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Bowl of avocado ranch tuna salad with crackers.
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5 from 13 votes

Avocado Ranch Tuna Salad

Skip the boring tuna salad and make this avocado tuna salad packed with fresh cilantro, avocado and ranch. Tuna will never be the same again!
Prep Time10 minutes
Total Time15 minutes
Course: Main Course, Salad
Cuisine: American
Servings: 4
Calories: 263kcal
Author: Lorie Yarro

Ingredients

  • 10 oz tuna in water
  • 2 small avocados, ripe
  • ¼ c chopped red onion
  • 2 T Ranch dressing
  • Juice of ½ lemon
  • ¼ c chopped cilantro (I use a heaping ¼ cup)
  • ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper
  • Sea salt and pepper to taste
  • Dash of garlic powder (optional)

Instructions

  • Remove seeds and scoop avocado into a medium bowl and mash.
  • Add in ranch, onion, cilantro, lemon juice and spices and mix well. If you prefer a touch more of garlic (depends on how strong the garlic tastes in your ranch dressing) add that as well.
  • Chill for about 15 minutes before serving.
  • Store in refrigerator in airtight container for 1-2 days. To keep the avocado from browning, put plastic wrap over the tuna and press it into the tuna and then add the lid on your container.

Notes

  • Keep your avocado tuna salad from browning. If you want to keep the avocado in this tuna salad from browning, add plastic wrap over the tuna and press it into it before putting the lid on the airtight container. This will help keep it from browning much before serving.
  • Chill your avocado tuna salad for the most flavor. It isn't 100% necessary to chill this tuna salad before digging in, however if you can, I encourage it. The flavor is so much better if you give the flavors some time to really meld.
  • Vary the flavor with lime juice instead of lemon juice. Since we are working with cilantro, perhaps a bit of lime juice versus the lemon juice is worth a try??

Nutrition

Calories: 263kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 16g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 28mg | Sodium: 267mg | Potassium: 629mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 292IU | Vitamin C: 11mg | Calcium: 24mg | Iron: 2mg