Mediterranean Tuna Salad Recipe

Mediterranean tuna salad with avocado, cucumber, cherry tomatoes, and red onion in a white bowl

This Mediterranean tuna salad is a fresh no-mayo tuna salad made with canned tuna, avocado, cucumber, cherry tomatoes, lemon juice, and extra virgin olive oil. It is ready in 10 minutes and works well for a quick lunch, light dinner, or easy side.

Recipe Developer-Estefania

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Prep Time 10

Total Time 25

Ingredients

▢ 1 cucumber diced
▢ 1 red onion finely chopped
▢ 2 cans canned tuna 5 ounces /145 gr each, drained
▢ 2 avocados diced
▢ 100 g cherry tomatoes halved
▢ ½ teaspoon salt
▢ ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
▢ Juice of ½ lemon
▢ 2 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil

Instructions

Add 1 cucumber, diced, 1 red onion, finely chopped, 2 cans canned tuna, drained, 2 avocados, diced, and 100 g cherry tomatoes, halved, to a large mixing bowl.
Sprinkle with ½ tsp salt and ¼ tsp freshly ground black pepper, then squeeze in the juice of ½ lemon and drizzle with 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil.
Gently toss everything together until the tuna is evenly distributed and the salad is well coated, keeping the avocado pieces as intact as possible.
Serve immediately, or chill for 15 minutes before serving if you want the flavors to blend a little more.

Notes

Drain the Tuna Well: I like to remove as much liquid as possible so the salad stays light and not watery.

Mix Gently: I keep the avocado in chunks by folding everything together slowly instead of stirring too much.

Balance the Onion: If the flavor feels too strong, I soak it in cold water for 5 minutes, then drain it well.

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