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    Home » Gluten Free » Waffled Tuna Cakes with Lemon Dill Aioli

    Published: Jul 11, 2017 · Modified: Mar 24, 2018 by Carolyn

    Waffled Tuna Cakes with Lemon Dill Aioli

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    Go beyond the basic low carb tuna salad and make these delicious keto waffled tuna cakes! They are delicious and fun and make a perfectly healthy meal. This post is sponsored by Genova Seafood®.

    Low Carb Waffled Tuna Cakes with Lemon Dill Aioli

    Tuna salad is a standard dinner in our house. Whenever I look at my husband with that overwhelmed and exhausted look and say “what am I going to make for dinner tonight?”, he suggests tuna. And it makes good sense because it’s easy, everyone loves it, and it’s a healthy low carb choice. And I feel that huge sense of relief that dinner is essentially taken care of and I can spend my time and energy on the myriad other things that need attention.

    The best low carb tuna cakes, made with almond flour and so tasty!

    I am also trying these days to be a much more conscious consumer, especially when it comes to my food sources. I like knowing where my food comes from, how it is treated, and how it is sourced. And I truly appreciate companies and brands that are as upfront with this as possible, so that I can feel more confident in what I am purchasing. I know a great many of my readers feel the same way.

    Low Carb Keto Tuna Cakes recipe.

    Genova Seafood fits in with that M.O. perfectly, I have recently discovered. Their tuna is packed in olive oil in easy open cans, with no additives except for sea salt. And it’s high quality albacore or yellowfin tuna that is certified wild caught, assuring sustainability. Genova Seafood is a co-founding member of the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) and all fishing methods use Dolphin Safe practices. But even better than that, they tell you exactly where each can comes from and how it was caught. Each can is printed with the country where the tuna was caught.

    These waffled tuna cakes are a delicious low carb, grain-free meal!

    Then they even take it a step further and each of the cans has a code on it. You can enter that code into the Genova Seafood website and find out even more about where your tuna was caught, how it was caught, and even the fishing vessel that caught the fish.For example, the fish used in these delicious low carb tuna cakes was caught in the eastern Indian Ocean using longline methods, by a vessel called the Felicia 88. How mind-blowing is that? Now that’s what I call knowing where your food comes from! I am so impressed and I know Genova is sold at many of my local stores like Safeway, so they’ve made a solid customer out of me.

    Waffled Tuna Cakes - paleo, low carb, keto recipe.

    So I decided to go beyond our usual easy tuna salad and get a little fancy with this wonderful canned tuna. These waffled tuna cakes were inspired by a recipe for waffled crab cakes from SkinnyTaste. They are easy to make, so fun and delicious, with a lemony dill sauce that really made them pop. I wasn’t sure my kids would go for them but they were a hit all around. Everyone gobbled them up.

    Waffled Tuna Cakes - paleo, low carb, keto recipe.

    Waffled Tuna Cakes with Lemon Dill Aioli

     Go beyond the basic low carb tuna salad and make these delicious keto waffled tuna cakes! They are delicious and fun and make a perfectly healthy meal.
    5 from 1 vote
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    Course: Main Course
    Cuisine: American
    Prep Time: 10 minutes
    Cook Time: 30 minutes
    30 minutes
    Total Time: 40 minutes
    Servings: 6
    Calories: 298kcal

    Ingredients

    Tuna Cakes

    • 3 cans Genova Albacore Tuna in Olive Oil in Easy Open Cans drained
    • ⅓ cup almond flour
    • 3 tablespoon avocado oil mayonnaise
    • 2 green onions chopped (white and light green parts only)
    • 1 teaspoon salt
    • ½ teaspoon pepper
    • 2 large egg whites lightly beaten

    Lemon Dill Aioli

    • ⅓ cup avocado oil mayonnaise
    • 2 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
    • 1 ½ tablespoon fresh chopped dill
    • 2 garlic cloves minced

    Instructions

    Tuna Cakes:

    • In a large bowl, combine the tuna, almond flour, mayonnaise, onions, salt, and pepper. Break the tuna up with a fork and really mash the ingredients together.
    • Add the egg whites and mix in thoroughly. Using your hand, form the mixture into 6 even patties about ¾ inch thick. Place on a waxed paper lined tray and refrigerate 30 minutes.
    • Preheat the waffle iron to medium and spray with coconut oil spray or lightly brush with coconut or avocado oil. Place one patty in the center of the waffle iron and carefully close the lid. Let cook until golden brown, 2 to 4 minutes.
    • Repeat with remaining patties.

    Aioli:

    • In a small bowl, whisk together the mayonnaise, lemon juice, dill and garlic until well combined. Dollop over tuna cakes.
    Nutrition Facts
    Waffled Tuna Cakes with Lemon Dill Aioli
    Amount Per Serving (1 tuna cake)
    Calories 298 Calories from Fat 188
    % Daily Value*
    Fat 20.87g32%
    Carbohydrates 2.66g1%
    Fiber 0.88g4%
    Protein 23.04g46%
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

    Many thanks to Genova Seafood for partnering with me to bring you this recipe.

     

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    1. Marla says

      March 15, 2021 at 9:32 pm

      5 stars
      I just finished making these and they are really good! I love the Lemon Dill Aioli! The perfect size for my Dash Waffle maker!
      Since there is just me, I am going to take 4 of them over to my parents to share with them.

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    2. Oriana says

      October 20, 2018 at 5:08 pm

      I’m fourteen. My mom and I made these together and they were delicious. We halved the recipe, so we used a little extra almond flour because we couldn’t really cut an egg in half. Overall it was really easy and we will definitely make these again.

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      • Carolyn says

        October 20, 2018 at 10:10 pm

        So glad you liked them, Oriana! If you like this recipe, you might also like my other tuna cakes. 🙂

        Reply
    3. Donelle says

      December 27, 2017 at 1:54 pm

      Made these today and they are awesome! I added a couple of things (cuz that is what cooks do, right?) and they are so scrumptious. I love that I could use my waffle iron and they were a perfect savory lunch waffle. Thank you for posting.

      Reply
    4. Michelle says

      November 15, 2017 at 1:02 am

      Could you please state the amount of tuna in weight ? I’m from Australia and we don’t have that brand of tuna here

      Reply
      • Carolyn says

        November 15, 2017 at 8:28 am

        Each can is about 5 ounces with the liquid…about 4 ounces dry.

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    5. Sharon says

      August 10, 2017 at 2:19 pm

      If I can’t find avacado oil mayonnaise, what could I substitute? I want to make these for a dinner party on Friday.

      Reply
    6. Mary says

      August 06, 2017 at 12:35 am

      I made these tonight with 2x 6.7 oz jars of tuna in olive oil flavored with oregano and garlic. Eyeballed remaining burger ingredients. The aioli was loaded with lemon juice so I added sour cream to cut the sourness without o’d’ing on mayo. Cooked burgers in cast iron skillet, don’t have a waffle iron. Result: FABULUOUSLY DELICIOUS. A keeper!! Thank you!

      Reply
    7. Judy says

      July 31, 2017 at 8:58 pm

      Wanted to add, I just made them and they are delicious! Thanks for all your great recipes

      Reply
    8. Judy says

      July 31, 2017 at 6:25 pm

      I am about to make these for dinner. But I am curious why the recipe calls for egg whites instead of whole egg. Does that make them lighter?

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      • Carolyn says

        August 01, 2017 at 8:55 am

        Yes a little less dense. It takes both because the volume of two full eggs was too much as well.

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    9. Kirsten/ComfortablyDomestic says

      July 23, 2017 at 2:01 pm

      I love that you waffled the tuna cakes. Very fun! The lemon aioli and fun presentation will even get my kids to try them.

      Reply
    10. Lisa @ Wine & Glue says

      July 17, 2017 at 7:40 am

      I love tuna packed in olive oil, it’s like you are already two ingredients into a delicious dinner! This is perfect!

      Reply
    11. Liz @ The Lemon Bowl says

      July 14, 2017 at 2:11 pm

      Now this is my kind of waffle! Yes please!

      Reply
    12. Alyssa | EverydayMaven says

      July 13, 2017 at 4:55 pm

      This is such a good idea!!! We also default to tuna (usually my Twisted Tuna Salad). Trying this!

      Reply
    13. Ashley @ Wishes & Dishes says

      July 12, 2017 at 11:33 pm

      Tuna is an awesome idea for a quick and easy dinner! Love this!

      Reply
    14. Sarah @ The Chef Next Door says

      July 12, 2017 at 8:14 pm

      What a fantastic idea! I would have never thought to make tuna cakes in my waffle iron. Something new for me to try. 🙂 I love Genova tuna, too. It’s my favorite!

      Reply
    15. Sara says

      July 12, 2017 at 3:39 pm

      Forgive me if this is obvious to all but me, but do you drain or leave in the olive oil from the can? I have some tuna packed in water and figuring out if I need to add some oil or not 🙂

      ps. so excited for your cookbook! I use your pie crust recipe from the lemon sour cream pie for -everything- pie related. And I just got my oven safe ramekins in the mail today. First thing I am going to try is your slow cooker lemon curd.

      Reply
      • Carolyn says

        July 12, 2017 at 5:04 pm

        It’s drained. It does say it at the end of the tuna in the ingredients list but it’s on the second line because of space issues.

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        • Sara says

          July 12, 2017 at 5:07 pm

          Oops. Sorry I missed it. I’m one of those people now that I roll my eyes at, haha. Thanks!! Excited to try this 🙂

          Reply
    16. Lora @savoringitaly says

      July 12, 2017 at 10:25 am

      This is the tuna we get at our local market (when I can’t get something extra yummy from Sicily in a jiffy!!). This tuna idea is fabulous!!!!

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    17. Erika Kerekes says

      July 11, 2017 at 12:47 pm

      Totally brilliant! I keep forgetting I have a waffle iron…when I saw this recipe I was so glad it is sitting in the kitchen. Making this immediately!

      Reply
      • Carolyn says

        July 11, 2017 at 1:24 pm

        Thanks, Erika. I will admit, the idea wasn’t mine. I saw waffled crab cakes in SkinnyTaste and then though how perfect it would be for tuna as well. My kids love them.

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