Southwestern Tuna Cakes with Chipotle Sauce
These Tuna Cakes get a delicious Mexican twist! They are very easy and quick to make and made without any flour or mayo. A family-friendly recipe that takes just 30 minutes to get on your dinner table.
Ingredients
For the tuna cakes:
- 2 large eggs
- 4 teaspoons fresh lime juice juice from one small lime
- ½ cup crushed corn tortilla chips
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon adobo sauce from canned chipotle peppers
- 1 small chipotle pepper in adobo sauce canned and minced
- ¼ cup black beans drained and rinsed
- ¼ cup corn I used frozen
- 1/4 cup roasted red pepper from a jar and finely chopped
- 2 tablespoons fresh cilantro minced
- 2 cans Wild Selections® Solid White Albacore Tuna in Water 5 oz each
- 1 tablespoon olive oil for cooking
For the chipotle sauce:
- 1 small chipotle pepper in adobo sauce canned*
- 1/2 cup + 2 tablespoons water**
- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1/2 cup raw cashews
- juice from lemon
- 3 tablespoons nutritional yeast***
- 2 cloves garlic
- 2 teaspoons bragg liquid aminos****
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/4 teaspoon paprika
Instructions
- For the tuna cakes:
- In a medium sized bowl, whisk together the eggs and lime juice. Stir in the crushed tortilla chips, seasonings, adobo sauce, chipotle pepper, black beans, corn, red pepper, cilantro and tuna. Form the mixture into six patties.
- Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook patties until golden brown, about 3-4 minutes per side.
- For the chipotle sauce:
- Place all ingredients in a high-powdered blender. Blend on high for about one to two minutes.
- Store in the refrigerator for about 1-2 weeks.
Notes
*Feel free to add two peppers, if you really like spicy. With just one pepper, this sauce just has a little kick of spice.
**Add more water 1-2 tablespoons at a time, if needed to get things moving in the blender.
***Nutritional yeast can be found in the healthy foods aisle of your grocery store. It is not the same thing as baking yeast. It gives the chipotle awesome sauce a slight cheesy flavor.
****Feel free to substitute with Tamari or Soy Sauce. Even Worchestire Sauce would probably be a good substitute.
Nutritional information only includes tuna cakes. See the full post on Chipotle Awesome Sauce for nutritional information for sauce.
**Add more water 1-2 tablespoons at a time, if needed to get things moving in the blender.
***Nutritional yeast can be found in the healthy foods aisle of your grocery store. It is not the same thing as baking yeast. It gives the chipotle awesome sauce a slight cheesy flavor.
****Feel free to substitute with Tamari or Soy Sauce. Even Worchestire Sauce would probably be a good substitute.
Nutritional information only includes tuna cakes. See the full post on Chipotle Awesome Sauce for nutritional information for sauce.
Nutrition
Serving: 1tuna cake | Calories: 170kcal | Carbohydrates: 11.3g | Protein: 15.9g | Fat: 6.7g | Saturated Fat: 1.4g | Cholesterol: 81.8mg | Sodium: 282.1mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 1.1g