Tuna-Spinach Burgers

This is one dinner mission I absolutely LOVE!  I find myself eating them even when I am not hungry, they are that good. Honestly it is RED ALERT when I'm near them.  If I had of had more spinach I would have doubled if not tripled this recipe.

Tuna-Spinach Burgers

Prep time 15 mins / total time 25 mins
Makes 4

3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided
1 pkg (6 oz.) fresh baby spinach
2 cans (5 oz. each) wild caught tuna, drained
1/2 small red bell pepper, finely chopped
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard ( I didn't have this so I used Jalepeno mustard instead)
2 tablespoons Mayonnaise
1 teaspoon seafood seasoning or seasoning of YOUR choice ( I used Herb de Provence)
1 egg
1/3 cup finely grated Parmesan cheese
1/4 cup chickpea flour

In a large skillet, over medium-high heat, heat 1 tablespoon of the oil until hot.  Cook the spinach, stirring frequently, for 2 minutes, or just until wilted.  Place in a mesh colander and press the excess liquid from the spinach. Coarsely chop.

In a medium bowl, with a fork or the back of a spoon, break the tuna up into small pieces.  Add the chopped spinach, pepper, mustard, mayonnaise, seasoning mix, and egg.  Mix together until well combined.  Stir in the cheese and chickpea flour and mix well.  Shape the mixture into 4 burgers, about 3 1/2" in diameter.

In the same skillet over medium heat, heat the remaining 2 tablespoons oil until hot.  Cook the burgers for 6 minutes, turning once, or until golden brown and heated through.

Ok, there you have it. The official directions.
But like any other person on this little planet we call home, I don't always follow the directions exactly.  For one reason or another it just doesn't always happen.  This time around I ended up dumping all the ingredients into a bowl and mixing them up together.  It all turned out fine and nothing exploded from the slight diversion!

I also have to say, I have yet to get my spinach WILTED... it seems to always turn out cooked.  So just try to coarsely chop that spinach then!  So really big globs of spinach went into the whole mix.

I don't have a bunch of behind the scenes pictures of this adventure.  When I realized I wasn't mixing it all up in the right order I put the camera down.  Well, my hubby did snap a shop of some cooking action and then I got a shot of a plateful of the finished product (minus a small one because I couldn't help but eat it!).  Yeah... I didn't make 4 big ones, I made a few smaller ones!

Do try these and have fun.  Mix it up and add new and crazy things that sound good or just all around interesting.  Have fun with it!