Avocado Tuna Salad Recipe
This Avocado Tuna Salad Recipe is quick and easy keto avocado recipe that is perfect for a healthy lunch or a simple low carb meal.
This simple Avocado Tuna Salad took me less than 10 minutes to make, and if I had the tuna already mixed up it would take less than 5 minutes! It’s a great keto food to keep in the refrigerator for those days when you need a quick and easy lunch or dinner option.
This is one of my favorite avocado recipes with creamy tuna and cilantro, homemade pico de gallo, and fresh avocados. Each layer is stacked on the other so that you get a little of each in every bite.
Avocados are a keto super food. They are full of fiber and healthy fats and they can be used so many different ways. Make sure you try our Avocado Chicken Salad {Keto, Cucumber Tomato Avocado Salad, and Lighten Up Lunch with Chicken and Avocado Salad.
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What You’ll Need
- Tuna – I prefer albacore tuna in water but feel free to use your favorite type and brand. Just make sure you drain it before adding to the other ingredients.
- Avocado – A perfectly ripe avocado is soft and buttery and just waiting to be paired with fresh salsa and creamy tuna.
- Mayonnaise – Mayonnaise adds a little extra fat and a great creaminess to the tuna.
- Cilantro – Cilantro is used in the Pico de Gallo also and it adds a little extra burst of bright flavor. If you aren’t a fan of it feel free to skip it.
- Pico de Gallo – I use my homemade pico de gallo but you can also buy fresh salsa at the grocery store, or just dice up tomato if you want to skip the onions and cilantro.
- Lime – Lime juice is used throughout this recipe and that pop of bright, citrus-y flavor brings it all together.
I fancied up this easy avocado recipe by using metal food rings to shape the tuna salad but when I packed my lunch to take to work I just layered everything in my food storage container and packed it in my lunch bag. It tastes just as good either way!
How to Make It
Prepare the tuna. Drain the tuna really well and then place it in a bowl. Mix the tuna, mayonnaise, cilantro and juice from half a lime. Add salt to taste and stir it all together
Prepare the avocado. Peel and chop the avocado before placing it in a bowl. Squeeze the remaining half of a lime over it and lightly mash the avocado leaving some chunks. Salt to taste.
Assemble everything. On a plate make a layer of avocado. Then layer the tuna on top of that. Finish it with a layer of fresh pico de gallo salsa.
A Few Tips
- This is a really healthy meal that is packed full of flavor so don’t sweat the details. Don’t let the fancy look stop you from giving it a try. You can simply layer all of the ingredients in a bowl and everything will be just as delicious!
- Don’t have pico de gallo? No problem! You can use finely diced tomatoes with just a pinch of salt, or buy some premade pico de gallo at the grocery store.
- Make a big batch of the tuna and keep it in the refrigerator, it will keep for up to a week in a tightly sealed container. Then whenever you are craving this salad, and trust me you’re going to be craving it, you can whip it up in just a few minutes.
Looking for More Avocado Recipes?
- Keto Avocado Coleslaw
- Bacon Sriracha Avocado Deviled Eggs
- Tuna Avocado Sushi Cups
- Avocado Hummus
- Avocado Turmeric Chicken Salad Sandwich
- Shrimp ceviche
- Avocado Hummus
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Avocado Tuna Salad
Ingredients
- 5 ounces Albacore Tuna, drained
- 1 tablespoon Mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon Cilantro, fresh
- 2 tablespoon Lime, juiced
- 1 Avocado
- 1/2 cup Pico de Gallo
- 1/8 teaspoon Salt
Instructions
- Drain the tuna in the can.
- In a bowl mix tuna, mayonnaise, cilantro and juice from half a lime. Add salt to taste and stir it all together
- Peel and chop the avocado before placing it in a bowl. Squeeze the remaining half of a lime over it and lightly mash the avocado leaving some chunks. Salt to taste.
- On a plate make a layer with half of the avocado. Then layer half of the tuna on top of that. Finish it with a layer of fresh pico de gallo salsa. Repeat for a second serving.
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Made this for lunch today. Oh my word!!! This was so easy and it’s was SO good! The presentation amazing. Thank you for sharing it! It’s a keeper!!!
Just happened on this recipe on pinterest! Have pico de gallo in fridge, avocados on! sale yesterday and love tuna! Gotta try – sounds delicious!
I hope you enjoy it. It’s my go;to lunch recipe!
Just found your site on Pinterest. I just purchased 2 avocados, fresh tomatoes from our garden, purple onion, cilantro, and Tuna. I can’t wait to try this recipe. We’re keeping carbs to a minimum and this will help for a lunch one day. Thanks for sharing and I love your site. I’ll be signing up.
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Just had this for lunch. It’s a keeper! So fresh, tasty and healthy, and a perfect serving size. It will be even better when I can use my own garden tomatoes.
This is a delicious recipe! I used vegan Mayo. The lime sets it off. Glad I tried it. I will be making it again!
This looks so good! What a great way to get in a lot of healthy fat and protein!
Thanks for sharing! Does it keep long?
The tuna salad will keep for 3-4 days but the avocado will brown quickly. We just make the tuna salad and salsa ahead of time and store them separately in the fridge then chop our avocado right before we are ready to serve.
Looking for easy, fresh lunch ideas! This will be a great addition to the rotation.
Excellent! Thank you for sharing such a good recipe. I wasn’t actually eating it for dieting purposes, but it’s nice that it’s healthy. Loved it!
I will make this. It looks refreshing and delicious. I wish I knew how to stack it like this..
All you need are the inexpensive rings we used. We link to them within the post. Then you just pack the ingredients in layers and remove the ring.
Let’s just say this is on my lunch rotation. Amazingly fresh and healthy.
Would lemon also be good
Yes lemon would be delicious!
I used to ALWAYS get this on the Menu at OutBack! They dropped it from their Menu…and broke my heart! It was shaped like this and serves with Triangular Corn Chips.
Thanks for sharing the recipe!!