Avocado Tuna Salad Recipe

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Avocado Tuna Salad Recipe – healthy and delicious salad made with ripe avocados, tuna, cucumber, celery and red onion. Perfect for sandwiches, wraps or eaten straight up!

If I don’t have a bowl of my Black Bean Taco Salad or my Avocado Egg Salad, I reach for tuna and make this salad.

AVOCADO TUNA SALAD

Easy salads with fresh ingredients are my favorite for healthy lunch. It is my favorite lately. It’s healthy and quick to make. I serve it with whole grain bread for sandwiches or in tortillas for wraps. Who knew avocados and tuna go so well together? Celery and red onion add flavor and crunch, while cucumber adds a pop of fresh flavor. Besides the two main ingredients, you can customize others by choosing what you like. You can make this Avocado Tuna Salad ahead of time and have a healthy lunch on hand.

How to make Avocado Tuna Salad

• Start by gathering ingredients: one can of tuna in water, avocado, cucumber, celery and red onion.
• Chop cucumber and celery. Slice avocado in half, remove the seed, then slice each half into 4 sliced. Remove skin and chop. Finely chop red onion. Drain tuna from water (I use a small colander to do that over the sink).
• Combine all ingredients in a salad bowl. Add olive oil, lemon juice, salt and pepper. Add parsley or cilantro (or chopped celery leaves!). Gently toss everything together. Serve immediately or cover and refrigerate for up to 3 days.

Can I make Avocado Tuna Salad ahead of time?

Yes, this salad can be made and stored in the fridge in a covered container, for up to 3 days. Since we are adding lemon juice to the salad, the avocado should not turn brown. The onion flavor tends to get stronger as the salad refrigerates so if you want to avoid that, store the chopped onion separately.

Avocado Tuna Salad Ingredients (your shopping list):

• tuna
• avocado
• celery
• red onion
• cucumber
• salt and pepper
• parsley
• olive oil
• lemon juice

MORE SALAD RECIPES:

Avocado Egg Salad

Black Bean Taco Salad

Creamy Pea Salad with Bacon

Creamy Cucumber Tomato Salad

Greek Salmon Salad

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Avocado Tuna Salad

Prep Time

15 mins

Total Time

15 mins

 

A healthy and delicious salad made with ripe avocados, tuna, cucumber, celery and red onion. Perfect for sandwiches, wraps or eaten straight up!

Course: Salad

Cuisine: American

Keyword: avocado salad, tuna salad

Servings: 4 servings

Calories: 149 kcal

Author: Anna

Ingredients

• 5 oz. can tuna in water
• 1 avocado
• 1 celery stalk
• 3 tablespoons finely chopped red onion
• 1/2 cup chopped cucumber
• 2 tablespoons fresh parsley cilantro or celery leaves (See note)
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice

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Instructions

1. Chop cucumber and celery. Finely chop red onion. Drain tuna from water (I use a small colander to do that over the sink).
2. Slice avocado in half, remove the seed, then slice each half into 4 sliced. Remove skin and chop.
3. Combine all ingredients in a salad bowl. Add olive oil, lemon juice, salt and pepper. Add parsley or cilantro (or chopped celery leaves!). Gently toss everything together. Serve immediately or cover and refrigerate for up to 3 days.

Recipe Notes

I don't like cilantro so I always use parsley. You can also use celery leaves. They are delicious and very healthy. 

Nutrition Facts

Avocado Tuna Salad

Amount Per Serving

Calories 149 Calories from Fat 99

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 11g 17%

Saturated Fat 1g 5%

Cholesterol 12mg 4%

Sodium 384mg 16%

Potassium 351mg 10%

Total Carbohydrates 6g 2%

Dietary Fiber 3g 12%

Sugars 1g

Protein 8g 16%

Vitamin A 5.2%

Vitamin C 14.2%

Calcium 1.5%

Iron 5.4%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.