Avocado Tuna Salad

This tasty avocado tuna salad with crunchy apple, toasted walnuts, celery, red onion, and dill proves that tuna salad doesn't have to be boring! The mayo is optional in this recipe - the mashed avocado will give it a creamy texture. Serve on top of greens, or enjoy it all by itself.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Total Time: 10 mins
• Calories: 274 Calories

Ingredients

• salt and pepper to taste
• ½ cup chopped celery
• ¼ teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon dried dill weed
• ½ cup chopped red onion
• ½ teaspoon Dijon mustard
• ¼ cup chopped toasted walnuts
• 1 tablespoon pickle juice
• 1 ripe avocado
• 2 tablespoons mayonnaise (Optional)
• 2 (5 ounce) cans flaked light tuna
• ½ red apple, chopped

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Cut avocado in half, scoop out the flesh into a large bowl, and mash avocado with the back of a fork or potato masher. Add tuna, apple, onion, celery, toasted walnuts, mayonnaise, pickle juice, dill, Dijon mustard, cumin, salt, and pepper; mix well.