You'll love this healthy tuna salad in avocado halves, with its zesty flavors of red onion, celery, mustard, and dill. Great for lunch meal prep or as a high protein snack!
Tuna Stuffed Avocado is so yummy!
Eating tuna salad in an avocado is one of my favorite ways to eat tuna and we know it'll become yours too. No more basic boring tuna salad when you can use avocado halves as your edible bowl.
- Great for a quick lunch or to take to work
- Super yummy- Bright and bold flavors from the fresh dill, dijon mustard and red onions.
- Quick and easy! Just a few ingredients, simple to customize.
- Healthy high protein - Just 270 calories and 13g protein, plus gluten free, keto friendly, dairy free and whole30.
If you're obsessed with avocados like we are, you should add our Shrimp Avocado Salad or Egg and Avocado Salad to your meal plan.
Ingredients list
- Avocados
- Albacore tuna - Canned and packed in water
- Chopped celery & red onion
- Fresh dill - Dried dill will work in place of fresh dill. 1 teaspoon of fresh dill is equivalent to ¼ teaspoon dried dill.
- Mayo - You can use regular mayo, light mayo, or even Greek yogurt. If you use Greek yogurt we recommend going ½ mayo and ½ yogurt.
- Dijon mustard
- Fresh lemon juice - use fresh not concentrate for the best flavor
- Salt and pepper - to taste
- Garnish - with fresh herbs like parsley, dill, chives, or cilantro.
** Please see the recipe card at the bottom of the post for the exact quantities **
Variations
- Other mix in ideas: Optional mix in ideas include chopped dill pickles, pickle relish, green onions, capers, bell pepper, or shredded carrots.
- This tuna salad is also great served on a bed of lettuce or your bread of choice.
How to make tuna stuffed avocados
Scoop out some of the avocado flesh with a spoon to make the holes larger to stuff the salad, leaving a small border. Dice the avocado that was scooped out and add it to a small bowl.
Add the albacore tuna, celery, red onion, drill, mayo, mustard, lemon juice, salt, and pepper to the bowl. Combine. Adjust the seasonings to taste if you want more mayo, more herbs, etc.
Spoon the tuna mixture into the 4 avocado halves. Garnish with more fresh herbs.
Jenni's tips
- Make this higher protein by using Greek yogurt for some of the mayo.
- This recipe can be doubled if you're serving a group, you can prep the tuna salad in advance, but don't cut the avocado until right before serving since they'll start to brown. You can also rub the cut avocados with a little lemon juice to help them stay fresher longer.
More healthy salads
- Cold Shrimp Salad With Old Bay
- Creamy Egg Salad with Pickles
- Pulled Pork Lettuce Wraps
- Arugula Quinoa Salad with Avocado
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Recipe
Healthy Tuna in Avocado Halves
Ingredients
- 2 Avocados halved and pitted
- 1 5oz can of Albacore tuna in water, drained
- 1 Celery stalk chopped
- 1 + tablespoon Red onion chopped
- 1 teaspoon Fresh dill or ¼+ teaspoon dried dill
- 2 tablespoons Mayo
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon Fresh lemon juice
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Garnish - Fresh herbs like parsley and dill
Instructions
- Scoop out some of the avocado flesh with a spoon to make the holes larger to stuff the salad, leaving a small border. Dice the avocado that was scooped out and add it to a small bowl.
- Add the albacore tuna, celery, red onion, drill, mayo, mustard, lemon juice, salt, and pepper to the bowl. Combine. Adjust the seasonings to taste if you want more mayo, more herbs, etc.
- Spoon the tuna mixture into the 4 avocado halves. Garnish with more fresh herbs. Enjoy! Best eaten right away.
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