Tuna Guacamole is great dish for an appetizer, snack, or impromptu little meal. I know it may sound a bit strange, but trust me, it’s yummy! And it takes less than five minutes to make — especially if you start with a high-quality, freshly-made, store-bought guacamole.
INGREDIENTS
Freshly-made guacamole (homemade or store bought)
Canned tuna, flaked with a fork
Freshly squeezed lime juice
Thinly sliced green onions (green part only)
Chopped fresh cilantro
Fish sauce
Salt
Freshly ground black pepper
Leaves of Belgium endive or Butter lettuce
Diced red onions
Diced red bell pepper
DIRECTIONS
Place the guacamole into a bowl and then mix in the tuna. Then add, according to your taste: lime juice, green onions, cilantro, fish sauce, salt, and pepper. Mix it all up; taste and adjust seasoning.
- Take a leaf of endive and partially fill it with a dollop of Tuna Gaucamole. Garnish with finely diced red onions and red bell peppers. Serve!
– OR –
- Place a small scoop of Tuna Guacamole into leaf of Butter lettuce and top that with the red onions and red bell pepper. Wrap the lettuce around the mixture and enjoy!
FOOD SHOPPING NOTES
Tuna: I really like the Wild Planet Wild Albacore Tuna. It’s pole-caught, high quality tuna, that is “highest in omega 3 and low in mercury.” And, it’s canned without added oil or water in BPA-free cans! It’s a premium product for a premium price, but it’s a good value when you buy through Amazon Subscribe & Save (which is what I do)!
Fish Sauce: Tra Chang Brand Fish Sauce is my current favorite. It is made from anchovies, salt, sugar – and nothing else. I bought a 25-ounce bottle for just a few dollars at one of our local Asian supermarkets. For a side-by-side comparison of popular fish sauces, see the blog post, Thai Fish Sauce Taste Test. Note: All fish sauces are sky-high in sodium, but the Tra Chang Brand is lower in sodium than most. And, you don’t need to use a lot to get a great flavor hit!
Red Bell Pepper: Because red bell pepper is on the Environmental Working Group’s Dirty Dozen Plus list (in 2013), I only buy organic red bell peppers.
Enjoy and be healthy!
~ Leni
Excellent BLOG. So wonderful to meet you and Charles tonight at Under the Olive Tree!
Hi Roberta, It was so nice to meet you too! And what a nice evening at Under the Olive Tree in Tysons Corner. We loved the food, learning about olive oil, tasting so many olive oils and vinegars, meeting the owners, and chatting with nice people like you! I plan to go back to this wonderful store soon! Hope to run into you there! (And by the way, I bought their fig balsamic vinegar – the one you said you liked so much too!) ~ Leni
Hi Leni…let me know what you think of the fig vinegar. Enjoy!! Hope to see you again! Roberta