1 egg yolk; 3 tbsp rapeseed oil; 4 brioche burger buns, split; soft lettuce leaves; 2 ripe tomatoes, sliced; sea salt and freshly ground black pepper; sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

Preparation info

Makes
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
1 hr 20

Appears in

Neven Maguire's Midweek Meals

By Neven Maguire

Published 2020

About

These nifty burgers are perfect if you want to double the recipe or get ahead with your prep. However, they can also be made in less than half an hour from store cupboard ingredients, making them a handy standby in your recipe repertoire.

Ingredients

2 × 180 g tins of tuna, drained (Shines if possible)
1 bunch of spring onions, very thinly sliced
200

Burger
Main course
Pescatarian

Method

Place the tuna in a bowl with two-thirds of the spring onions and half of the breadcrumbs, 200g of the mayonnaise and half of the Cheddar. Fold in the frozen sweetcorn and the egg yolk and season generously, then mix well to combine. Shape into 4 × 10cm patties.

Put the rest of the breadcrumbs in a shallow dish and season generously. Whisk the remaining 100g of mayonnaise with 4 teaspoo