Make Ahead Tuna Burgers - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 (7 1/16 ounce) packages of starkist flavor fresh tuna in water
1 1/2 tablespoons mayonnaise
1 teaspoon mustard
1/4 teaspoon turmeric
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1/2 teaspoon Equal sugar substitute or 1/2 teaspoon Splenda sugar substitute
4 atkin friendly hamburger buns, plus
1 extra atkin friendly hamburger bun
1 cup unseasoned breadcrumbs (see note below)
4 tablespoons butter
Toppings
iceberg lettuce
mayonnaise
mustard
onion
pickle
hard-boiled egg

Preparation

Place the first 7 ingriedents in a medium bowl and stir to comebined; flake the tuna as you stir.
Take the extra hamburger bun and toast it in the toaster until browned.
Using a bow cheese grater, grate the bun into the tuna mixture and then stir to comebined.
Form the mixture into 4 patties and place on a plate, cover with foil or plastic wrap, and place in the refrigerator for atleast 2 hours and up to 2 days.
When you are ready to use them, remove them from the refrigerator, pat them in the bread crumbs, and saute them in the butter in a preheated (medium-high) skillet until golden brown on both sides (this won't take long so don't leave them).
Place on hamburger buns with your choice of toppings.
Note: If you do not want to use bread crunbs you can take 2 more Atkin's friendly buns, toast them, and chop them in your food processpr for low carb bread crumbs.