Move over mayo! This is the new, best way to eat tuna. Full of fresh ingredients, and creamy avocado, this southwestern spin on tuna is perfect for lunch or dinner and is gluten, dairy, egg, soy, peanut, tree nut, and grain free! This also has Paleo & Whole 30 options!
This is my new favorite way of eating tuna. It makes me question what I’ve been doing with tuna my entire life. I guess it’s better late than never.
My son loves tuna, and it’s been one of his few safe proteins for a long time now. Sadly, and yet thankfully, he’d eat it plain since we couldn’t do mayo. Just open a can, drain it, and give him a spoon. I could never do that, but when you’re desperate to feed your EOE kid, you let ’em.
I’ve been a fan of tuna since I was little too. Give me some toasty bread, mayo and lots of pickles and I am game. Unfortunately–that’s not very allergy friendly.
I’m super pumped to have a grain free way to eat it. No need for bread! And, the whole family can enjoy it because it’s pretty allergy-friendly (unless you can’t do fish).
Red bell pepper, beans, cilantro, lime zest–I love the colors and fresh veggies in it, and it’s a snap to make. I like to have it with my Spanish rice, but if you’re going for grain free, it really is filling all on its own.
And, how cute is it in the leftover avocado shells?!?? It’s like it was meant to be.
Grab those cans of tuna from your shelf and get busy!
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Mexican Tuna Salad (GF, DF, Egg, Soy, Peanut, Tree nut Free, Grain Free)
Move over mayo! This is the new, best way to eat tuna. Full of fresh ingredients, and creamy avocado, this southwestern spin on tuna is perfect for lunch or dinner and is gluten, dairy, egg, soy, peanut, tree nut, and grain free!
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 12 ounces (2 cans) tuna, drained
- 1/2 cup diced red pepper (1/2 red pepper)
- 15 ounce can black beans, rinsed and drained**
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin
- 1 lime, zested
- 2 avocados, cubed
- 1/2 cup cilantro, chopped
- 4 green onions, green and white parts chopped
- 1 - 2 teaspoons finely chopped jalapeno (depending on heat preference)
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 tsp garlic salt
Instructions
- Combine all of the ingredients in a large bowl. Use a potato masher to really break up the avocado so that it's not in small chunks, but a smoother consistency.
- Spoon the mixture into the empty avocado shells. Garnish with additional lime juice and cilantro, if desired. Keep covered in the fridge for a day, if you don't eat it all.
Notes
**For this to be Paleo or Whole30 approved, you will need to omit the beans. However, this salad will not suffer, since it will still have a great mouth feel and taste. The beans are just to bolster it, for those who want additional protein.
Adapted from: Avocadopesto
Hi! I’m Megan, a mom to four kids, two with multiple food allergies & one with EOE. I’m a published cookbook author that constantly tweaks recipes to make them allergy friendly–it’s an addiction. I share every recipe & tip with you, to help you eat like you did before food allergies & dietary restrictions. You can still be awesome, even with food allergies!
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Megan
This was delicious! I like how simple it is and how you can customize the ingredients if you would like. I will use this recipe many more times!
Megan Lavin
I so appreciate the feedback, thanks Megan (great name!)
Brittany
First I want to say your blog is amazing! I was diagnosed with EOE about 9 years ago, but my doctor at the time didn’t explain that it was food allergy related and just gave me PPIs to hide the symptoms. I started doing my own research on the subject over the past few months and was so disheartened to have been feeding my body foods I shouldn’t have been all this time! I have a new doctor and am having allergy testing done and have done my own food eliminations and am having great results. It’s definitely a learning curve trying to figure out what to feed my family that is also safe for me to eat.
Anyway…what canned tuna brand do you use? Every single can of unflavored tuna packed in water contains soy at my local grocery store. I couldn’t believe it!
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Hi Brittany! Way to advocate for yourself and take your health into your own hands. I’m sorry your first doctor wasn’t much help and hope you can get to the bottom of it soon. I know prick and patch testing, along with food journaling really helped us find my sons’ triggers. And yes, it’s so nice to eat the same thing as a family–that was always my end goal. My son can have soy, so we just use the generic brands. But, I’ve heard that Kirkland Tuna in water (the Costco brand) does not have soy; and that Trader Joe’s Skipjack Tuna does not have soy. Good luck and thanks for stopping by and for your kind words.