In a large bowl, combine the drained tuna, crushed garlic, minced onion, salt and black pepper.
Add the lemon juice, lemon zest, hot sauce, egg, breadcrumbs, mayonnaise, parmesan cheese, parsley and chives.
Combine everything, then form into 8 patties.
In a shallow bowl or rimmed plate, combine the remaining ¼ cup breadcrumbs and 2 tbsp parmesan cheese.
Coat the tuna patties in the breadcrumb and parmesan cheese mixture.
Heat 2 tbsp olive oil in a large skillet over medium high heat.
Once the oil is heated, add 4 tuna patties and cook 4 minutes per side or until lightly browned and crispy.
Add the additional tablespoon olive oil to the skillet, once hot, add the remaining 4 tuna patties to the skillet and cook for 4 minutes per side.
Garlic Aioli
In a small bowl, mix the mayonnaise, garlic, lemon juice, salt and pepper together.
Place in the refrigerator until ready to serve.
Notes
Nutrition information: the nutritional information provided only includes the tuna patties and does not include the optional garlic aioli topping.
Gluten Free: to make these tuna patties gluten free, substitute gluten free breadcrumbs.
Keto Friendly: to make the patties keto friendly, use nut crumbs instead of breadcrumbs to reduce the carbs per patty in half.
Refrigerate or freeze: cooked tuna patties will stay good in the refrigerator for 3-5 days. Uncooked tuna patties will stay good in the refrigerator for up to 2 days. Frozen tuna patties will stay good, individually wrapped in the freezer, for up to 3 months.