Avocado Chickpea Tuna Salad with a lemon dressing is perfect for lunch or dinner! Quick and easy for meal prep!
Healthy and filling, this Tuna Salad is not only packed with amazing flavours, it is ALSO a bowl full of protein, fibre and healthy fats! Have it for lunch or dinner, as a side or main dish, this tuna salad is especially perfect in hunger emergencies.
No cooking or boiling or baking needed. Just grab tuna straight out of the can and throw it in with the rest of your ingredients.
Only 5 main ingredients go in this tuna salad
- Tuna → protein source with good amount of heart-healthy omega-3 fatty acids.
- Chickpeas → packed with protein and fibre.
- Avocados → while adding a good amount of healthy fats, the avocado adds a creaminess to the salad without needing any mayo.
- Tomatoes → add a delicious texture to this tuna salad, along with a good source of vitamin C, biotin, molybdenum and vitamin K.
- Cucumbers → a crispy, crunchy veg that helps keep you hydrated while flushing out toxins.
Those ingredients make the bulk of this salad, but then you have a gorgeous lemon garlic dressing adding extra nutrition.
Tuna salad for meal prep!
We make a huge batch of this tuna salad weekly (without the dressing or avocado) and throw it into airtight meal prep containers. When ready to eat, I chop up our avocados, add them in and drizzle with ready made dressing!
So EASY!
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Looking for similar easy to throw together salads? Try this Balsamic Chickpea Avocado Feta Salad or this NO COOK Chicken Cucumber Avocado Salad!
Avocado Tuna Chickpea Salad
Ingredients
FOR THE SALAD:
- 15 ounces tuna canned in brine or olive oil
- 14 ounces chickpeas drained
- 2 large avocados peeled and pitted
- 2 large vine ripened tomatoes cut into wedges
- 1 large cucumber halved lengthways and sliced
- ½ of a red onion sliced thinly
FOR THE DRESSING:
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice fresh squeezed
- 1 tablespoon fresh parsley chopped, plus extra to serve
- 1 teaspoon garlic minced, or 1 large garlic cloves, minced
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Whisk together dressing ingredients in jug or jar.
- Mix together all of the salad ingredients in a large bowl. Toss with dressing. Season with pepper and extra salt if desired.
Notes
Nutrition
Amaya Arevalo says
This was fantastic. Healthy, fresh, refreshing, delicious. My husband — who hates everything healthy and good for you — said this was the BEST tuna salad he’s ever had…. and he requested to eat this once a week.
I’m amazed. This was quick, easy, and delicious! We ate it with crackers.
Will be making again.
Miranda Jean Tracey says
Made this today for lunch for my family. Delicious. Even the kids loved it, stating that ‘I should open a restaurant!’ Winner!
Lizzie S says
Just had this for lunch today. Filling and energizing! Definitely a keeper.
Abbey says
Soo yummy!
Marjorie says
Karina, what is your secret for avocados/ They either don’t ripen when u need them to or if you cut them up when ready to use but don’t use it all they turn brown.
Jasmine says
How long will this keep for?!
Karina says
Usually this will keep for 2 to 3 days but it may be less depending on the avocado and the dressing on it will make it soggy for too long. Thanks for choosing one of my recipes and following along with me! XO
Nancy Martin says
What are serving sizes. For tuna 1 cup?
kim stahlschmidt says
Do you have nutritional information for this recipe?
Steve Friend says
Avocado Tuna Chickpea Salad; We did for dinner using fresh caught Tuna. It was great, easy and unique. Thanks