These tropical tuna lettuce wraps are a refreshing and light dinner, perfect for summer (or anytime)!
Course Main Course
Cuisine American, Mediterranean, Mexican
Keyword tropical tuna salad, tuna lettuce wraps
Prep Time 20 minutesminutes
Cook Time 0 minutesminutes
Total Time 20 minutesminutes
Servings 8lettuce wraps
Calories 92kcal
Author Snacking in Sneakers
Ingredients
1ripe avocado
1lime, juiced
4.6ouncecan of Blue Harbor Wild Albacore Tuna in Water with Sea Salt(drained)
1mango, chopped
1/2red bell pepper, finely chopped
2tbspred onion, minced
2tbspcilantro, chopped
Pinchsalt(optional)
8butter lettuce leaves
Instructions
In a medium bowl, mash the avocado with the lime juice. Stir in the tuna, using a fork to break it into the texture of your choosing.
Stir in the mango, bell pepper, red onion, cilantro, and the pinch of salt (if using).
Scoop the tropical tuna salad into the butter lettuce leaves to form a little lettuce cup. Enjoy by eating them “taco” style.
Notes
Notes:
The nutrition facts below are per lettuce cup. A meal-sized serving would be about 3 to 5 of these, so this recipe makes approximately two meal-size servings.
For an extra burst of flavor, mix in 1/2 tsp curry powder to the tuna salad mixture.
Nutrition analysis (approximate per lettuce cup): 92 calories, 4.5 g fat, 80 mg sodium, 10.5 g carbohydrate, 3 g fiber, 6.5 g sugar, 4.5 g protein, Vitamin A: 52%, Vitamin C: 50%, Calcium: 2%, Iron: 3%