Description

Tuna salad made with mashed avocado instead of mayo. It’s also packed with mashed chickpeas for extra texture, crunchy celery, peppery radishes, and dill. I love to serve this tuna salad wrapped in butter lettuce for a lighter option, but it also makes a delicious sandwich or eaten plane with a fork. Makes for a great packed lunch!

Ingredients

Units Scale

1 ripe avocado
1/2 cup chickpeas, drained and rinsed
1 5 ounce can tuna*
Juice of half lemon
2 tablespoon fresh dill, chopped (sub 1 to 2 teaspoons dried dill)
salt and pepper to taste
1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes (optional)
1/4 of a red onion, minced
1 stalk celery, chopped
5 radishes, sliced
Butter lettuce leaves
Sprouts/micro greens for garnish (optional)

Cook Mode Prevent your screen from going dark

Instructions

Make tuna salad: In a medium mixing bowl use a fork to mash the avocado until smooth. Then mash the chickpeas, leaving them slightly chunky. Then break up the tune. If using Wild Planet skipjack tuna (which I recommend) add the liquid from the can to the mixture. Also stir in the lemon, dill, salt and pepper to taste, and red pepper flakes.
Stir in the veggies: Stir in the red on ion, celery and radishes until well combined.
Assemble: Just before eating tear two large butter lettuce leaves from the head of the butter lettuce and place them on top of each other to create a “cup”. Spoon a few spoonfuls of the tuna onto the butter lettuce. Top with a few sprouts/micro greens for garnish, if desired. Eat immediately.
Store/Make ahead: store leftovers separately. Only assemble the lettuce wraps right before eating. If wanting to pack these for a lunch then package the tuna separate from the lettuce and assemble when you are going to eat them. Tuna stores in the fridge in an air tight container for up to 3 days. Keep in mind that the avocado may oxidize and turn brown, don’t worry, it still tastes good! 🙂

Notes

* I highly recommend buying skipjack tuna to avoid mercury. I really like the brand Wild Planet.

You could make traditional tuna sandwiches using bread instead of lettuce if you prefer. You could also just eat the tuna as is with a fork. Either way will be delicious!