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Healthy Tuna Salad with avocado and zesty Mustard dressing without mayo. You will love the flavors.

Posted On: Apr, 6 |Author: Savita

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Delicious Avocado Tuna Salad with chunky tuna, avocado, eggs, cucumber, and zesty no-mayo Mustard-Lime dressing. This tuna salad is easy, healthy and down-right delicious salad you have ever had. It is also gluten free, dairy free and good for keto diet.

Tuna Salad with avocado is one of our family-favorite salad whenever avocado and cucumber are in season. I make a zesty mustard-vinaigrette style dressing without mayo which compliments the creamy avocado and brings out the flavor of tuna even more. All-in-all it is a vibrant salad. Whether you like to fill it in sandwich, eat with crackers or for a salad-lover like me eat-with-spoon.. you will fall-in-love with flavors.

So, I say, feed-your-eyes with pictures of this scrumptious Tuna Salad and get inspired to make some tonight! (You have most ingredients for this recipe in your pantry)

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TUNA AND AVOCADO SALAD

Tuna Salad and Avocado are made for each other. This mixture makes great filling for stuffing in tomatoes, or blood oranges like my recipe for Stuffed Blood Orange Tuna Salad.

This Tuna Salad recipe needs very simple (mostly) pantry and fridge ingredients. I use oil-packed organic albacore tuna. If you have tuna in pantry, you will only need avocado, cucumber, eggs, and fresh herbs from refrigerator. You can also use celery for more crunch.

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HEALTHY SALAD

This is a healthy salad with good fats from avocado, no mayo and lite mustard dressing. No dairy, no sugar, and no gluten ingredients makes it perfect for Keto Diet as well. This salad is mayo free. I did use hard boiled eggs to make it more substantial. You can make it your own by replacing eggs with just egg whites or skip egg completely.

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Keeping today's post short and simple just like this delicious Avocado tuna Salad.

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Enjoy!

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Avocado Tuna Salad

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Total Time: Prep Time: Cook Time: Cuisine: American () Difficulty: Easy

Yields: 8 Servings - Serves: 8

(4 substantial or 8 side servings.)

Ingredients

Tuna Salad

Tuna Salad Dressing

Directions

  • 1. Marinate Red Onion:In a small bowl add diced red onion, 1 tbsp red wine vinegar with pinch of salt. Mix and set aside.
  • 2. Prepare Tuna Salad Dressing:In meantime, in a wide large mixing bowl, add all dressing ingredients - olive oil, lemon juice, mustard, oregano, cumin powder, sriracha with 1/2 tsp salt and 1/4 tsp black pepper. Whisk to emulsify.
  • 3. Prepare Tuna Salad:Drain canned tuna and flake with fork. Add to the mixing bowl, on top of the dressing. Also add diced avocado, marinated red onion along with any remaining vinegar, diced green onion, diced cucumber, minced jalapeno, cilantro and diced hard boiled eggs. Gently toss to mix everything with dressing sitting at the bottom of the bowl. Taste and adjust salt, black pepper and lemon juice.
  • 4. Refrigerate until ready to serve:Refrigerate until ready to serve. If serving later, keep the pit of avocado in the salad to prevent avocado from turning brown. Make sure to discard the pit before serving. Enjoy Tuna Salad!

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4Responses

  1. Debbie

    This was So Good! So many flavors! Will definitely make again

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    Savita

    Thanks Debbie! 🙌

  2. sherry

    this sounds so delicious savita. i love tuna and avocado!

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    Savita

    Thanks so much, Sherry. Ditto. Love avocado and tuna. Plus mustard dressing in this one makes it so delicious. Addictive.

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FAQs

What does Martha Stewart put in her tuna salad? ›

Ingredients
  1. 12 ounces good-quality tuna, packed in oil, drained.
  2. 2 stalks celery, halved lengthwise and thinly sliced.
  3. 1 apple, such as McIntosh or Gala, peeled, cored, and cut into ¼-inch pieces.
  4. 3 tablespoons light mayonnaise, preferably Ojai Cook's Lemonaise Light.
  5. 2 tablespoons freshly chopped basil leaves.
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How do you make Paula Deen's tuna salad? ›

Directions. In a mixing bowl, combine the tuna, eggs, mayonnaise, lemon juice, chives, celery, relish, and onion. Season the salad with a big pinch of salt and pepper and stir to combine. Serve on a bed of salad greens or on toasted bread, if you like.

Can diabetics eat tuna with mayonnaise? ›

A tuna salad recipe for people with diabetes is not really different than a recipe for someone without diabetes. Typical tuna recipes will use canned tuna, mayonnaise, chopped celery and or chopped onion. To cut back on the saturated fat and total fat, fat reduced mayonnaise can be substituted.

What can I use to thicken tuna salad? ›

If you don't want to end up with more tuna salad than you can eat before it goes bad, ground nuts and bread crumbs are both options for soaking up the sog. Typically, ground nuts are considered superior because they don't get soggy the way breadcrumbs can.

Why does restaurant tuna salad taste better? ›

Per The Practical Kitchen, the reason deli tuna salad tastes so different is because it is kept a night or two in the fridge, where "the flavors have time to meld together. The mayo and seasonings absorb into those individual components — the celery, in particular — creating a more cohesive tuna salad experience."

Is avocado good for diabetics? ›

People with diabetes can safely consume avocados as part of a healthy eating plan. It seems that avocados are not only safe for people with diabetes, but they may be beneficial. Research shows that avocados can help people manage their diabetes and improve their overall well-being in many ways.

Does tuna spike blood sugar? ›

A 5-ounce can of tuna provides around 20 grams of protein and no carbs, which makes it a great snack option if you have diabetes. Additionally, tuna provides small amounts of omega-3 fatty acids, which have been shown to help manage diabetes due to their potential to lower inflammation and improve blood sugar control.

What foods will lower blood sugar quickly? ›

Here are five foods that can make a difference.
  • Berries. Don't make your trip to the store fruitless. ...
  • Go nuts. That's right—go ahead and snack on almonds, cashews or even pistachios. ...
  • Leafy greens. ...
  • Non-starchy vegetables. ...
  • Whole grains.

Do you drain canned tuna for tuna salad? ›

If you are using canned tuna packed in water, drain it and add in 1 tablespoon of good-quality extra virgin olive oil. If you are using canned tuna packed in olive oil, you can use as is, without draining it.

How to make mayonnaise Martha Stewart? ›

Directions
  1. Add yolks, mustard, and lemon juice to food processor: Place egg yolks in a food processor. Add mustard and lemon juice. ...
  2. Pulse: Pulse ingredients until well combined.
  3. Add oil: With motor running, add oil in a slow, steady stream (mixture should become thick and emulsified). Season with salt and pepper.
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What does tuna salad contain? ›

Tuna salad is a light and fresh comfort food classic. Made with a few simple ingredients such as canned tuna, mayonnaise, onion and celery, it's the perfect combination of creamy and crispy. Serve this in a sandwich, wrap it in lettuce, or stuff it in avocado halves for a healthy, throw-together lunch.

What are the ingredients in Save Da Sea tuna salad? ›

Ingredients: young green jackfruit, plant-based mayonnaise (sunflower oil, water, lemon juice and zest, apple cider vinegar, chickpea protein, pea protein isolate, yeast extract, natural flavor, sugars (maple syrup), salt, organic flaxseed oil, beetroot), onion, onion powder, nutritional yeast, black pepper, spices and ...

What can I add to tuna instead of mayo? ›

When you're ready to elevate your next lunch or dinner, here are 12 delicious substitutes for mayo in your tuna salad.
  1. Greek yogurt. Maslova Valentina/Shutterstock. ...
  2. Avocado. Irina Rostokina/Shutterstock. ...
  3. Hummus. Tempura/Getty Images. ...
  4. Olive oil. Maryia_K/Shutterstock. ...
  5. Dijon mustard. ...
  6. Ranch dressing. ...
  7. Sour cream. ...
  8. Cottage cheese.
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