Healthy Tuna Avocado Salad

Delicious, light, bright, for lunch or dinner! Tuna salad with avocado is perfect for those who count calories and care about their figure. It can be served as a main course or as a snack.
cook time: 25 min
Chloe Benton
Healthy Tuna Avocado Salad

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

97
Calories
7g
Fat
2g
Carbs
5g
Protein

Ingredients (4 portions)

Basic:

Olive oil 2 tbsp
Salt to taste
Ground black pepper to taste
Lemon juice 2 tbsp
cucumbers 1 pc
Cherry tomatoes (You can also use regular tomatoes.) 100 g
Avocado 1 pc
Lettuce leaves 300 g
Tuna canned (1 can of tuna with its own juice, but you can also take it in oil) 200 g

Recipe instructions

Step 1

Step 1
How to make tuna salad with avocado? Prepare your ingredients. Transfer the fish from the jar to a bowl. Break into small pieces with a fork. How to choose the right canned tuna? On the lid of the jar (and not on the label) there should be a marking with the fishing industry index — the letter “P”. The ingredients should only include tuna and salt. Buy fillets or fillet pieces. Do not take “salad tuna”, as it is minced meat made from ground bones, entrails and skin.

Step 2

Step 2
Wash the vegetables and dry with paper towels. Cut the tomatoes into small cubes. Choose tomatoes that are fleshy, juicy, and dense. When cut, soft fruits will lose their shape, which will ruin the appearance of the salad, and they will also release excess liquid. If the skin of cucumbers is thin and not bitter, it is not necessary to peel it. Cut them into 4 parts and cut into small squares.

Step 3

Step 3
Wash and dry the lettuce leaves. Any variety will do, for example, Iceberg lettuce, Boston lettuce, watercress. Tear it into small pieces with your hands. It is important not to cut with a knife, as leaf lettuce quickly darkens, withers and loses vitamins when it comes into contact with metal.

Step 4

Step 4
Wash the avocado, cut in half, remove the pit. Peel off the skin. Cut the pulp into long thin strips. It is better to peel the fruit in this order, because after removing the skin, the surface of the avocado becomes slippery and you can easily cut yourself when trying to remove the pit.

Step 5

Step 5
In a salad bowl of a suitable size, combine the prepared ingredients (avocado, tomatoes, cucumbers and lettuce).

Step 6

Step 6
Squeeze the juice of half a lemon using your preferred method. Pour it over the salad. Season with vegetable oil. Which olive oil is suitable for salads? Take unrefined oil, which is obtained by cold pressing olives (Extra Virgin Olive Oil). This oil will give the dish a richer aroma and taste.

Step 7

Step 7
Place fish pieces on top. Serve immediately before the vegetables become soggy and release their juice.

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