Keto tuna cakes made with onion and herb and drizzled with a delicious lemon aioli sauce. Tuna patties are protein packed giving these patties not only a boost in health but a knockout in flavor!
Recipe Highlights
- Delicious, light tuna cakes that are keto and low carb friendly.
- A added homemade lemon dip with a touch of garlic that takes these tuna cakes to the next level.
- Super easy to make and needs very basic ingredients.
Ingredients needed
- Canned tuna
- Diced onion
- Shredded Cheese
- Parsley
- Garlic, salt and pepper for seasoning
- Large eggs
- Mayonnaise
Helpful Recipe Tips
- The cheese matters. As far as the type of cheese goes you can use anything from cheddar, gouda you name it. But, what the cheese does is help the egg keep everything together. Also adding moisture because tuna is a very low in fat fish.
- Dried or fresh parsley. I personally enjoy fresh for its fragrance but dried works just fine in this recipe.
What To Eat With Keto Tuna Cakes?
Keto Tuna Cakes
Keto tuna cakes made with onion and herb and drizzled with a delicious lemon aioli sauce. Tuna patties are protein packed giving these patties not only a boost in health but a knockout in flavor!
Ingredients
Tuna Cakes
- 12 ounces drained can of chunk light tuna
- 1/4 cup mayo
- 1/4 cup diced onion
- 1/2 cup shredded cheese
- 2 large Eggs
- 1 tablespoon parsley (dried or fresh)
- 1/2 teaspoon Salt
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
Lemon Aioli Sauce
- 1/2 cup mayo
- 1 zested lemon
- 1 squeezed lemon
- 1 clove garlic
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon dried parsley (1 tsp if using fresh)
Instructions
Tuna Cakes
- Drain tuna of all excess water then add the drained tuna into a large bowl made for mixing.
- Dice 1/2 of an onion finely and chop up parsley if using fresh then add to mixing bowl with tuna
- Then add in eggs, cheese, mayo, salt, garlic powder, pepper then combine.
- Cook on medium heat in a non-stick pan with oil to help reduce sticking. Flip when one side has browned which takes about 3 minutes.
- Cook the other side then remove from heat. You can eat them as soon as they are removed or wait for them to cool a little.
Lemon Aioli
- In a bowl combine mayonnaise, grated garlic, parsley with salt and pepper
- Then zest a lemon over the mix. Take that same lemon then squeeze the juice over the mix as well removing any seeds. Give everything a good mix and you're ready to serve.
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Nutrition
Serving: 1cake | Calories: 109.8kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 8.3g | Fat: 8.7g | Saturated Fat: 2.3g | Cholesterol: 71.5mg | Sodium: 200.5mg | Fiber: 0.3g | Sugar: 0.2g
Number of total servings shown is approximate. Actual number of servings will depend on your preferred portion sizes.
Nutritional values shown are general guidelines and reflect information for 1 serving using the ingredients listed, not including any optional ingredients. Actual macros may vary slightly depending on specific brands and types of ingredients used.
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I was needing to cut carbs and wanted something different. Ate these actually for breakfast. Tired of same old breakfast food. I usually hate Blue Cheese, but boyfriend loves it, so I decided what the heck try it. Didn’t have mint so did not put any herbs in. Super easy recipe. We both loved them. Thanks for the recipe
I’m happy you enjoyed them!
The tuna patty where great…I added almond flour to hold them together better turned out great.
My husband and I have been trying to cut carbs for awhile now, so are always looking for new low-carb recipes. Tried this one last night and we loved it! Will definitely making again! Thank you!
Where does the mayo go?
You add it with everything in the mixing bowl before forming the tuna cakes
Omg….saw this video and I just had to make them. They are delicious. Thank you so much for the recipe.
Tuna cakes were good but mine didn’t hold together as well as yours. However the lemon aioli sauce was awesome! I could have eaten it by the spoonful. I will make this again.
I found this recipe yesterday on instagram (and first time noticihg this instagram account. I’ve been on keto for a long time and I love to try new things plus I had always wanted to test tuna cakes. They blew my mind. I loved them and the dip makes them heavenly. My son is not on keto and he loved them too. I will make those on a regular basis. They are so tasty. I had lettuce with them which was a good match. Thanks a lot for this delight ❤ I plan to try as many of your recipes as I can 🥰
How/where is the tuna juice used?
tuna juice? Drain the tuna and discard the juice.
These are amazing! Easy, versatile and delicious. They have become a staple in our weekly lunches.
Do the nutrition facts at the bottom include the sauce?
No only the tuna cakes, I am not able to put two separate nutrition cards, plus I can’t account for how much sauce someone may use. Apologies…