Spicy Tuna Salad

⏱️ 15 min 👥 4 servings 📊 Easy
Mexican salad
Spicy Tuna Salad
Nutrition per Serving
364
Calories
12g
Protein
31g
Carbs
17g
Fat

Mexican Style Spicy Tuna Salad Recipe. A tasty blend of tuna, avocado, vegetables, and serrano chile served on tostadas or saltine crackers.

📝 Ingredients

  • 2 cans water packed tuna
  • 1 small red onion diced
  • 2 Plum tomatoes (diced)
  • 2 avocados cut into 1/4" pieces
  • 2 cups of lettuce cut into 1/4" strips (Any type of loose leaf lettuce works great. Iceberg lettuce works also.)
  • 2 serrano chiles minced
  • 2 tsp. minced cilantro
  • 2 tsp. mayonaise
  • juice from 2 Mexican limes (Key limes)
  • 12 tostadas
  • Salt to taste

👨‍🍳 Instructions

  1. 1Drain the tuna well.
  2. 2Add all of the ingredients to a large mixing bowl except the avocado. Gently mix until the ingredients are dispersed evenly.
  3. 3Salt to taste.
  4. 4Add the avocado to the salad and mix very gently until the avocado is dispersed evenly.
  5. 5Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes to lightly chill the salad.
  6. 6Serve the tuna salad on tostadas.

About the Chef & Original Recipe

This recipe was published by Douglas Cullen on mexicanfoodjournal.com. Visit the original source for step-by-step photos, chef notes and additional details.