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Sicilian tuna burger recipe

A tuna burger with fresh tuna, mint, almonds, pistachios, and fresh and dried tomatoes.

Unique burger recipes: a tuna burger recipe inspired to Sicilian food & produce. Get this and more gourmet Italian recipes on Gourmet Project.

MY SICILIAN TUNA BURGER

My grandparents were from Sicily: which might be the reason why I love Sicilian cuisine so much. Could it have had some effect on my DNA?

Whatever the reason, I love it, and, as always, love produces great results.

This bittersweet fresh tuna burger recipe concentrates Sicilian food flavors and aromas, making it a super gourmet burger.

Nowadays, Italy can be proud of a vast “tradition” of burger recipes: we have great ingredients and a constant interest in mixing them up in new, unique ways.

Chianina beef is usually the main character… but we are talking Sicily here.

And tuna is the big shiny star!

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Healthy and easy grilled fresh tuna burgers recipe with mint, almonds, pistachios, and fresh and dried tomatoes. #italianrecipes
Unique burger recipes: a tuna burger recipe inspired to Sicilian food & produce. Get this and more gourmet Italian recipes on Gourmet Project.
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almond & pistachio sicilian tuna burger

Course Italian burgers recipes
Cuisine Italian
Servings 1
Author Claudia Rinaldi | Gourmet Project

Ingredients

  • 1 bun
  • ½ handful mint leaves fresh or dry
  • 1 teaspoon raisins
  • 1 medium tomato
  • 2 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil
  • 5,3 oz fresh tuna fillet 150 gr
  • 2 fillets dried tomatoes
  • 1 tablespoon peeled almonds
  • 2 tablespoons minced pistachios
  • salt

Instructions

  1. Blend together half of the mint leaves and half of the raisins. Dice half of the tomato.
  2. Heat one teaspoon of olive oil in a small frying pan and add the diced tomato and a pinch of salt. Stir-fry for 1-2 minutes, add the blended mint leaves and let cook 2-3 minutes, on a low heat. Set aside and clean the pan with a piece of paper.
  3. Meantime blend together dried tomatoes, half of the almonds, the remaining raisins and the remaining mint leaves.
  4. Coarsely chop the tuna fillet. Place it in a bowl and add the other blended ingredients and a pinch of salt. Mix well and use your hands to form a patty. Spread the pistachios over a plate and bread the tuna burger, be careful to cover all the sides.
  5. Heat the other teaspoon of olive oil in the pan, carefully place the tuna burger in it and cook it 3-4 minutes per side (medium/low heat).
  6. Meanwhile slice the other tomato half and the remaining almonds.
  7. Assembly the burger: bread + tuna burger + tomato sauce + sliced almonds + sliced tomato + bread

Enjoy your Sicilian fresh tuna burger recipe!

Claudia