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By Karina 9 Comments Filed Under: Dinner

Avocado Chickpea Tuna Salad Recipe

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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.

Avocado Chickpea Tuna Salad | cafedelites.com

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.

Avocado Chickpea Tuna Salad is not only packed with amazing flavours, it is ALSO a bowl full of protein, fibre and healthy fats! | cafedelites.com

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!

Avocado Chickpea Tuna Salad with a lemon dressing is healthy and filling! | cafedelites.com

Is this tuna salad good for you?

In short, YES! Usually a (great) tuna salad contains heaps of mayo, adding an incredible amount of extra fat and calories. As mentioned above though, this tuna salad gets its creaminess from healthy avocado slices. There is NO NEED for mayo in this!
You can use tuna canned in oil, brine or spring water.

Avocado Chickpea Tuna Salad with a lemon dressing is quick and easy for meal prep! | cafedelites.com

Looking for similar easy to throw together salads? Try this Balsamic Chickpea Avocado Feta Salad or this NO COOK Chicken Cucumber Avocado Salad!

Avocado Chickpea Tuna Salad | cafedelites.com

Avocado Tuna Chickpea Salad

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! 
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Prep: 15 mins
Total: 15 mins
Serves: 4 people

Ingredients

FOR THE SALAD:

  • 15 ounces (425 grams) Tuna, canned in brine or olive oil
  • 14 ounces (400 grams) can chickpeas, drained
  • 2 large Avocados, peeled and pitted
  • 2 large vine ripened tomatoes, cut into wedges
  • 1 large cucumber, halved lengthways and sliced
  • 1/2 of a red onion, sliced thinly

FOR THE DRESSING:

  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons fresh squeezed lemon juice
  • 1 tablespoon fresh chopped parsley (plus extra to serve)
  • 1 teaspoon minced garlic (or 1 large garlic cloves, minced)
  • 1/4 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

Make-Ahead Tip: Combine all of the ingredients together in a bowl (except the dressing), cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate. When ready to serve, drizzle with dressing.

Nutrition

Calories: 345kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 32g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 31mg | Sodium: 477mg | Potassium: 522mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 320IU | Vitamin C: 8.7mg | Calcium: 56mg | Iron: 3.1mg

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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! #tuna #chickpea #salad #avocado #diet #weightwatchers #summer
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Comments

  1. Miranda Jean Tracey says

    August 27, 2020 at 1:41 pm

    5 stars
    Made this today for lunch for my family. Delicious. Even the kids loved it, stating that ‘I should open a restaurant!’ Winner!

    Reply
  2. Lizzie S says

    May 22, 2020 at 12:12 am

    5 stars
    Just had this for lunch today. Filling and energizing! Definitely a keeper.

    Reply
  3. Abbey says

    January 14, 2020 at 9:50 am

    5 stars
    Soo yummy!

    Reply
  4. Marjorie says

    January 13, 2019 at 9:51 am

    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.

    Reply
  5. Jasmine says

    September 19, 2018 at 1:48 am

    How long will this keep for?!

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    • Karina says

      September 20, 2018 at 4:06 pm

      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

      Reply
  6. Nancy Martin says

    June 30, 2018 at 7:18 am

    What are serving sizes. For tuna 1 cup?

    Reply
  7. kim stahlschmidt says

    January 16, 2018 at 2:16 am

    Do you have nutritional information for this recipe?

    Reply
  8. Steve Friend says

    January 14, 2018 at 1:30 am

    5 stars
    Avocado Tuna Chickpea Salad; We did for dinner using fresh caught Tuna. It was great, easy and unique. Thanks

    Reply

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