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Quick and Easy Appetizers! Tuna Potato Patties

By Rebecca Garcia

Whenever my favorite brand of canned tuna is on bargain, I definitely grab a couple of cans extra to store up. Canned tuna is value for money, highly nutritious (a great source of Omega-3 fats), versatile and saves oodles of cooking time. Not just as a sandwich spread anymore, canned tuna can be incorporated creatively into salads, casseroles, pasta, rice and many more.

Today, I will show you one really inexpensive easy alternative to meat patties – tuna potato patty. These tuna-based patties are great on its own as snacks (the kids love it!), or can be served with a bowl of crunchy salad as a full meal. And yes, they make great finger food appetizers too!

Tuna Potato Croquettes Recipe

(serves 4)

Ingredients:

1 can John West Tuna with a twist, oven dried tomato & herb

1 small onion, finely diced

1 small green capsicum, finely diced

1 large potato, boiled and peeled

salt and pepper, to taste

1 large egg, beaten

6 tablespoons olive oil

How to make potato cakes:

Drain excess liquids from canned tuna. The tuna should be not be damp.

In a bowl, mash potato and mix in onion as well as capsicum. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

Add tuna to mashed potato mixture; mix well.

Divide tuna mixture into 4 or 8 equal portions, depending on your preference, and shape into patties.

Heat olive oil in a non-stick skillet till hot. Dip tuna patties into beaten egg and then slide into the skillet.

Fry tuna patty on one side for about 2 to 3 minutes or until golden brown. And then flip over to fry the other side. Enjoy your tuna potato cakes!

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