August 17, 2015
Clean Tuna Salad
Canned tuna may seem very dull to the masses: I think we've all had our fair share of 'grey sandwiches' growing up, haven't we? Plain ol' tuna slathered and mixed with a healthy amount of mayonnaise (shudder), and maybe a bit of some green onion or celery for a bit of flavour and texture. Well that was your mom's tuna salad; time to give it a MAKEOVER!! This cleaned-up way of tuna has been around for a while - here's my favourite way to make tuna salad, and it is FULL of flavour and colour!
Ingredients:
1 can flaked/chunk light tuna in water
1/2 ripe avocado
2 celery stalks, minced *can sub 1/2 bell pepper minced, if desired
1-2 tbsp fresh cilantro, minced
1 tbsp lemon juice
Dash each of cayenne pepper, garlic powder, sea salt- to taste
*Nutritional information courtesy of my fitness pal.
Directions:
Start mashing your 1/2 avocado in a medium mixing bowl until it turns creamy. Drain water from tuna can; add tuna into bowl. Once tuna and avocado are well mixed, add in celery, cilantro, lemon juice and spices; mix until all are well incorporated.
You may serve immediately if you wish, though I feel the flavours come together best when left in the fridge overnight! The lemon juice will help prevent the avocado from browning. Serve in a whole grain wrap, on toast, or with some veggies for high protein, low carb snack!

Nutrition Facts | |
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Servings 1.0 | |
Amount Per Serving | |
calories 224 | |
% Daily Value * | |
Total Fat 10 g | 15 % |
Saturated Fat 1 g | 7 % |
Monounsaturated Fat 7 g | |
Polyunsaturated Fat 1 g | |
Trans Fat 0 g | |
Cholesterol 60 mg | 20 % |
Sodium 429 mg | 18 % |
Potassium 748 mg | 21 % |
Total Carbohydrate 9 g | 3 % |
Dietary Fiber 6 g | 24 % |
Sugars 2 g | |
Protein 24 g | 48 % |
Vitamin A | 12 % |
Vitamin C | 28 % |
Calcium | 7 % |
Iron | 6 % |
* The Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. |