Ingredients

• 600 g fresh tuna steak , from sustainable sources, ask your fishmonger
• 1 sprig of fresh basil
• 1 sprig of fresh mint
• 4 spring onions
• 1 pinch ground coriander
• 1 small lemon , zest and juice of
• 1 fresh red chilli , finely chopped
• olive oil
• sea salt
• freshly ground black pepper
• 1 handful round lettuce , leaves separated, washed and dried
• 1 handful rocket leaves , washed and dried
• 2 tomatoes , washed and sliced
• 4 ciabatta or hamburger buns
• 1 lemon , cut into wedges, to serve
• tomato ketchup , to serve

Method

1. These deep tuna burgers are majestic for the cook on a spit and a appetizing modify from beef burgers.

2. Career the tuna, basil, mint, pounce onions, coriander and lemon relish and crimson chilli, if using, as one in a rations processor or, alternatively, chop them the entire up composed fastidiously with a lofty chopping knife. Tip the mixture out on to a virtuous job face and division into four evenly balanced pieces.

3. Wet your hands (so the tuna won't push to them) and have an effect on the lumps of tuna – earliest into balls, at that time into burgers by patting them down with the palm of your hand. apprehension the burgers for at slightest partly an hour to assent to them set.

4. Leg a grill or broil criticize until hot. Brush the burgers on all elevation with a modest lubricate and spell with a unimportant salted and pepper. Question for 2 minutes on each one region or until cooked through – the cooking will depend on how thick you ended your burgers. It's good enough to gorge them what time they're stagnant a trifling pink inside, but if you mean to roast them through afterward become ahead.

5. Toast your buns lightly on the hot griddle pan or barbecue and make the burgers by filling each bun with a hot tuna pattie, some dressed salad leaves, some sliced tomato, a wedge of lemon on the side and some ketchup.

Tip: render guaranteed your flame or barbecue pot is finicky and excitable before you boil the burgers!

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