This Healthy Tuna Salad with Greek Yogurt is packed with avocado, tomatoes, black olives, cucumber, and chickpeas, bringing together all the bright and fresh flavors of the Mediterranean.
Have you been searching for a mayo-free tuna salad recipe? It took me a while to make the switch from using mayonnaise in my tuna salad to the healthier alternative of Greek yogurt, but now that I’ve tried it, I like it a lot more.
Greek Yogurt is creamy, but light and refreshing, bringing out the flavors of tuna along with the additional add-ins in tuna fish salad.
My favorite healthy tuna salad with Greek yogurt is a Mediterranean Tuna Salad made with avocado, tomatoes, black olives, cucumber, chickpeas, parsley, and lemon. Look how bright and fresh this tuna salad is!
Healthy Tuna Salad
This is one salad that’s both healthy and delicious, and since there’s no cooking involved, it takes just minutes to prepare. Healthy tuna salad is perfect as a lunch entree or as a side dish for spring and summer gatherings.
If you’re like me and love avocado, go ahead and throw the entire avocado in there— avocado tuna salad is one of the best combos ever!
Mediterranean Tuna Salad Recipe
Tuna Salad Ingredients:
- 2 5 oz. cans Solid White Albacore Tuna in water
, drained
- ½ cup garbanzo beans
(chickpeas)
- ¼ cup cherry tomatoes, quartered
- ½ avocado, chopped
- ¼ cup black olives
, quartered
- ½ cup cucumber, seeds removed, cubed
- ¼ cup fresh parsley, chopped (+ extra for garnish)
- ¼ cup plain Greek yogurt
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- Juice of 1 lemon
- Himalayan pink salt
- Garlic pepper
How to Make Tuna Salad with Greek Yogurt:
1. Add drained tuna, garbanzo beans, cherry tomatoes, avocado, black olives, cucumber and fresh parsley to a large bowl. Stir to combine.
2. Add Greek yogurt, extra virgin olive oil and lemon juice to a small bowl. Whisk to combine.
3. Pour the yogurt sauce into the tuna mixture and stir to completely coat the ingredients.
4. Season with salt and garlic pepper, taste and add more as needed.
5. Garnish with fresh parsley and serve chilled.
- 2 5 oz. cans Solid White Albacore Tuna in water drained
- ½ cup garbanzo beans
- ¼ cup cherry tomatoes quartered
- ½ avocado chopped
- ¼ cup black olives quartered
- ½ cup cucumber seeds removed, cubed
- ¼ cup fresh parsley chopped (+ extra for garnish)
- ¼ cup plain Greek yogurt
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- Juice of 1 lemon
- Himalayan pink salt
- Garlic pepper
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Add drained tuna, garbanzo beans, cherry tomatoes, avocado, black olives, cucumber and fresh parsley to a large bowl. Stir to combine.
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Add Greek yogurt, extra virgin olive oil and lemon juice to a small bowl. Whisk to combine.
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Pour the yogurt sauce into the tuna mixture and stir to completely coat the ingredients.
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Season with salt and garlic pepper, taste and add more as needed.
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Garnish with fresh parsley and serve chilled.
Is Tuna Salad Healthy?
Yes- when it’s made with Greek Yogurt instead of mayo! If you look at all the ingredients in this healthy tuna salad AKA Mediterranean Tuna Salad recipe, you will notice there are no items listed that are “bad for you”. Both avocado and extra virgin olive oil are healthy sources of fat— the chickpeas and beans are also heart-healthy.
If you’re watching your carb intake, you can omit the garbanzo beans. Greek yogurt has approximately 11g carbs for 1/4 cup and this recipe yields 4 servings of tuna salad making it a low carb friendly!
How to Store Tuna Salad
Tuna salad is best when served immediately after it’s prepared. To store tuna salad, place leftovers in an airtight container and refrigerate. Tuna salad lasts from 3-5 days once refrigerated, but I don’t keep it longer than 3 days.
Want to make Healthy Tuna Salad? You might find these useful:
StarKist Solid White Albacore Tuna in Water, 5oz
Eden Organic Garbanzo Beans, No Salt Added, 15-Ounce CansPearls 6 oz. Ripe Pitted Extra-Large Black OlivesPompeian Robust Extra Virgin Olive Oil
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