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.
Avocado Tuna Salad
This week I made this keto Avocado Tuna Salad for lunch and dinner. It 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.
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What is in Avocado Tuna Salad?
- 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.
Can You have Avocados on the Keto Diet?
Yes! Avocados are the holy grail of keto food and that’s why it’s great to have a few avocado recipes in your arsenal.
A whole avocado has roughly 21 grams of healthy fats, 12 grams of carbohydrates and 9 grams of fiber giving it a total of 3 Net Carbs. All of those healthy fats will keep you feeling full longer and the low carbs make it perfect for the keto diet.
How to Make Avocado Tuna Salad:
- 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 of avocado. Then layer the tuna on top of that. Finish it with a layer of fresh pico de gallo salsa.
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!
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’re rushing out the door in the morning.
Looking for More Avocado Recipes?
- Avocado Chicken Salad (Keto)
- Keto Avocado Coleslaw
- Bacon Sriracha Avocado Deviled Eggs
- Tuna Avocado Sushi Cups
- Avocado Hummus
- Chicken and Avocado Salad
- Avocado Turmeric Chicken Salad Sandwich
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.
Notes
Nutrition
This recipe was originally published on January 10, 2015. It was republished with updated photos on August 7, 2019.
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This looks so yummy! and pretty too! Pinning to remember.
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omg trying this tomorrow!!!! totally up my alley… yummo!
Now this looks like a stack that I would happily tuck into. Tuna AND avocado….simply spells yum!
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This looks super tasty! With all the heavy foods I just finished scarfing down during the holidays I definitely need to be making this soon!
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YUM!! I have pinned this to try later, ladies!! It looks amazing! Have a great day 🙂
Looks so good…I would love these flavors together. Thanks for sharing with the Thursday Blog hop!
Mmmm…this looks delicious! Anything with a whole avocado all for me in the recipe, and you can count on me jumping right in! 🙂 Looks so pretty all stacked in layers! Pinned!
Thanks so much Anna, it was almost too pretty to eat but that avocado was calling to me! 🙂
This is so gorgeous, Kat! I’m vegetarian, so I don’t eat tuna, but I’m going to try to adapt it. What a great lunch idea!
love this , and I always like pretty food too. Thank you for sharing at the Thursday Favorite Things blog hop. xo P.S. did you see my new giveaway?
This looks heavenly, I’m so pinning this to try!! Yum! #Sitsblogging
Your gorgeous salad will be featured tonight at Foodie Friday and Everything Else. Have a great weekend!
Congrats on the feature at Foodie Friday! This looks so good!
Thanks so much!
YUM YUM! So quick and easy to make, too. I didn’t have any cilantro so I substituted dill which is always good with fish. I’ll bet this would be tasty with canned chicken as well. Thanks for sharing!
Dill is such a good idea I’m going to try that! Maybe with lemon….
Hi,
I’ve been collecting salad recipes for awhile and my friends and family always ask me for recipes so I put up a blog to log all of my favorite recipes from around the web. I love this recipe and love the tuna/avocado combo, so I added it here: http://www.mariasalad.com/tuna-layered-with-avocado-and-fresh-salsa-recipe/
Love the blog!
Maria
Thanks Maria!
This has potential esp using the Coriander with the canned tuna. One could even use Guacamole on the bottom.
Looks my type of food..look forward in trying it for my lunch this week!!
This was so yummy. I left the mayo out and the juice from the pico de gallo kept the tuna from being dry or fishy tasting. This was delicious.
Was out of cilantro this week so I just added some dried celery seed. Delicious! I love this recipe. So quick, easy + healthy. Do you think it’s possible to prep them all in individual Pyrex glass containers for the week – or is there no way to preserve the avocado?
I think that would be a great idea. If you keep the avocado in an airtight container and add some lemon or lime juice to keep from browning, it should be fine.
Yum ! So good and fresh tasting !!
This was so very delicious! I will definitely make it again! 😋😋😋
Wow! Wonderful flavor combination. So good and obviously so incredibly easy. I will probably make this every time I mix up tuna salad now (which is a lot!). I used Fontova Pico De Gallo salsa that I bought at Kroger, and it worked perfectly for this recipe. So good. Thanks for sharing.
I’m so glad you liked it!
LOVE this salad! I put it in the middle of mixed salad greens. Great meal.
This was so tasty! It was a nice light dinner on a bed of lettuce! We loved it and will definitely be making it again!
Omg…. just made this and it was absolutely delicious!!! Fresh!!!
This was delicious! Can’t wait to make it for a party using clear cups!
