Simple and flavorful Avocado Tuna Salad makes the perfect healthy snack, appetizer, or lunch. This tuna salad is full of veggies and a healthy avocado-based dressing.
Avocado Tuna Salad
Avocado Tuna Salad is one of my go-to recipes for lunch. It’s quick to make, packed with flavor, and filled with nutritious ingredients. Of course, when you load the tuna salad on a buttery croissant, it becomes a little less healthy.
I’ll definitely indulge in the croissant sandwich every once in a while, but when I’m looking for a lighter meal, I’ll pack the tuna into a few pieces of lettuce to make a quick lettuce wrap.
Today I’m sharing how to make this salad, what to eat it with, and sharing a few quick tips. Let’s get started!
Ingredients In Avocado Tuna Salad
- Tuna: The main protein source of the salad, providing a meaty texture and a rich, savory flavor.
- Celery, Bread and Butter Pickles, Red Onion, and Flat Leaf Parsley: These add crunch, sweetness, tang, and freshness to the salad, along with a variety of colors and flavors that complement the tuna.
Dressing Ingredients:
- Avocado, Lemon Juice, Mayonnaise, and Dijon Mustard: These ingredients are blended to create a creamy, tangy dressing that binds the salad ingredients together. The mayonnaise offers a creamy base and richness, while the Dijon mustard introduces a zesty sharpness that complements the smoothness of the avocado and the tang of the lemon juice.
Quick Tip
Wait until the avocado is really ripe. The perfectly ripe avocado makes a huge difference in this salad. Here’s how to tell an avocado is ripe. If it’s not fully ripe, it won’t add the flavor and creaminess that a ripe avocado will.
How To Make Avocado Tuna Salad
- Add the salad ingredients to a large bowl: Place the drained tuna, diced avocado, minced parsley, diced celery, and diced bread and butter pickles in a large bowl.
- Make the dressing: Combine the mashed avocado, mayo, Dijon mustard, lemon juice, olive oil, salt and pepper. Whisk to combine.
- Combine: Add the dressing to the salad ingredients. Gently toss to combine and season once more to taste.
- Serve: Eat the avocado tuna salad as is, in a salad wrap, or on a croissant with lettuce (my personal favorite!).
FAQs
Is Tuna Salad Healthy?
Avocado Tuna Salad Serving Suggestions
- On a lettuce wrap
- In a sandwich with some lettuce, tomatoes, and avocado. Use a good, whole-grain bread for a healthier sandwich or a croissant for a more indulgent sandwich.
- With a side of fresh fruit or this fruit salad recipe
- As a dip with pita chips and fresh veggies
More Tuna Recipes
- Creamy Tuna Pasta in one skillet
- Standard Tuna Salad
- The BEST Tuna Macaroni Salad
- Sriracha Tuna Salad Wraps
- Tuna Sushi Stacks with rice and mango
Avocado Tuna Salad
Equipment
- Large bowl
- small bowl
Ingredients
- 3 (5-ounce) cans tuna well-drained, I recommend Genova packed in olive oil, 4 ounces once drained
- 3 tablespoons finely diced celery
- 3 tablespoons finely diced bread and butter pickles
- 2 tablespoons finely diced red onion
- 2 tablespoons finely diced flat leaf parsley
Dressing
- 1 small avocado divided
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1/3 cup light mayo use up to 1/2 cup for more creamy consistency
- 1 teaspoon Dijon-style mustard
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- Salt and pepper
Instructions
- Thoroughly drain tuna and transfer to a large bowl.
- Halve and pit avocado. Mash one half to get 3 tablespoons of mashed avocado. Dice the other half to get 1/4 cup of diced avocado and set aside. In a small bowl, mix 3 tablespoons mashed avocado with lemon juice, mayo, mustard, olive oil, and salt and pepper to taste.
- Combine finely diced celery, pickles, red onion, and parsley to the bowl with the tuna and diced avocado. Top with the dressing and gently stir to combine. Adjust seasonings to taste. If desired, add extra mayo (1 to 4 tablespoons).
- Serve in a croissant roll, lettuce wrap, with pita chips—however you'd like to enjoy it! Best enjoyed immediately; avocado begins to brown after 1–2 hours.
Recipe Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
I made these last night for dinner and they were so good! I love the combo of avocado and mayo! Thanks again for the delicious meal Chelsea!
My work stocks up on the tuna and NO ONE eats it. Good thing for me I got your recipe to get me through all those cans! Can’t wait to try this out this week! 🙂
I love the idea of these simple lettuce wraps! Can’t wait to try them, always have tuna in my pantry!
Tuna is my favorite especially for lunch! I love the sound of these lettuce wraps, so simple and delicious!
Chelsea, my mom is ALWAYS making Orange Roughey. We always tease her and tell her that no one else on the planet eats it, but apparently I’m wrong! HAHA. I love tuna so these lettuce wraps look super yummy 🙂
These lettuce wraps sound like a great lunch, Chelsea! And I pretty much adore anything/everything with avocado. 😀
I am a big fan of tuna and lettuces wraps too! It looks very tasty and healthy as well. Pinning it for later 😉
These look like such a yummy and light lunch! I’ve been really craving tuna lately. 🙂
We are BIG tuna people here – but mostly in the form of sushi! I have never given it a go in lettuce wraps. BUT, we love chicken lettuce wraps so I am thinking some change would be DELISH. Pinned!
I love these wraps, Chelsea! I can definitely see why you eat these all the time, so perfect for a light and healthy lunch! I eat tuna salad every once in a while, so I’m definitely going to try these lettuce wraps! Pinned!