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Island Trollers Tuna Cake Sandwiches on Toasted Parmesan Sourdough

Island Trollers Tuna Cake Sandwiches on Toasted Parmesan Sourdough https://lifecurrentsblog.com #seafood #sustainable #tuna

You may remember my Tuna Cakes. I do! I remember them fondly (drool drool!). Made with yummy and super fresh Island Trollers Albacore Tuna. Their tuna is amazing, and as they state on their website, “Each fish is caught one at a time in the beautiful waters of the North Pacific. We are proud to be involved in this sustainable fishery off the West Coast of the United States. Each can is raw packed and cooked only once. This is sashimi grade albacore in a can, the finest you will find anywhere in the world!”

Ah, I simply adore them!

Well, I was fondly remembering those Tuna Cakes the other day, and it hit me… a sandwich made with Tuna Cakes. Perfect! Now, this is no ordinary sammie. This is a messy, full flavored, savory, filled with goodness, tasty treat! I mean a finger licking cheesy Parmesan sammie filled with sustainable tuna! Yep, that’s a perfect lunch! But be sure to have a napkin next to you!

 

Island Trollers Tuna Cake Sandwiches on Toasted Parmesan Sourdough https://lifecurrentsblog.com #seafood #sustainable #tuna

 

I loaded my sammies up with fresh spinach leaves, tomato slices, and red onion. I don’t think they need any mayo because the bread is already Parmesan toasted. But, feel free to load up whatever you like on your sammie: lettuce, grilled onion, shredded carrots, whatever makes you happy.

As a reminder, if you’re making these recipes with Island Trollers Tuna you don’t want to drain off those tasty juices from the can; they are the juices from the fish itself, not just plain ol’ water or oil. Those juices are loaded with Omega 3s. So, it might feel a little weird not to drain the tuna, but don’t do it.

I’m particularly fond of the Alder Smoked for these Tuna Cakes; the garlic or capers would also be fantastic. But I’ve found that all their flavors are super yummy and pretty interchangeable in any of my recipes.

 

Island Trollers Tuna Cake Sandwiches on Toasted Parmesan Sourdough https://lifecurrentsblog.com #seafood #sustainable #tuna

Island Trollers Tuna Cake Sandwiches on Toasted Parmesan Sourdough https://lifecurrentsblog.com #seafood #sustainable #tuna

After grating the Parmesan, press the lightly buttered sourdough onto the Parm to coat the bread in cheesy goodness

 

Check out all my Island Trollers recipes, and read here how I started working with Island Trollers.

 

Island Trollers Tuna Cake Sandwiches on Toasted Parmesan Sourdough https://lifecurrentsblog.com #seafood #sustainable #tuna

 

Disclaimer: I was provided with cans of awesome Island Trollers Tuna for my participation, however, all opinions are my own.

Island Trollers Tuna Cake Sandwiches on Toasted Parmesan Sourdough Recipe

Island Trollers Tuna Cake Sandwiches on Toasted Parmesan Sourdough Recipe

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Tuna Cakes Sandwiches with Parmesan Toasted Sourdough

Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 2 hours
Servings 4
Author Debi

Ingredients

  • 1 recipe tuna cakes recipe here: https://lifecurrentsblog.com/tuna-cakes/
  • about 1/3 – ½ cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
  • salted butter at room temperature or spreadable butter enough for a light smear
  • 4 slices sourdough bread
  • Fresh spinach
  • Tomato slices
  • Thinly sliced red onion
  • Toppings of your choice

Instructions

  1. Make the tuna cakes and let them rest in the fridge.
  2. Towards the end of the resting time for the Tuna Cakes, start prepping the Parmesan Toasted Sourdough. Grate the Parmesan onto a plate. Lightly spread butter on one side of each slice of Sourdough bread. Press buttered side of bread onto grated Parmesan.
  3. Heat a large skillet, preferably a well-seasoned iron skillet, over medium heat. Place Parmesan sourdough cheese side down in skillet and cook until cheese has melted and turned golden brown. Place Parmesan sourdough cheese side up on a plate, and continue cooking all slices of bread in this manner.
  4. Once bread has all been toasted, wipe out skillet, and heat 1 tablespoon oil in the same skillet set over medium heat. Once oil is hot, carefully place the patties one at a time in the pan, being careful not to overcrowd the pan. Cook patties until they are golden brown on the first side, about 3 to 5 minutes. Carefully flip cakes and fry on other side until golden brown, about 4 minutes. Remove the cakes from the pan once they’re golden brown on each side, and place cooked Tuna Cake on toasted Sourdough bread. Fry up additional patties, adding oil between each, as necessary.
  5. Garnish sandwiches with desired toppings, such as fresh spinach, tomato slices, and red onion slices. Devour!

Recipe Notes

Tuna Cake Recipe may be found here: https://lifecurrentsblog.com/tuna-cakes/

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Comments

  6. Allison says

    Debi, these look fantastic and summery and deeeelish! I love that you used sustainable tuna! I think it’s a really important choice 🙂 Those juicy tomatoes look like the perfect compliment. I’ll have to wait a while yet until my local good tomatoes come out… or feel free to send some my way! 😉

  8. savoryexperiments says

    Debi, your photos are gorgeous! I hadn’t even read the title and I wanted to eat whatever was on that plate! Pinned!

  10. Debi says

    Allison, I have some beautiful green tomatoes in the garden right now! It’s been so hot here this year that I expect tomato season to last a LONG time this year.

  11. Dorit Sasson says

    I’m not really into tuna, but tuna cakes might work considering the ingredients are healthy and yummy. Bookmarking this page!
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  13. Ana Wilde (@lvfromana) says

    You had me intrigued with the title so I had to stop by and see what that was and I’m not disappointed. It reminds me I used to eat toasted fish finger sandwiches with Heinz tomato ketchup when I was a girl. Your recipe is nicer of course, but now I’ve a hankering for one of those sandwiches again 🙂

  16. Christianna Caeliss says

    You know, I’ve never liked tuna because it’s so often shredded and mixed with mayo, but after seeing this recipe (and the dazzling photos) I’m kind of thinking I’d like to try one! Esp if it’s from such clean waters and so pure.

    I also really love your ‘save this recipe’ feature, very cool 🙂

  17. Heather says

    I’m gonna have to try this! I never thought about combining the above ingredients, but really it just looks mouth watering!

  19. Debi says

    Robert, that’s the beauty of Island Trollers. It isn’t that simple plain grocery store tuna. It’s fresh and delish! You should give it a try.

  25. Stacey Werner says

    Boy those look delicious! I’ve never tried a tuna cake before… I’ll have to make that!

  28. catherinebasu says

    These look AWESOME! I haven’t seen your tuna cakes, but I’m going to have to try them. I keep meaning to set up a sourdough starter to make some bread from scratch and this is definitely motivating me to get it done 🙂

  30. Petro Neagu says

    A brilliant idea to incorporate tuna in your diet. I’m not a tuna fan but I know its health benefits and try to eat as much as I can. I’ll give this recipe a try, it seems so delicious and healthy.

  32. Mary says

    Well this just put my grilled open face tuna sandwich to shame. This is definitely going on my to-do list.

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