Tuna Stuffed Avocado

Tuna Stuffed Avocado is flavored with crimson onion, cilantro, and lime, and this can be a excellent dinner thought when it’s too sizzling to prepare dinner! And for those who’re a fan of tuna and avocado you’ll love this concept for a fast meal.

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This Tuna Stuffed Avocado is a recipe I created with the tuna packed in olive oil that I’ve been infatuated with for thus lengthy. And if it’s HOT proper now the place you reside, I feel that is excellent for a no-cook low-carb dinner. In fact, there’s proof on the weblog of how I really like the mixture of tuna, avocado, cilantro, and lime. However for those who don’t like cilantro I’d simply go away that out for this tasty tuna stuffed avocado recipe.

I up to date the photographs for this very previous recipe, and I additionally up to date the recipe to make it a bit simpler. The previous recipe peeled the avocado after which scooped most of it out, leaving a “shell” of avocado to stuff with tuna. However once I made this once more (a couple of occasions to get it excellent) it appeared unnecessarily troublesome to me to deal with the peeled avocado. So the brand new recipe makes use of the avocado pores and skin as a vessel to carry the tasty tuna, avocado, cilantro, lime, and crimson onion combination.

I like to recommend serving this with lime wedges so you may add a beneficiant squeeze of lime on the desk. I assumed one massive avocado and one can of tuna was sufficient for a lightweight lunch or dinner for 2 folks, however I’ll provide you with some aspect dish suggestions under. And for those who’re dying from the warmth, I hope this no-cook recipe may help!

What components do you want for this recipe?

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• tuna packed in olive oil, ideally Genova Tuna in Olive Oil (affiliate hyperlink)
• ripe avocado
• crimson onion
• cilantro
• Olive Oil
• Mayo
• fresh-squeezed lime juice, I used my fresh-frozen lime juice
• sea salt (or salt) and recent floor black pepper to style
• further lime for serving, if desired

What canned tuna did I exploit to stuff the avocado?

I began to like tuna packed in olive oil years in the past once I tried fancy imported Italian tuna, and that’s superb if it’s within the price range for you. However once I seemed for a less expensive different, I fell in love with Genova Tuna in Olive Oil (affiliate hyperlink), and that’s the one I all the time purchase now.

How low in carbs is the Tuna Stuffed Avocado?

This excellent hot-weather lunch has solely 4 internet carbs per serving, with 19 grams of protein.

Steps for Making Tuna Stuffed Avocado:

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1. Drain tuna right into a colander positioned within the sink and gently break aside with a fork.
2. Finely chop crimson onion and cilantro. (You need to use inexperienced onion as an alternative of crimson onion for those who favor, particularly for those who’re not utilizing cilantro.)
3. Reduce avocado in half. I used my favourite avocado software.
4. Scrape out many of the avocado, leaving a tiny however subsequent to the pores and skin. Put avocado into a big, flat bowl.
5. Use a big fork to totally mash the avocado.
6. Then combine olive oil, mayo, lime juice, salt, and pepper into the mashed avocado.
7. Combine the drained tuna into the avocado combination.
8. Then gently stir within the chopped cilantro and crimson onion.
9. Stuff the combination into the avocado halves and devour!
10. Serve with a beneficiant wedge of lime to squeeze on on the desk for those who’re a lime fanatic like I’m!

Make it a Low-Carb Meal:

If you wish to serve Tuna Stuffed Avocado as a most important dish for a extra substantial meal, it will style nice with considered one of these salads:

Extra recipe concepts with Tuna:

For those who’re a tuna fan, take a look at my assortment of Superb Wholesome Tuna Recipes for tons extra scrumptious concepts with canned tuna!

Low-Carb Weight-reduction plan / Low-Glycemic Weight-reduction plan / South Seaside Weight-reduction plan Solutions:
Tuna Stuffed Avocado is a superb dish for low-carb and Keto weight loss program plans. This is able to be too excessive in fats for the South Seaside Weight-reduction plan for those who’re following the letter of the regulation, though personally I in all probability would have eaten it once I was faithfully following South Seaside

Discover Extra Recipes Like This One:
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Historic Notes for this Recipe:
This recipe was first posted in 2007, with a model of the recipe that began to appear barely fussy after some time. It was up to date in 2019 with simpler directions and higher photographs, and the recipe was up to date once more with extra info in 2026.