Tuna Salad Stuffed Avocados

Are you looking for a healthy, protein-packed lunch recipe? These tuna stuffed avocado cups will not disappoint! This recipe is simple and delicious - and it's Whole 30 compatible to boot. That's a win all around!

To make these tuna cups, I was inspired by the flavors of a pico do gallo Mexican salsa - lime, salt, cilantro, onion. While the tuna salad is good on it's own, the avocado is REALLY what makes this recipe sing - so don't leave it out!

Ingredients

• 1 can Wild Selections solid white albacore tuna packed in water, drained
• 2 Tbsp mayonnaise*
• 2 tsp lime juice, divided
• 1/4 red bell pepper*, diced
• 1 green onion, chopped
• 3 sprigs fresh cilantro*, leaves chopped
• 5 shakes hot sauce like Tabasco
• 1 dash ground cumin (or to taste)
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 1 avocado

*Creative Green Living recommends purchasing these ingredients as organic where available to avoid GMOs, pervasive pesticides and/or questionable farming practices.

Yield: 1 Serving

Directions

STEP 1: Tuna Salad

To make the tuna salad, combine the tuna, mayonnaise, 1 tsp lime juice, bell pepper, green onion, cilantro and hot sauce in a medium sized bowl. Add a dash each of cumin, salt and pepper. Taste and add more spices and hot sauce as desired.

STEP 2: Avocado Shells

Cut avocado in half and discard the pit. Brush inside of avocado flesh with lime juice. Sprinkle with a dash of salt.

STEP 3: Stuff

Stuff avocado halves with tuna salad and serve.

Enjoy!

I love the fresh taste and simple ingredient list in the Wild Selections tuna - no weird additives or preservatives - and all their tuna is non-GMO project verified. Wild Selections also gives back to the oceans by donating $0.13 from every can sold to the World Wildlife Fund to support marine conservation and fishery improvement projects. Their premium quality, sustainably sourced fish is 100% traceable and you can visit WildSelections.com to learn where the fish in your can was caught (cool!)

Wild Selections is the only full line of Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certified sustainable seafood.  The blue MSC eco-label tells you the fish in your can comes from well managed fisheries and healthy fish stocks. Learn more by visiting the Wild Selections website. 

To find where you can buy Wild Selections tuna near you, check out the store locator here.

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Tuna Salad Stuffed Avocados

Yield: 1

Author: Carissa B for Creative Green Living

Prep time: 20 MinTotal time: 20 Min

Are you looking for a healthy, protein-packed lunch recipe? These tuna stuffed avocado cups will not disappoint! This recipe is simple and delicious - and it's Whole 30 compatible to boot. That's a win all around!

Ingredients

• 1 can Wild Selections solid white albacore tuna packed in water, drained
• 2 Tbsp mayonnaise
• 2 tsp lime juice, divided
• 1/4 red bell pepper, diced
• 1 green onion, chopped
• 3 sprigs fresh cilantro, leaves chopped
• 5 shakes hot sauce like Tabasco
• 1 dash ground cumin (or to taste)
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 1 avocado

Instructions

1. To make the tuna salad, combine the tuna, mayonnaise, 1 tsp lime juice, bell pepper, green onion, cilantro and hot sauce in a medium sized bowl. Add a dash each of cumin, salt and pepper. Taste and add more spices and hot sauce as desired.
2. Cut avocado in half and discard the pit. Brush inside of avocado flesh with lime juice. Sprinkle with a dash of salt.
3. Stuff avocado halves with tuna salad and serve.

Nutrition Facts

Calories

862.86

Fat (grams)

56.06

Sat. Fat (grams)

9.05

Carbs (grams)

22.50

Fiber (grams)

14.79

Net carbs

7.71

Sugar (grams)

3.75

Protein (grams)

70.74

Sodium (milligrams)

1201.51

Cholesterol (grams)

123.78

https://www.creativegreenliving.com/2016/04/paleo-tuna-stuffed-avocados.html

Copyright, 2016, Creative Green Living.

lunch, avocado, fish, summer, whole 30, paleo, keto, gluten free, healthy

Main Dish

American

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About the Author:

Carissa B is a cookbook author and busy mom of two creative boys. The owner and lead writer at Creative Green Living, she has won multiple awards for her work on Creative Green Living including the "Best Green Lifestyle Blogger" award in 2019 from ShiftCon.

She is the author of the hardcover cookbook, Beautiful Smoothie Bowls, as well as the backyard chicken keeping guide: Proven Techniques for Keeping Healthy Chickens. Her recipes have been featured in Urban Farm Magazine and in several cookbooks where she was a contributing author. Follow her on Pinterest, Instagram, Twitter or join the Creative Green Living Tribe on Facebook.

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