No Mayo Tuna Salad Recipe
My go-to tuna recipe, no mayo required tuna salad. It’s my favorite, easy meal when I have a ripe avocado.
Ingredients
- 1/2 ripe avocado
- 1 can tuna 4-5 ounces. Skipjack is my go-to tuna because it is a smaller species of tuna and thus has less mercury than the more popular albacore
- 2 tbsp plain greek yogurt
- 1/2 tsp mustard
- Dried or fresh parsley
- Garlic powder
- Salt and pepper
Instructions
- Cut the avocado in half, discard seed/pit, score, and scoop ½ avocado into a bowl. Use a fork to mash the avocado into a creamy texture with the back of a fork. Leave some chunks if you like. (Tightly cover unused half in plastic wrap or beeswax cover and put in fridge for later use.)
- Open the can of tuna, drain water, and poor tuna into bowl with avocado (my dog loves when I make tuna salad because I always poor the tuna water over a scoop of his dry kibble).
- Mix remaining ingredients into bowl. I never measure the seasonings but usually add just a smidge of garlic powder and salt with a couple shakes of dried parsley and pepper.
- Mix well
- Enjoy with crackers, as a sandwich, or on top of toast
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Notes
Options
-Add diced celery and/or onion
-Leave out mustard
-Experiment with different seasonings or fresh herbs (maybe paprika, cayenne if you like spicy, or dill)
-Use dairy free yogurt- just make sure it is plain and unsweetened
-Use a whole avocado for a higher calorie meal
-Put on toast or make a sandwich
-Scoop it with celery sticks or sliced cucumber for a low-carbohydrate option