Avocado Tuna Salad

This avocado tuna salad uses creamy avocado instead of mayo for a fresh and easy twist on the classic. Red onion and celery add some crunch, while lemon juice gives it some zing.

Avocado Tuna Salad
Elise Bauer

Here's a step up from your everyday tuna salad—leave out the mayo and replace it with avocado. Add some red onion, lemon zest and juice, sprinkle with the green of cilantro or parsley, and wow!

Put the avocado tuna salad between two pieces of toast and you have a rather perfect tuna salad sandwich with the lovely addition of avocado and without any mayonnaise.

To be clear, I don't have any problem with mayo. But I am rather passionate about avocados so given the opportunity to sub one for the other, I will!

Avocado Tuna Salad on Toast
Elise Bauer

Picking the Best Avocado

Since the avocado is taking the place of mayonnaise, it should be ripe and easy to mash with a fork. Choose an avocado that has some give to it when you squeeze it gently.

Also, because mayonnaise comes salted and avocados don't, you'll need to add more salt and pepper to this salad than you might expect.

Eat Right Away!

The avocado does cause this salad to quickly start turning brown, so it's best to make and eat this right away. That said, if you aren't bothered by a bit of browning, the salad will be fine refrigerated and eaten within a few hours.

Tuna Avocado Sandwich
Elise Bauer

A Beauty Tip

By the way, here's a cool little avocado beauty tip. Once you've scooped out the avocado from its peel, rub the inside of the peel on your elbows. The oil from the avocados is great for smoothing rough skin.

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Avocado Tuna Salad

Prep Time 10 mins
Total Time 10 mins
Servings 2 servings

Ingredients

  • 1 5-ounce can tuna, preferably packed in olive oil, drained

  • 1/2 ripe avocado, roughly chopped

  • 1/2 cup minced celery

  • 1/4 cup minced red onion

  • 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil

  • 2 teaspoons lemon juice

  • 1 teaspoon lemon zest

  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro or parsley

  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt

  • Freshly ground black pepper

Method

  1. Mix:

    Place all of the ingredients in a medium bowl. Mix with a fork, mashing the avocado and breaking up the chunks of tuna as you go, until the ingredients are well combined.

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  2. Finish and serve:

    Add more oil or salt and pepper if necessary, serve on your favorite sandwich bread or toast.

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Nutrition Facts (per serving)
417 Calories
31g Fat
19g Carbs
21g Protein
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Nutrition Facts
Servings: 2
Amount per serving
Calories 417
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 31g 40%
Saturated Fat 5g 24%
Cholesterol 30mg 10%
Sodium 631mg 27%
Total Carbohydrate 19g 7%
Dietary Fiber 12g 42%
Total Sugars 3g
Protein 21g
Vitamin C 26mg 130%
Calcium 63mg 5%
Iron 2mg 12%
Potassium 1101mg 23%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate. In cases where multiple ingredient alternatives are given, the first listed is calculated for nutrition. Garnishes and optional ingredients are not included.