Mediterranean Tuna Avocado Salad is packed with flavours, and hearty enough to be a meal. No time to make dinner? This quick and easy salad is what you need. A great meatless meal.
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RECIPE and INSTRUCTIONS for this tuna salad can be found at the bottom of this post.
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Healthy Tuna Salad Ingredients
- avocado
- canned tuna
- tomatoes
- feta cheese
- Romano beans
- spinach
- canned artichokes
- lemon juice
- olive oil
- fresh basil
- black pepper
Mediterranean Tuna Avocado Salad Is Simple
This Mediterranean salad is so easy to make. Full instructions are in the recipe card below.
- Combine your salad dressing ingredients and set aside.
- Add the tuna, beans, avocado, feta, and artichokes to a large bowl.
- Add the salad dressing and toss well.
- Place spinach onto serving plates.
- Top with tuna mixture.
- Garnish with fresh basil and pepper.
- Serve.
Suggestions/ Recipe Tips
Beans can be replaced with red or white kidney beans, pinto beans, chickpeas or even black-eyed peas. Lentils are always an option as well.
Canned tuna packed in oil or water, either will work.
Feta can be replaced with other cheese of your choice.
Avocado is best fresh, but frozen will work. Just thaw and chop.
Greens can be spinach, lettuce, kale or a combination.
Canned artichokes in oil or water are both great in this recipe. Be sure to drain before chopping.
Garnish with fresh herbs or even olives.
Store the tuna mixture separate from the greens. It can be made ahead of time, but you may want to add the avocado in at the last minute to avoid it going brown. This will last for 2-3 days in a container in the fridge.
A nice hearty dinner salad is perfect for entertaining. This recipe is easy to double, and an economical way to feed a crowd. Heck, I would double it just to have leftovers (the flavours are awesome the next day too).
When easy dinner salads are packed with nutrition and awesome flavour, you won’t miss the “big” meal at all.
FAQ
A highly plant-based diet is full of whole grains, vegetables, fruits, legumes, nuts, seeds, spices, herbs, and lots of olive oil.
Yes, it is low in calories, high in protein and an excellent source of omega-3.
Fish and seafood are the main meat proteins, along with lean chicken and eggs.
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No Mayo Mediterranean Tuna Salad
Ingredients
For the Salad:
- 6 ounces avocado (1 large/chopped)
- 160 grams Rio Tuna (1 can/drained)
- 6 ounces tomatoes (fresh) (chopped/drain excess liquid)
- ¼ cup feta cheese (crumbled)
- 19 ounces Romano beans (1 can/drained/rinsed)
- 4 ounces canned artichokes (Packed in oil/chopped)
- 2 tablespoons fresh basil (chopped/for garnish)
- 4 cups fresh spinach
- ¼ teaspoons cracked black pepper (or to taste)
For the Dressing:
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice (fresh squeezed)
- 1 teaspoon olive oil (I used Tuscan flavoured)
Instructions
For the Dressing:
- Mix the lemon juice and olive oil in a jar (or container). Shake and set aside till ready to use.1 tablespoon lemon juice, 1 teaspoon olive oil
For the Salad:
- In a large bowl add the rinsed can of beans, chopped avocado, feta, drained tuna and chopped artichokes.6 ounces avocado, ¼ cup feta cheese, 19 ounces Romano beans, 4 ounces canned artichokes, 160 grams Rio Tuna
- For the tomatoes, I placed them in a blender to roughly chop. Drain in a sieve to get rid of the excess liquid. Add to the bowl.6 ounces tomatoes (fresh)
- Add the dressing to all the ingredients in the bowl. Mix until nicely coated.
- Place the spinach on the serving plates.4 cups fresh spinach
- Top with salad mixture.
- Garnish with pepper and chopped fresh basil.¼ teaspoons cracked black pepper, 2 tablespoons fresh basil
Kristene Kubenka
What a great base to “play” with!!!
Love to sub out different salad greens, add jalapeno, celery, grape, apple etc and herbs- cilantro, dill, oregano and use different cheeses like shredded parmesan or Xtra sharp cheddar shreds or small cubes, or just a slice on your own serving AND add OR sub for beans (I don’t eat them) nuts and seeds: sliced almonds, chopped pecans/walnuts, sunflower, chia, sesame seeds. Take an Asian, Italian, or Mexican flavor to it! Food is such awesome fun!!!😋
Gloria Duggan | Homemade & Yummy
Having fun in the kitchen with ingredients is what enjoying food is all about.
Jenny
We all loved your Mediterranean tuna salad. It was easy, fuss-free, and delicious. The combination of flavors is genius, the avocado works so well. It will go into our rotation. Thanks so much for your recipe.
Gloria Duggan | Homemade & Yummy
You are very welcome. So glad you enjoyed this tuna salad recipe.
Amy Casey
This is my new favorite tuna salad. It’s packed with so much flavor. I loved the avocado, feta and artichoke hearts the best!
Gloria Duggan | Homemade & Yummy
The flavours in this tuna salad recipe go very well together.
Mikayla
Such a hearty salad but light and refreshing too! I can imagine adding other cheeses, maybe shredded chicken as well.
Gloria Duggan | Homemade & Yummy
You can certainly play around with the components of this tuna salad. It will turn out delicious.
NATALIA
My hubby and I loved this avocado tuna salad, especially the lemon dressing! So tasty and so delicious! I love all the flavors this salad brings out. Definitely making this salad again!
Gloria Duggan | Homemade & Yummy
Glad he loved this recipe for tuna salad with a Mediterranean twist.
Amy Liu Dong
I love how easy and delicious this recipe is, even my husband loves it!
Gloria Duggan | Homemade & Yummy
Well if hubby loves it I guess it is a win all around.