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Tuna Melt Fishcakes

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This practical and tasty recipe can be served either hot or cold as a fast main course or for a picnic or a buffet.

Total 00:45
Yield 4

Ingredients

  • 200 g tuna in olive oil
  • 200 g ricotta cheese
  • 2 eggs
  • 50 g capers
  • 100 g breadcrumbs
  • 50 g grated parmesan cheese
  • 1 tablespoon chopped parsley or basil
  • 1 lemon, zested and juiced
  • Olive oil
  • Salt
  • Pepper

Instructions

  1. 1
    Preheat oven to 180ºC before beginning preparation.
  2. 2
    In a bowl beat the eggs and mix in well the drained tuna with the ricotta.
  3. 3
    Add a little salt and pepper, the lemon zest, basil or parsley, Parmesan and half the bread crumbs.
  4. 4
    Distribute a trickle of olive oil in an ovenproof dish.
  5. 5
    Work the ingredients well and, with the help of two spoons, form medium-sized balls to be covered in the other half of the breadcrumbs and lay them in the ovenproof dish.
  6. 6
    Bake in the oven for 25–30 minutes and serve warm or cold drizzling with lemon juice and accompanied by a green salad.
Category
Entree/Main
Method
Baking

Recipe Attribution

Wikibooks Cookbook
en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Tuna_Melt_Fishcakes