Avocado Tuna Boats

This Avocado Tuna Boats recipe makes a healthy, quick, easy and delicious snack, lunch or light dinner. These boats are also gluten-free, dairy-free, paleo friendly and low-carb. 

Hello, everyone.

I hope you all are doing well. How was your weekend? I hope you could enjoy the nice weather. This past weekend was the first time that we had really nice spring weather. It was very sunny, bright and beautiful. Of course we had to enjoy it because living in Canada it is not every day that you have an awesome weather like that.

It was a very good weekend to have my cousin who lives in Boston visit us here in Toronto. She came to meet my little 2 months old baby boy Thomas for the first time. We spent a lot of time outside walking around the city. I found out that our little boy loves to be outside. We were out for about 5-6 hours and he was absolutely awesome. He didn’t cry a single time. I guess he was amazed by the amount of people he met at once and by all the different things he could see in the city.

Speaking of great weather… The recipe I am sharing today is perfect to have outside on your patio during the weekend for a simple appetizer or light dinner. Why? Because it is fresh, healthy, light and delicious. On top of that, these Avocado Tuna Boats only take10 minutes to be ready and it are so easy to make.

For this gluten-free and dairy-free recipe, it is made with just few ingredients such as red onions, avocado, tuna and a little bit of mayo. This is so yummy. I used a can of tuna, because it is the faster and cheaper option, but you use a real piece of fresh tuna. You just need to cook the tuna before or you can use leftovers. If you make it with canned tuna, choose a good quality tuna meat and that comes packed with salt and olive oil or water.

This Avocado Tuna Boat recipe is very versatile since you can always change up by adding other ingredients like tomatoes, cucumbers and bell peppers. You just need to use your creativity. Enjoy!

Avocado Tuna Boats

Yield: 4 people

Prep Time:

10 mins

Total Time:

10 mins

This Avocado Tuna Boats recipe makes a healthy, quick, easy and delicious snack, lunch or light dinner. These boats are also gluten-free, dairy-free, paleo friendly and low-carb.

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4.25 from 4 votes

Ingredients

US Customary - Metric

• 4 medium ripe avocados — peeled and halved
• 1/2 cup mayonnaise
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 2 cans tuna meat — drained
• ½ cup red onions — chopped
• 1/4 teaspoon  crushed red pepper
• 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
• 1/2 teaspoon paprika
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley — divided

Instructions

1. Preheat broiler.
2. Add four avocado halves in a bowl and mash with a fork.
3. Add mayonnaise, lemon juice, tuna, red onions, crushed red pepper and mix to combine well.
4. Spoon the avocado mixture into avocado halves.
5. Transfer to a baking sheet.
6. Sprinkle with cheese and paprika. Broil from heat for 3-5 minutes or until cheese is melted.
7. Garnish with fresh parsley.

Course: Main Course, Side Dish

Cuisine: American

Keyword: gluten-free, healthy, low-carb, lunch, Snacks, Special Diet

All text and images © Olivia Ribas / Primavera Kitchen.

Nutrition Information

Amount per serving (1/4) — Calories: 421, Fat: 36g, Saturated Fat: 6g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 10g, Monounsaturated Fat: 16g, Cholesterol: 43mg, Sodium: 484mg, Potassium: 681mg, Carbohydrates: 12g, Fiber: 8g, Sugar: 1g, Protein: 19g

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