Provencal Tuna Burgers
- 4 pounds tuna steaks, cut 1-inch thick
- Pure olive oil for brushing, plus more for frying
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
- 1 cup finely chopped cornichons
- 1/2 cup finely chopped red onion
- 1/4 cup finely chopped dill
- 2 tablespoons capers, drained
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped black olives
- 2 cups mayonnaise
- 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1/4 cup Dijon mustard
- 2 tablespoons dry mustard
- All-purpose flour, for dusting
- Marinated Cabbage Slaw
- Preheat the broiler.
- Brush the tuna steaks on both sides with olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
- Broil half the tuna steaks for 2 minutes per side, until just rare.
- Repeat with the remaining tuna steaks.
- Let the tuna cool to room temperature, then finely chop it with a knife.
- In a large bowl, combine the tuna with the cornichons, red onion, dill, capers and olives.
- Fold in 1 cup of the mayonnaise and the lemon juice and season with salt and pepper.
- Form the tuna into 10 burgers and transfer to a baking sheet.
- Refrigerate until firm, about 30 minutes.
- In a small bowl, whisk the remaining 1 cup of mayonnaise with the Dijon and dry mustards.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Refrigerate the mustard mayonnaise until it is ready to use.
- Dust the tuna burgers with flour.
- Heat 1/4 inch of olive oil in each of 2 large skillets until shimmering.
- Add 3 or 4 burgers to each skillet and cook over moderately high heat until browned and crisp, about 3 minutes per side for medium.
- Drain the tuna burgers on paper towels and cook the remaining burgers in 1 skillet.
- Serve the tuna burgers with the mustard mayonnaise.
- Pass the Marinated Cabbage Slaw separately.
tuna, olive oil, salt, cornichons, red onion, dill, capers, black olives, mayonnaise, lemon juice, dijon mustard, mustard, flour, cabbage
Taken from www.foodandwine.com/recipes/provencal-tuna-burgers (may not work)