Omnomnom: Tuna Cakes

A week or so ago, a friend posted a picture of her tuna cakes. I drooled. I had heard of and eaten crab cakes before, but never did I even think of using tuna. So I did a pinterest search, and apparently I'm the only one in the world who hasn't made and/or eaten tuna cakes. They seemed easy enough, so I decided to give them a try tonight. Now it was a HUGE risk because Jiggley Daddy is more of a steak and potato kind of guy, but I must say SUCCESS! Jiggley Boy even tried a bite and proclaimed it "yummalicious"!

What you need for about 6 cakes:

- 2 cans of flaked tuna in water (drained)
onion thinly diced
- bell pepper thinly diced
- about 1/4c bread crumbs
- 1 egg and 1 egg white
- seasoning (tons of recipes I read all said to use Old Bay, but I didn't have any so I used a bunch of spices that I had on hand - I will be searching for Old Bay!)

Whatcha do:
 - sautée the onions and peppers until they start to get soft
 - drain tuna and mix together with onions/peppers, egg/egg white, about 1/4c bread crumbs and seasoning (do it to taste - I used a little black pepper, chili powder, garlic, ground cloves, ginger, seasoning salt and probably another shake or two from random spices in my cupboard)
 - Form into cakes and pan fry (I used a little bit of coconut oil to give it a little crisp!) until golden and cooked through

I made a mayo/chili/lime juice sauce for on top and it was ok.. next time I'd do mayo (or plain greek yogurt)/splash of lime/splash of honey/dill. I served our tuna cakes on a bed of baby spinach, with asparagus and broccoli lightly sautéed in EVOO and minced garlic. YUM!! Hope you enjoy!

**UPDATE (Aug. 24/2013) Go.Get.Old.Bay.Seasoning. I finally found some Old Bay and WHOA! It made my tuna cakes like 80% better. (If you are in Red Deer, I was only able to find OB seasoning in the spice isle at Sobey's South). I also added in about 1/2 cup of shredded zucchini (thawed, drained and squeezed excess juice out) - I love it when I can hide extra veggies in anything. :)