Light Tuna Meatloaf
An easy and quick recipe to prepare a light and tasty tuna meatloaf, without potatoes. Despite the absence of potatoes, the meatloaf is still soft and delicious.
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- Difficulty: Very Easy
- Cost: Very Cheap
- Preparation time: 10 Minutes
- Portions: 4 people
- Cooking methods: Boiling
- Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients for Light Tuna Meatloaf
- 7 oz canned tuna in oil (high quality!!!)
- 3.2 oz Parmigiano Reggiano DOP
- 3.2 oz breadcrumbs
- 2 eggs
- to taste salt
Tools
- Bowl
- Immersion Blender
- Pot
- Cooking Twine heat resistant
- parchment paper
Preparation of Light Tuna Meatloaf
First, a crucial note: the tuna must be of excellent quality!
Drain the tuna from its preserving oil.
Take a bowl and add the drained tuna, Parmesan, breadcrumbs, the two eggs, and salt.
Make the mixture homogeneous using an immersion blender or a food processor.
Take a sheet of parchment paper, place the mixture on it, shaping it into an oval, and close the paper like a candy, securing the sides with cooking twine (make sure to seal all sides tightly).
Take a pot, fill it with water, and bring to a boil, then immerse the tuna meatloaf and boil for about thirty minutes from when it starts boiling again.
Take the cooked meatloaf and place it on an oval plate garnished with lemon slices and/or radishes, and serve it with a fresh salad, arugula, or boiled green beans.
Dress with the oil and lemon sauce I explain in the notes below. Serve the tuna meatloaf cold.
It keeps in the fridge for several days.
Notes and Tips
I accompany the tuna meatloaf with a simple and delicious oil and lemon sauce: whisk extra virgin olive oil, salt, pepper, and lemon with a fork, then add fresh parsley. It’s important to whisk the mixture for 3 minutes with the fork, because it thickens and becomes more creamy.
You can also accompany the tuna meatloaf with light mayonnaise and boiled green beans or a fresh salad.
Purchase Tips !!!
To chop and mince the tuna, I used my very handy Braun MultiQuick 7, which you can buy at a special price on Amazon.
Read my review for GialloZafferano on the Minipimer “Braun MQ9045 MultiQuick 9”.
Very useful for this preparation, the heat resistant cooking twine.
