Name: Tuna and corn cakes with tomato salsa
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Tuna and corn cakes; 185 gram can tuna in springwater, drained, flaked; 3 sweet corn cobs, kernels cut off; 2 eggs, separated; 2 tablespoon plain flour; 1 tablespoon light olive oil; Tomato salsa; 8 cherry tomatoes, chopped; 4 basil leaves, shredded,; plus extra leaves to serve; 1/2 small red onion, finely chopped; 1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar

Tuna and corn cakes with tomato salsa

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Serves 4

Prep

15M

Cook

15M

Total

30M

Ingredients

Tuna and corn cakes

185 gram can tuna in springwater, drained, flaked

3 sweet corn cobs, kernels cut off

2 eggs, separated

2 tablespoon plain flour

1 tablespoon light olive oil

Tomato salsa

8 cherry tomatoes, chopped

4 basil leaves, shredded,

plus extra leaves to serve

1/2 small red onion, finely chopped

1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar

Method

Tuna and corn cakes

1.Pat tuna dry with paper towel and place in a large bowl with corn kernels, egg yolks and flour. Season with pepper and mix well. Whisk eggwhites until soft peaks form and fold into tuna mixture.

2.Heat half of oil in a large frying pan on medium. Add tablespoons of tuna mixture and cook in batches for 3 minutes each side, until golden, adding oil as necessary.

3.Top Tuna and Corn Cakes with Tomato Salsa (made using method below) and extra basil leaves to serve.

Tomato salsa

4.Combine all ingredients in a small bowl and serve with corn cakes.

Instead of using salt and fat to flavour your food, use ingredients such as fresh herbs, onion and different vinegars.
Note

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Ingredients

Method

Tuna and corn cakes

Tomato salsa

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