This is a delicious, healthy recipe for avocado tuna salad. This recipe requires zero mayonnaise! Instead we will be using plain greek yogurt, which is a great source of protein without the fat. This recipe yields a fair amount of food so it is great to keep in the fridge and eat throughout the week. If you plan on making a sandwich I recommend a multigrain bread with lettuce, raw onion and spicy mustard! This healthy tuna salad recipe calls for fresh tuna steaks but you could sub canned tuna if you so chose. It is so fast and easy you will want to make it every week!
Easy Avocado Tuna Salad:
Ingredients:
- 2 7ounce Tuna Steaks
- Avocado Oil
- 1 Avocado (save your seed to grow avocado)
- 1/2 cup Plain Greek Yogurt
- 1 Celery Stalk
- 2 Green Onions
- Black Pepper
- Onion Powder
- Garlic Powder
How To Make Avocado and Tuna Steak Salad:
First, cook the tuna steaks over a medium heat using avocado oil. While cooking it cut it into smaller and smaller pieces. Depending on your stove top it should take anywhere from 7-12 minutes.
Once you are done cooking shred the pieces of tuna and place it into a mixing bowl.
Mix in 1/2 cup of plain greek yogurt. This is going to act as a mayonnaise substitute.
Cut up 1 ripe avocado and mix in. Don’t worry about getting it all mixed in right now.
Dice up 1 celery stock and 2 green onion stocks and add it to the mix and mix it up.
Add ground black pepper, onion powder and garlic powder to taste!
If you do not want or have the time to cook the tuna you can always use canned tuna. Please enjoy this very healthy avocado tuna salad recipe! If you are on the Keto diet or a low carb diet, you can serve it on a bed of lettuce or over some sliced tomatoes. If you prefer, you can serve it on toasted whole wheat bread. Yummy either way!
Printable Avocado Tuna Salad Recipe:
Avocado Tuna Salad Recipe
Ingredients
- 14 ounces of Tuna Steaks
- 1 tsp Avocado Oil
- 1 Avocado, peeled and pitted
- 1/2 cup Plain Greek Yogurt
- 1 Celery Stalk
- 2 Green Onions
- 1/4 tsp Black Pepper
- 1/4 tsp Onion Powder
- 1/4 tsp Garlic Powder
Instructions
- First, cook the tuna steaks over a medium heat using avocado oil or olive oil. While cooking it cut it into smaller and smaller pieces. Depending on your stove top it should take anywhere from 7-12 minutes.
- Once you are done cooking shred the pieces of tuna and place it into a mixing bowl.
- Mix in 1/2 cup of plain greek yogurt. This is going to act as a mayonnaise substitute.
- Dice 1 ripe avocado and mix in.
- Dice up 1 celery stock and 2 green onion stocks and add it to the mix and mix it up.
- Add ground black pepper, onion powder and garlic powder to taste and give a final mix.
Nutrition Facts
Avocado Tuna Salad Recipe
Serves: 6
| Amount Per Serving: | ||
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 235.43 kcal | |
| % Daily Value* | ||
| Total Fat 10.93 g | 15.4% | |
| Saturated Fat 2.57 g | 10% | |
| Trans Fat 0.02 g | ||
| Cholesterol 43.49 mg | 14.3% | |
| Sodium 74.43 mg | 3.1% | |
| Total Carbohydrate 6.7 g | 2% | |
| Dietary Fiber 3.81 g | 12% | |
| Sugars 1.84 g | ||
| Protein 28.12 g | ||
| Vitamin A 3.04 % | Vitamin C 7.54 % | |
| Calcium 4.49 % | Iron 6.7 % | |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Have you made homemade tuna salad before? How do you like to make yours? Would you try this healthy avocado tuna salad recipe? If you do, be sure to tell us what you thought and any changes you made!
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