The Times - Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley

First, I made the zucchini soup this weekend, adding potatoes like Wendy did. The crockpot was full. I added a lot of fresh tomatoes we needed to use up and added water, as the can of tomatoes didn't have a lot of juice.

We also added, besides the sausage, a few bratwurst, cooked and frozen, into it. I got a late start so I had to put it all in a large soup pan on the stove top to finish. Very good and so good for you.

This tuna recipe came to my email from Allrecipes.com. I like tuna,(Albacore), we had about 4 cans on hand, and I thought it would make for a great grab and go lunch.

See My Notes for a few suggestions I read in the reviews, or you can Google the recipe at Allrecipes.com and read them.

For me, I will be doing these again. They are very tasty.

INGREDIENTS:

2 eggs

2 tsp lemon juice

3 Tbsp grated Parmesan cheese

10 Tbsp Italian-seasoned bread crumbs

3 (5 oz) cans tuna, drained

3 Tbsp diced onion

1 pinch black pepper

3 Tbsp vegetable oil

DIRECTIONS:

Beat eggs and lemon juice in a bowl, stir in parmesan cheese and bread crumbs to make a paste. Fold in tuna and onion until well mixed. Season with black pepper. Shape tuna mixture into eight 1 inch patties.

Heat vegetable oil in a skillet over medium heat, fry patties until golden brown, about 5 minutes per side.

My Notes:

One suggestion was to add Bay Seasoning. I had it on hand and added about ½ teaspoon. To help mix the tuna in with the bread mixture, I used a pastry blender along with the fork. Then I let it set a bit. For me it was easy to make the patties and it did make 8, about an inch thick. I put the patties with wax paper in between, covered, in the refrigerator overnight (only because it was late) and fried them up the next day on the pancake griddle to do all at once. I was careful about flipping them, but they seemed to hold their shape with minor fall offs

One person said she drizzled Sriracha mayonnaise on top for "a little heat." One person used a packet of Onion Soup mix instead of the onion.

Suggestions for use: Use them for a sandwich with your favorite toppings, dip them in ranch dressing for an easy lunch, heat them with a piece of cheese on top for a light supper, and I can see them being served in a sandwich with tomato soup.

If you would like to borrow some Bay Seasoning, please let me know.

ENJOY