Quick Look at this Easy Healthy Tuna Salad
- Ready In: 15 minutes!
- Serves: 1-2
- Main Ingredients: canned tuna, mayo, green olives, celery, red onion, & yellow mustard.
- Dietary Info: Whole30, Paleo, Dairy-Free, Gluten-Free
- Best For: quick lunch or dinner, snack, meal prep
- Why You’ll Love It: This is one of those recipes where you can always have the ingredients on hand and it is ready to eat in less than 15 minutes. You have to make this healthy tuna salad with avocado because it is the easiest light lunch or dinner that I eat on a weekly basis! No cooking and so fresh!
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Key Ingredients + Substitutions
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- Canned Tuna – stock the pantry with a few cans of albacore wild tuna cans, that way you always have some ready to go!
- Mayo – to keep the recipe Whole30/Paleo compliant, use a compliant mayonnaise or make your own homemade mayo recipe.
- Green Olives – my secret ingredient to add the perfect amount of saltiness.
- Lemon Juice – just a splash of acidity helps to bring out all the flavors in the best way possible!
How To Make Healthy Tuna Salad
Step 1 – Put all the ingredients in a bowl and mix to combine!
Step 2 – Mix to fully combine. Taste and adjust any seasonings or ingredients, as desired.
Step 3 – Serve in half an avocado or any way you want!
Best Ways To Serve A Healthy Tuna Salad
There are a variety of different ways to enjoy this canned tuna salad, here are just a few:
- Solo: simply eat with a fork right out of the bowl, I won’t judge (it’s that good)!
- In an Avocado: enjoy on half an avocado, where the pit used to be.
- With Crackers: scoop up the salad with some Simple Mills Crackers for a tasty snack.
- Sandwich or Wrap: serve it up on some bread or wrap it up in a tortilla for a meal on the go!
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A quick, easy, and Healthy Tuna Salad made with only 7 real, simple ingredients in about 15 minutes – perfect for a quick lunch or dinner!
Ingredients
- 5 ounces canned light tuna, in water
- ¼ – ⅓ cup mayo
- 5-10 green olives, sliced (more or less, as desired)
- 1 celery stalk, sliced
- 2 tablespoons red onion, finely diced
- 1 tablespoon yellow mustard
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- splash lemon juice
Optional Garnish:
- micro greens, optional
- black sesame seeds
Optional Serving Suggestion:
- 1-2 avocados, optional – see notes
Instructions
- Prep Tuna: Drain 5 ounces canned light tuna and place in medium mixing bowl. Take fork and flake the tuna so it separates.
- Combine: Add ¼ – ⅓ cup mayo, 5-10 green olives, celery, 2 tablespoons red onion, 1 tablespoon yellow mustard, ½ teaspoon ground black pepper and splash lemon juice. Stir to combine and then taste and adjust any ingredient to your liking.
- Serve: Enjoy right away or store in the fridge!
- Optional Stuffed Avocado Tuna Salad: Take an avocado and cut in half lengthwise. Using a large spoon, scoop out an entire half of an avocado, discard the shell, and remove the pit. Place avocado on a plate and place tuna salad inside where the pit used to be. Garnish with sesame seeds and micro greens.
Notes
- Stuffed Avocado Version: this is optional. You can also just dice up half of an avocado and add it to the tuna salad or skip the avocado altogether! The tuna salad tastes amazing with or without it!
- Stuffed Bell Pepper Version: you could also cut a bell pepper in half (scoop out seeds, etc.) and stuff it with tuna salad!
- Serving Sizes: eating the tuna salad plain (no avocado or just a little diced avocado mixed in), it will serve about one person. If you are stuffing half an avocado, it can serve 2 people!
- Favorite Canned Tuna: I really like this brand of canned tuna!
- Mayo: I like using my homemade mayo (Whole30/Paleo) but I also really like this store-bought mayo too! Just check your ingredients if you are worried about paleo/Whole30.
- Storage: leftover tuna salad can be kept in an airtight container in the fridge for 3-5 days. This is a great option to make on Sunday night and enjoy throughout the week!
Calories 155kcal
Nutrition
Calories: 155kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 14g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 30mg | Sodium: 627mg | Potassium: 175mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 117IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 30mg | Iron: 1mg
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Camila Wilson says
This recipe is absolutely delicious and definitely one of my new favorite dishes!