Sugar-Free Gluten-Free Tuna Fish Cakes with Yoghurt Sauce

method

  1. Mix together the sauce ingredients.
  2. Place the potatoes in a pan of boiling water and simmer for 10 minutes. Drain and return to the pan.
  3. Add the butter and peas and mash.
  4. Add the tuna, chives, egg yolk, season with salt and pepper and mix well.
  5. Turn the mixture out onto a board and divide into 8. Form them into cakes. Put the beaten eggs in a bowl and the breadcrumbs in another bowl. Dip the fish cakes in the egg and then into the breadcrumbs.
  6. Heat about 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a large frying pan and then add the fish cakes. Cook on a medium heat until browned on both sides.
  7. Serve with salad and the sauce.

Ingredients

Yoghurt sauce

  • 2 tablespoons Greek yoghurt
  • 6 capers, chopped
  • 2 tablespoons mayo, see page ??
  • juice of 1/2 lemon
  • 2 tablespoons freshly chopped parsley
  • 15 green olives, chopped
  • salt and pepper

Fish Cakes

  • 2 large potatoes, peeled and cut into 3cm chunks
  • 50g butter, measure using packet
  • 1 mug frozen peas, defrosted
  • 2 tins tuna
  • 1 teaspoon dried chives
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 2 eggs, beaten
  • 4 slices gluten-free bread, made into breadcrumbs

salad

  • 6 pickled cucumbers, sliced,
  • 1/2 cucumber, sliced,
  • 1 romaine lettuce, sliced
  • 6 spring onions, sliced

Key

Cost

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difficulty

4/5

prep time

25

cook time

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serves

4

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