Healthy Tuna Salad with Creamy Avocado Dressing
A fresh and healthy tuna salad made with a creamy avocado dressing instead of mayo. Packed with protein, crunchy vegetables, and bright flavor, this easy low-carb recipe is perfect for quick lunches, meal prep, or light family dinners.
Equipment
1 Salad mixing bowl
Sharp knife
Immersion or stick blender
Jar or cup to blend the dressing
chopping board
Ingredients
Creamy Avocado Dressing
- 1 ripe large avocado
- Juice of 1 whole lemon
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- ¼ cup water to thin and lighten
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
Tuna Salad Base
- 1 large can of tuna in oil or water drained very well, when drained it’s around 8 oz (250g)
- ½ red bell pepper capsicum, finely diced
- ½ cucumber diced
- 1 celery stalk finely sliced
- 2 tablespoons finely diced red onion
- 2 tablespoons corn optional but highly recommended for colour and balance
- 2 stalks of fresh parsley or cilantro coriander
Instructions
- Drain the tuna well and flake into a large salad bowl.
- To the same bowl, add diced capsicum, cucumber, celery, red onion, and corn.
- In a blender-safe jar or cup, add avocado, lemon juice, olive oil, water, salt and pepper. You can add a little bit of fresh herbs into the dressing too if you like.
- Stick blend until completely smooth and creamy.
- Pour the dressing over the tuna and veggie mixture.
- Fold gently to combine. Don’t mash it.
- Taste and adjust salt or lemon.
- Do a happy dance, cause it turned out great, didn’t it?
- Drop me a comment below and rate it, so I know you are doing a happy dance.
Notes
Nutrition
Calories: 420kcalCarbohydrates: 8gProtein: 23gFat: 30gFiber: 7g
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