Description
Delicious and healthy tuna lettuce wraps, perfect for a light meal or snack.
Ingredients
Scale
- 10 oz. good quality canned tuna (two 5 oz. cans)
- 1/4 cup mayo
- 1 tsp. Dijon mustard
- 2 T fresh lemon juice, divided
- 1/2 tsp. celery seed
- salt or Vege-Sal to taste
- 2 T dill pickle relish
- 2 T capers
- 1/4 cup thinly sliced green onions
- 8 leaves Romaine Lettuce, washed and dried
- 1 cup chopped cherry tomatoes (optional)
- 1 large avocado, chopped small (optional)
Instructions
- Dump tuna into a fine-mesh strainer placed in the sink and let it drain well.
- While tuna drains, stir together the mayo, Dijon, lemon juice (or lime juice), celery seed, and Vege-Sal (or salt).
- Chop the tomatoes and avocado and slice the green onions.
- Mix the avocado with a tablespoon of lemon (or lime) juice and stir in the tomatoes.
- When the tuna has drained, put it in a bowl (with a snap-tight lid if you won’t be eating it all at once).
- Mix the dressing into the tuna first, making sure it’s well distributed. Then stir in dill pickle relish, capers, and sliced green onions.
- Cut lettuce head apart and pick out 8 large leaves.
- Wash lettuce and spin dry in a salad spinner or dry with paper towels if needed.
- Fill lettuce leaves with two generous tablespoons of the tuna mixture, garnish with cherry tomato and avocado mixture.
- Eat Tuna Lettuce Wraps with your hands, and enjoy.
Notes
- Use good quality canned tuna for best results.
- Adjust lemon juice to taste – can also use lime juice.
- Feel free to add more vegetables based on your preference.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: No-Cook
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2 wraps
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 1 g
- Sodium: 600 mg
- Fat: 23 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 16 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 12 g
- Fiber: 6 g
- Protein: 18 g
- Cholesterol: 50 mg