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Tomato Salad with Avocado, Tuna, Cilantro, and Lime

A bright tomato, avocado, tuna, cilantro and lime salad with creamy, juicy and savory bites that comes together without turning on the stove.

Breakfast · 10 ingredients

Prep 15 min · Makes 4 servings

Tomato Salad with Avocado, Tuna, Cilantro, and Lime

Ingredients

  • 1 avocado, diced into 1/2 inch pieces
  • 1 T fresh squeezed lime juice
  • Salt to taste
  • 2 cups cherry tomatoes, cut in half
  • 1 cup coarsely chopped cilantro
  • 1/2 cup sliced green onion
  • 2 cans tuna, 5 oz. can
  • Fresh ground black pepper
  • 2 T fresh squeezed lime juice
  • 2 T extra virgin olive oil

Directions

  1. Remove the avocado peel and dice the flesh into 1/2 inch chunks.
  2. Coat the avocado with 1 T fresh lime juice.
  3. Transfer the avocado to a plastic bowl, then turn it gently with 1 T lime juice.
  4. Sprinkle on plenty of salt.
  5. Halve the tomatoes.
  6. Roughly chop the cilantro, then slice the green onion.
  7. In a small bowl, whisk the olive oil with the lime juice until it comes together as a dressing.
  8. Drain the tuna thoroughly, then use a fork to break it up a bit.
  9. Put the tomatoes in the bowl with the avocado, and carefully fold in the cilantro and green onion.
  10. Pour in the dressing and stir just until everything is coated, then fold in the tuna gently so it stays in nice pieces.
  11. Finish with fresh ground black pepper, and add more salt if you want it.
  12. Serve right away.
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