Description
This Mexican tuna salad is tangy, flavorful, and can be paired with crackers and your favourite veggies. It’s packed with 20g of protein!
Prep Time: 15 min | Total Time: 15 min | Course: Main Course, Salad | Cuisine: American, Mexican | Keyword: 15 Minute Meals, high protein, meal prep, Pescatarian | Servings: 4
This Mexican tuna salad is tangy, flavorful, and pairs beautifully with crackers and your favourite veggies. It’s even packed with 20g of protein!
Ingredients
2cans of tunadrained
¼cupplain greek yogurt
2tablespoonmayonnaise
⅛teaspoonground cumin
⅛teaspoonchili powder
Salt and black pepperto taste
1tablespoonolive oil
Juice of ½ a limeabout 1 tbsp
½cupcorn kernels
½cupred pepperdiced
⅓cupblack beans
2tablespoonred oniondiced
1tablespooncilantrochopped
1tablespoonjalapenodiced
Instructions
- In a large bowl add tuna, yogurt mayonnaise, cumin, chili powder, salt, pepper, olive oil and lime juice. Use a fork to gently flake the tuna, mixing the ingredients together until a smooth consistency forms.
- Add corn, red pepper, black beans, red onion, cilantro and jalapeno (feel free to omit any of these ingredients if you wish) and mix.
Serve with guacamole, chopped vegetables, crackers or chips.
Notes
*I have included an estimation of the nutrition information for this recipe below. However, always remember a recipe is so much more than just nutritional content and these numbers do not need to dictate your food choices. Please don’t forget that both your body and soul need nourishment! The owner of this website is not liable for this estimation.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cup | Calories: 204kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 20g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.02g | Cholesterol: 34mg | Sodium: 279mg | Potassium: 304mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 695IU | Vitamin C: 29mg | Calcium: 38mg | Iron: 2mg
