Thai Tuna Salad in Avocado Boats for #TheSaladBar

by Dorothy Reinhold on August 17, 2013


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Truth is, a perfect California avocado needs little else to justify its existence as a salad. A sprinkle of salt, a spoon, and call it a day.

But if you have a can of specially seasoned tuna, widely available these days in any grocery store, you can turn that avocado into lunch. I am using a spicy Thai-flavored tuna for this salad, and the creamy avocado tames the spice just enough, while the Thai chili flavor amps up the avo. It’s a marriage made in heaven.

Thai Tuna Avocado Boats on Shockingly DeliciousCall it an avocado boat. Call it a canoe. Call it a plank. Whatever you like, grab your spoon and call it lunch!

Recipe: Thai Tuna Salad in Avocado Boats

Summary: Spicy Thai-seasoned tuna mounds in an avocado boat for a creamy, hot and cool chili-flecked lunch. Grab a spoon!

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Halve avocado and remove pit. Open can of seasoned Tuna and spoon into the divot from the pit on each avocado half, using all tuna.
  2. Place each half on a plate, perhaps alongside some fresh cut fruit, and dig in!
  3. Serves 2.

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I am a member of the Bee Squad for Bumble Bee tuna. Canned tuna makes an excellent protein for quick meals because it is already cooked and ready to deploy. Disclosure: Bumble Bee sent the tuna for recipe testing.

Source

Dorothy Reinhold/Shockingly Delicious

Preparation time: 5 minutes Diet type: Pescatarian Number of servings (yield): 2 Culinary tradition: Thai

Thai Tuna Avocado Boats on Shockingly Delicious

The Salad Bar badgeHere are the other salads created by my fellow cooks for #TheSaladBar, a new monthly cooperative feature. Choose my tuna-avocado creation today, or one of theirs to try for your own avocadolicious meal! You can’t go wrong with any of these beauties.

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Priscilla | ShesCookin August 22, 2013 at 11:01 am

Did not realize there was seasoned tuna out there. Another great roundup, Dorothy!

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sippitysup August 20, 2013 at 9:46 am

When it comes to tuna salad (…get ready for it) these really float my boat. XOGREG

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Dorothy Reinhold August 20, 2013 at 2:18 pm

Greg,
HA! Love you and your puns!

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Mary @ Fit and Fed August 18, 2013 at 3:43 pm

Talk about a healthy quick lunch! I was not aware of the existence of the pre-spiced tuna, good to know! And I just gave an avocado the salt and spoon treatment yesterday.

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Lizthechef August 18, 2013 at 10:19 am

I have got to look for some of that tuna!

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Liz August 17, 2013 at 10:57 am

Looks good and simple too. Thank you and have a great weekend!

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Lisa @ Whisk & Cleaver August 17, 2013 at 8:09 am

What a great use of canned tuna. I love having it around, so convenient and healthy for quick lunches!

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Marlene @Nosh My Way August 17, 2013 at 7:48 am

I always loved a great stuff-acado

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Michelle August 17, 2013 at 7:18 am

This looks delicious. I have not tried the Thai tuna, so I’m going to have to do that soon.

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Debra Elliott August 17, 2013 at 6:42 am

Two of my favorite yummy in tummy goodness

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Cindys Recipes and Writings August 17, 2013 at 5:24 am

I’ll call it lunch! 🙂

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Liz August 17, 2013 at 5:01 am

Thai tuna salad??? Where have you been all my life!!!? Looks glorious!

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