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Caribbean Tuna Salad: A StarKist Recipe That’s as Delicious as it Looks

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StarKist Tuna and Avocado Recipe

If you don’t have avocados on hand, you can serve this delicious tuna salad in leaf bowls, in a hollowed-out tomato, on toast, or even in grooves of celery sticks. You could, of course, go old school and serve it on toast…. do you have any idea how delicious StarKist tuna salad on toast sounds right about now??

The recipe below is out of this world – since I’m deathly (literally, it seems) allergic to mangoes, I leave them out. I replace them with chopped green grapes. For whatever reasons, grapes and tuna fish make the perfect pair. Then again, as far as I know, mangoes and tuna fish do too – you’ll have to try and let me know!

Caribbean Tuna Salad in Avocados

2 (5 oz.) Cans – Solid White Albacore Tuna in Water, (or NEW Low Sodium Solid White Albacore Tuna) drained
21⁄2 Tbsp. light mayonnaise
2 tsp. chopped chipotle pepper in adobo sauce
1⁄4 cup chopped jicama
1 mango (1⁄2 diced for salad and 1⁄2 sliced for garnish)
4 avocados, halved
Cilantro and lime juice to taste
Leaf lettuce, if desired

In a medium bowl mix mayonnaise and chipotle pepper well. Add tuna, jicama and diced mango and mix well.
Cut avocados in half and remove seed. Hollow out slightly if needed.
Place tuna salad in avocado half and sprinkle with a little fresh lime juice and chopped cilantro. Place on lettuce-lined plate with mango slices as a garnish.

Also See: Simple and Spicy Tuna Tacos (Crazy Delicious!)

See more StarKist Tuna Recipes.


Simple and Spicy Tuna Tacos: A Quick & Easy StarKist Tuna Recipe

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StarKist Tuna Tacos

We have Taco Tuesdays in our house – I’m not sure why Tuesday was selected but I suspect it was because it sounded good… “Taco Tuesday.” You’d be amazed at the number of decisions I make in my life for simple reasons like this.  Taco nights are inexpensive as well as delicious – another reason they’re a weekly guest in my kitchen.

The delicious recipe below is quick, easy, and won’t heat up your kitchen, so it was love at first sight when I saw it.

Tuna is uncommonly healthy and delicious – I work it into as many meals as possible. My favorite is to make tuna fish salad and place it in endive cups or celery sticks but tuna tacos has become something I love just as much.

The recipe below is from StarKist – a name synonymous with tuna. The tacos are fresh and delicious and… you’ll love this… they’re Charlie approved!

Sigh, I’ve always loved that guy.

Simple and Spicy Tuna Tacos

  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Cook Time: N/A
  • Recipe Yield: 2

2 pouches (2.6 oz.) StarKist Tuna Creations® BOLD Jalapeno
4 corn tortilla shells
1⁄2 cup shredded lettuce
1⁄4 cup diced tomato
1⁄4 cup Monterey Jack cheese, finely shredded

Directions:

  • Place tortilla shells on plate. Distribute tuna over the shell.
  • Top with lettuce and tomato and cheese as desired.
  • Garnish with avocado and cilantro as desired

More Charlie Approved recipes from StarKist!

Are You Eating Enough Tuna Fish… Because I’m Pretty Sure You Aren’t Eating Enough Tuna Fish….

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Gluten Free Tuna Fish Wrap

You aren’t eating enough tuna fish, y’all!  Sorry for being so presumptuous (and, let’s face it, that was Presumptuous 101), but I’ve recently discovered there are more than one way to eating tuna fish and I guess I’m assuming I’m not the only one new to the many tricks up tuna fish’s sleeve.

I have always loved tuna fish sandwiches – kind of on par with the Hamburglar loving hamburgers. When I had to stop eating gluten/wheat, I simply started eating my tuna fish in a mound on my plate. Then gluten free bread suddenly became a wonderful thing and I returned to the sandwiches I grew up with.

As I gravitated more and more to eating as healthy as humanly possible, I began eating even more tuna fish – because it is beautifully good for you.  I also began experimenting with it in tossed salads and pasta salads (fantastic!), on pizza (surprisingly delicious), and in wraps and tacos (YUM!).

I also started experimenting with different ways to dress the tuna for “tuna salad.” While it’s delicious with Mayo, it’s equally delicious fixed with EVOO. In fact, the following has become my “go to” tuna salad.

Healthier Tuna Fish Salad

1/2 cup tuna (drained of any liquid or oil)
1 TBS Extra Virgin Olive Oil (the better the EVOO, the better the everything)
splash of fresh lemon juice
pinch of Kosher salt
freshly ground black pepper

  1. mash it all together
  2. use as much lemon juice as you like – but it’s better if it compliments the EVOO rather than hides it

Gluten Free Tuna Fish Wrap

I actually made some up for lunch today and, just as I was about to eat it on my plate, alongside a salad, I decided to “wrap it up.” I took a Mission Gluten Free Soft taco wrap and placed my healthy tuna salad down the middle. Then I added some of the lettuce from my salad. Being a pepper fiend, I always have peppers on hand, so I cut some strips of colorful bell peppers to add a little crunch.  Something else I always have on hand is cilantro, so of course she was invited to the party.

Holy cats, I love cilantro.

I wrapped the whole production up and cut it in half (with a fetching diagonal cut, of course… come on I’m a food blogger… we fancy). I ate it with a side of homemade salsa I fixed a few days ago and I. Cannot. Tell. You. How. Delicious. This. Tuna. Fish. Wrap. Was.

Before I took a bite, I honestly didn’t know how the cilantro and tuna fish would get along – but after one bite, I realized they were pretty much made for each other. The flavors compliment each other like I’d have never guessed.

Safe Catch Elite Tuna Fish

Safe Catch Elite Tuna

I was sent some delicious and I mean delicious tuna recently in exchange for telling you all about it. I couldn’t wait to implement a recipe and the information into a series of Healthy Eating posts to coincide with the new year.

Safe Catch Elite Tuna

  • It has the lowest mercury limit of any brand.
  • BPA free
  • Sustainably caught
  • Filler Free
  • Dolphin safe
  • gluten-free
  • zero carbs
  • delicious!

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Safe Catch Elite Tuna

From Safe Catch: Unfortunately, fish gets a bad wrap due to high mercury levels. Fish can help with brain, heart, and pregnancy health but mercury can have damaging health defects on children’s growth and an infant’s brain development. To help eliminate the bad stigma of fish, Safe Catch, a new brand of tuna fish is setting new standards for the tuna industry. Safe Catch tests every single fish for their mercury levels as they are caught and they do more testing in a day than the FDA does in a year.

Safe Catch tuna is delicious – yes, you can taste the difference. You can also feel good knowing that it is apparently the safest and healthiest tuna fish on the market.  I love that it is sustainably caught and the dolphin lover in me applauds the process!

Where Can You Find Safe Catch Tuna?

Using their website’s “store finder,” I discovered that Safe Catch is available at a health food store in my city, which is great news. Their website also tells visitors to let them know where they shop and they’ll try to get it on their shelves. I did and I’m keeping my fingers crossed.

The easiest place to find Safe Catch Elite Tuna is on Amazon. They have a huge selection from which to choose – and, again, you can taste the difference.

See Safe Catch Tuna for more information. Find delicious recipes on their Safe Catch Tuna Recipes page!