Yesterday I wanted to keep it simple and easy and decided I would have a tuna salad for dinner. And in the process of thinking about how to make this tuna salad a little more interesting while plant paradox compliant, I came up with this idea, and I loved it so much that I decided to add this crunchy tuna salad recipe to the blog.
True fast food that is healthy for you
We are all guilty of thinking we don’t have enough time to eat healthy or cook at home, so if we are super busy or in a rush, we go for the easy, fast food grab instead of a homemade meal. And I agree that cooking at home requires some time on your hands. You don’t have to spend hours in the kitchen to whip up something healthy, tasty, and satisfying in under 10 minutes.
Canned fish can be a lifesaver in situations like these, so make sure you always have some in your pantry. Some options are wild, sustainably caught tuna fish, wild Alaskan pink salmon, sardines, or herring. I usually prefer those who are canned in water or water with salt because I doubt a good quality olive oil is used in canned fish. Plus, you should add your own fresh ingredients and adjust them to your liking. When I buy fish in water or water with salt, I use the juices because they provide as many nutrients as the fish.
For this crunchy tuna salad, I used a 3oz tuna pouch I bought at WholeFoods, which I combined with carrots, celery, avocado, red onion, black olives, avocado mayo from Primal Kitchen. You can buy this one on Amazon at Whole Foods, and if you have a Costco nearby, they have the best price for it. Or, you can make a healthy mayonnaise at home, and that’s even better.
How to serve crunchy tuna salad with avocado
A great way to eat this salad is with romaine lettuce boats and so-compliant crackers or chips. I think Barnana’s Himalayan Pink Salt – Green Plantain Chips are perfect for this.
You can also make your own chips by following this guide How to Make Tostones (Double-Fried Green Plantain Slices) or try these baked plantain chips, which can be customized with your favorite spices.
Enjoy, and as usual, I’d love to hear from you if you make this recipe.
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Crunchy Tuna Salad with Avocado
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 10 minutes
- Yield: 2
Description
Ready under 10 minutes, tasty and nutritionally dense
Ingredients
- 3–4oz canned tuna, in water or water with salt
- 1 small / medium carrot
- 1 long celery rib
- 1 very small red onion or half of a medium one
- 1/2 avocado (use one that is still firm, but ripe)
- a small handful of dry-cured Beldi olives, chopped (or use any black olives you like)
- 2 tbsp avocado mayonnaise
- salt and pepper to taste
- lime or lemon juice to taste
- extra virgin olive oil, as much as you want / like
FOR SERVING
- green plantain chips (or any compliant chips or crackers)
- romaine lettuce boats (or you can use endives)
Instructions
- Chop all the veggies into small cubes.
- Mix the tuna (using the juices too) with the veggies, avocado and olives. Add the mayo and extra virgin olive oil and season to your taste.
- Eat with complaint crackers/chips and romaine lettuce or endive boats.
Notes
This can make 1 or 2 servings, depending on how hungry you are.
5 Comments
Larisa
February 17, 2019 at 1:32 pmGreat recipe! You don’t need to buy avocado mayo. It is SUPER easy to make.
Claudia
February 17, 2019 at 2:10 pmThank you! Yes, I’ve been making home mayonnaise since forever (grew up in a country where mayonnaise was not found in stores), but sometimes convenience wins :))).
pamela
February 15, 2019 at 7:48 amClaudia, Thank you for updating the olive oil on your shopping page. FYI, the promo code does not work on their site.
pamela
February 8, 2019 at 8:43 amWhich olive oil brands do you recommend? I make pesto every week for my gf pizza… but typically use avocado oil. Thank you!
Claudia
February 10, 2019 at 9:34 amHi Pamela, I know the feeling, we go through 1L of EVOO per week, so I always make sure I have a big can of olive oil in the house and I refill a bottle. Check my SHOOPING page, I updated the olive oil with all the details, inclusive a dicount code (it’s the first one on the list). xx