Tuna salad on half of an avocado.
Yeah, yeah, I know, it doesn't sound like a very filling lunch, but hot damn it is! We have a small salad with it (I usually do mine without grilled chicken or steak since I'm already getting a lot of protein from the tuna), and loads of fruit. Sometimes a slice of cheese on the side. Speaking of sides, here is a side note: if your Costco has something called Lake House cheese (or something along those lines. I threw away the wrappers, so forgive me) dude, BUY IT. It's a super duper sharp cheddar (pink puffy hearts), and it makes my tummy happy.
Some of you might be thinking "that is a lot of fat", but avocado is good fat, and filling up with protein and good fat instead of carbs and sugar makes you feel fuller longer.
Something to keep in mind is that I buy my tuna from Costco. It's not the super dolphin-safe stuff that costs $4 a can. Because I can't afford $4 a can. So that, is that. End of discussion. PETA, watch yourself least I blow your mind with facts about what harvesting a wheat field can do to animals.
I think the secret to this great lunch is my bomb tuna salad. I'll share the recipe with you all because a) I love you and b) I tend to share recipes like um, weekly.
Sarah's Tuna Salad
2 cans of all white tuna packed in water
1 green onion, diced
1/8 tsp dill
1 tsp dill relish
Salt and pepper to taste
Mayo
1) Squeeze out what we call the "tuna pee" from the can, and chunk up in a mixing bowl.
2) Add chopped onion, spices, and relish.
3) Add the mayo about 1 tblsp at a time until it reaches your desired consistency. I am NOT a fan of mayo, so I like the least amount possible in my tuna salad. Mix!
Put a nice scoop in a halved avocado, and go to town!
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Will try for sure! Looks delish!
ReplyDeleteI'm not half the avocado lover I should be, but the tuna salad sounds delicious.
ReplyDeleteThis sounds delish! I love avocado any way I can get it!! My daughter uses the tuna 'pee' to disolve her cat's thyroid medicine in. Then she throws the tuna away. Since I will be spending so much time with her and the quads - guess what we will be having on a weekly basis??? Thanks for the reminder of how good a lunch Tuna Salad makes!! And economical!
ReplyDeleteSounds like a tuna/tuna pee match made in heaven!!!
DeleteAvocado, tuna and mayo? You know me so well!
ReplyDeleteTop with a big dollop of mustard, and that is your newest favorite meal!
Deletelooks delicious, since your not a mayo fan try a little olive oil instead its suprisingly delicious :) it doesn't quite hold as well together as mayo but a nice alternative
ReplyDeleteI'll give it a shot! I've also tried greek yogurt which is decent!
DeleteI use a little mayo and a little EVOO... however I do enjoy my husbands tuna salad which is downright goopy with mayo!
DeleteOK, stupid question....I was expecting to see the avi (what we call an avocado in my house) peeled...so do you eat it with a spoon and kinda divy up the tuna as you go? Or do you scoop it out of the shell before you go to eat it.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea - I have avi at least every other day...could do this with chicken salad too! Fab! Thanks for sharing.
I keep it in the "avi" and just use my spoon to scoop a bit of 'cado and tuna at the same time. The avi is your "dish".
DeleteStupid question... but I can't picture how you get this into a jelly jar. On its side?
ReplyDeleteI just put the tuna in the jelly jar. I take the avocado whole to work. I have a little knife at work and just cut the avocado there.
Deleteyummo!! one of my favourites is tuna, mayo, lots of freshly ground pepper, capsicum (bell peppers you call them i think) and an onion... great on corn cruskits (don't know if you guys have them)
ReplyDeleteI made this today for lunch and it was A.Mazing. It might have to be a regular on the old lunch rotation.
ReplyDeleteIncidentally, avocados and tuna were both things I HATED growing up. I guess that makes me an old lady now.
I hate all veggies growing up, so I guess I'm an old lady too!
DeleteGlad you enjoyed it!
I like tuna mayo with half an apple chopped into it - the sweet crunch in the salty fishiness is awesome! get some red onions in there too... not to nice for when you are at work to smell like onions afterwards till home time, but screw em! fish is good for you
ReplyDeleteI keep a toothbrush at work just for these purposes - I refuse to not eat garlic and onion when I want it!
DeleteI will sometimes use a little EVOO in my tuna salad and cut back on the mayo, to keep it moist and add some healthy fats.
ReplyDeleteI will never be able to drain a can of anything again w/o thinking of it as "pee." Thank you for the laugh. ;)
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