Tuna and potato meatloaf without cooking

Let's find out how to prepare cold tuna and potato meatloaf, a perfect recipe for summer since you don't need an oven.

Who said that meatloaf is prepared only with meat and that it must always be cooked in the oven? Today we'll see how tuna and potato meatloaf is prepared, to be served cold as an appetizer or as a second course to accompany salad or grilled vegetables . In this case no eggs are used and for this reason the meatloaf does not require cooking in the oven.

The meatloaf prepared following this recipe can also be prepared in advance in order to let it rest for the necessary time in the refrigerator. We made it tasty by adding mayonnaise which, moreover, acts as a binder, but you can also omit it. Let's see how to prepare it now!

How to prepare the cold tuna and potato meatloaf recipe

1. First, start by peeling the potatoes, cutting them into 2 cm pieces and boiling them for 20 minutes in lightly salted boiling water. When they are nice and soft, drain them, peel them and mash them directly in a large bowl.
2. Add the tuna drained from the preservation oil and crumbled to the potatoes.
3. Add the grated cheese, fresh chopped parsley, mayonnaise, a crack of pepper and salt.
4. Wrap the dough inside a moistened sheet of baking paper and form your meatloaf, closing it like a candy .
5. Transfer the meatloaf to the refrigerator and let it rest for at least 2 hours .
6. After the resting time, take the meatloaf and cut it into slices. Distribute it on a tray or serving plate and serve.

Tuna meatloaf lends itself to different variations . To our recipe you can, for example, add 10-12 olives cut into slices, 1 teaspoon of capers desalted and chopped with a knife, some grated lemon zest (half is enough) or even some anchovies which will make everything tastier.

We also leave you a video where you can see the creation of the recipe in all its simplicity.

Alternatively, I recommend you try the Ligurian-style potato and green bean meatloaf .

Conservation

The meatloaf will keep in the refrigerator for 2-3 days well wrapped in baking paper or closed in an airtight container.