Sometimes crazy things happen over here.
For example:
- sometimes I trip over my dog in my driveway and give myself a bloody knee
- sometimes I buy flowers to plant and forget to water them
- sometimes I have a to-do list a mile long and immediately throw it out the window when I see there is a Bridezilla marathon on TV
- sometimes I plan on making a big Italian pasta dinner for my favorite police officer for when he gets home from work and make lettuce wraps that he wouldn’t touch with a ten-foot pole instead
- sometimes I wonder how I even have a boyfriend…and one that actually wants to marry me
These wraps were born out of my hatred for mayonnaise and anything that slightly resembles it. That includes Miracle Whip and any generic jar that refers to the substance as ‘salad dressing’. Um, no thank you. I’ll eat plain yogurt, I’ll eat cottage cheese, I’ll eat cream cheese. Put mayonnaise or sour cream in front of me? I’ll head for the hills. Or maybe just into the other room.
I never make those cold salads that are a staple at summer picnics. You know. Like macaroni salad, egg salad, and tuna salad. I stick with pasta salads, quinoa salads, and couscous salads…with clear dressing. No creamy stuff, please.
This tuna salad? It’s healthy, it’s filling, and it doesn’t call for that crazy stuff called mayonnaise. I call it a win.
Avocado Tuna Salad Lettuce Wraps
Ingredients;
2 cans tuna, drained
1 ripe avocado
1/2 medium red pepper, chopped
1 stalk of celery, chopped
1/2 teaspoon minced garlic
1-2 tablespoons olive oil
juice of half a lemon
salt and black pepper, to taste
2-3 iceberg lettuce leaves
shredded cheddar cheese for topping, if desired
Directions:
In a medium mixing bowl, add tuna and avocado. Using a fork, mash the avocado and mix with the tuna. Add in celery and red pepper and mix until combined.
Add garlic, olive oil, lemon juice, and salt and pepper to tuna mixture and mix until desired consistency is reached.
Spoon tuna salad into lettuce leaves and top with shredded cheese, if desired.
Yield: 2-3 lettuce wraps, depending on the size of the leaves
Oh, and don’t worry. My police officer still got his Italian dinner.
We had a piece of leftover Stromboli in the fridge.
Again…I have no idea why he wants to marry me.
Do you like mayonnaise?
What is your favorite summer salad?
I have to admit that I love the taste of mayo. Sub sandwiches loaded with mayo are the best. However, for obvious reasons, I avoid it when possible. This looks like a much healthier alternative!
I need to get healthier versions in where I can since I have an incurable obsession with things like pizza!
Looks tasty! Thanks for the recipe!
Absolutely! I hope you like it!
ok i admit i do like the tang of miracle whip, but rarely touch it since i really don’t know what’s in it.
i love this recipe!!
Thanks!
This looks delicious! And I think I have all the ingredients
Thanks! It’s so easy!
Looks good… nom nom nom
I like mayo, but I’d give this healthier version a try.
Hope you like it!
I have to admit – I never ever ever thought of mashing in avocado into tuna. I’m sold! It sounds delish!
I hope you try it and like it!
Hey Kelly! I am on your blog for the first time and I love the way you write
You sound like so much fun and I will be adding you to my google reader right after I submit this comment 
I’m not a creamy dressing girl, either! I loved mashing up my avocado with tuna, but I have also made a great egg salad with egg+hummus+tuna. The hummus kind of acts like the yolk, so if you don’t want to add all of the yolks from the hard boiled eggs, you don’t have too! It’s a great variation of egg salad!
Have a great day, love xoxo
Thanks so much for the love! And…adding hummus sounds perfect!
i do that too! and i add balsamic vinegar! soo delish.
Oooh! I’ll have to try that next time!
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