Keto Tuna Salad with Pesto

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This is a rich tuna salad, served as a salad, that’s punched up with pesto and lemon. It’s creamy without feeling overly heavy, so it’s perfect for serving up as a summery lunch.

Keto Tuna Salad with Pesto

I also love that this dish can be tossed together in less than 10 minutes and is a single serving. This makes it great for those of you who are taking lunch to work or live alone. Plus, if you keep the basic ingredients on hand in your pantry then it’s an inexpensive option that you can make whenever you want.

Yields 1 servings of Keto Tuna Salad with Pesto

The Preparation

Dressing

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • ½ tablespoon apple cider vinegar
  • Salt and pepper, to taste

Salad

  • 4 large leaves iceberg lettuce
  • 1 small tomato
  • ½ small cucumber
  • ¼ medium avocado

Tuna

  • 1 can (3.4-ounce) tuna in oil, drained
  • 1 ½ tablespoons mayonnaise
  • 1 ½ tablespoons full-fat Greek yogurt*
  • 1 tablespoon pesto
  • 2 teaspoon lemon juice
  • Salt, to taste

*You can substitute with more mayonnaise if you prefer.

The Execution

1. Add the olive oil, apple cider vinegar, and some salt and pepper to a jar. Close the lid on the jar then shake to combine.

Keto Tuna Salad with Pesto
2. Prep the ingredients for the salad by tearing up the lettuce leaves and placing in a bowl. Cut up the tomatoes, cucumber, and avocado then arrange on top of the salad.

Keto Tuna Salad with Pesto
3. Mix together the tuna, mayonnaise, yogurt, pesto, lemon juice, and some salt.

Keto Tuna Salad with Pesto
4. Add the tuna mix to the top of the salad, then drizzle the dressing over the top.

Keto Tuna Salad with Pesto

This makes a total of 1 serving of Keto Tuna Salad with Pesto. Each serving comes out to be 604.8 Calories, 46.5g Fats, 9g Net Carbs, and 34.5g Protein.

Keto Tuna Salad with Pesto Calories Fats(g) Carbs(g) Fiber(g) Net Carbs(g) Protein(g)
1 tablespoon olive oil 119 14 0 0 0 0
½ tablespoon apple cider vinegar 1.6 0 0.1 0 0.1 0
4 large leaves iceberg lettuce 5.2 0.1 1.1 0.5 0.6 0.3
1 small tomato 16 0.2 3.5 1.1 2.4 0.8
½ small cucumber 12 0.1 2.9 0.4 2.5 0.5
¼ medium avocado 80 7.4 4.3 3.4 0.9 1
1 can (3.4-ounce) tuna in oil, drained 125.3 0.6 0 0 0 28
1 ½ tablespoons mayonnaise 141 15 0.1 0 0.1 0.2
1 ½ tablespoons full-fat Greek yogurt 21 1.1 0.8 0 0.8 1.9
1 tablespoon pesto 82 8 1.2 0.1 1.1 1.7
2 teaspoon lemon juice 1.7 0 0.6 0.1 0.5 0.1
Totals 604.8 46.5 14.6 5.6 9 34.5

Keto Tuna Salad with Pesto

Keto Tuna Salad with Pesto

This makes a total of 1 serving of Keto Tuna Salad with Pesto. Each serving comes out to be 604.8 Calories, 46.5g Fats, 9g Net Carbs, and 34.5g Protein.
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Ingredients
  

Dressing

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • ½ tablespoon apple cider vinegar
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Salad

  • 4 whole iceberg lettuce leaves
  • 1 small tomato
  • ½ small cucumber
  • ¼ medium avocado

Tuna

  • 3.5 ounce canned tuna drained
  • 1 ½ tablespoons mayonnaise
  • 1 ½ tablespoons full-fat Greek yogurt*
  • 1 tablespoon pesto
  • 2 teaspoon lemon juice
  • Salt to taste

Instructions
 

  • Add the olive oil, apple cider vinegar, and some salt and pepper to a jar. Close the lid on the jar then shake to combine.
  • Prep the ingredients for the salad by tearing up the lettuce leaves and placing in a bowl. Cut up the tomatoes, cucumber, and avocado then arrange on top of the salad.
  • Mix together the tuna, mayonnaise, yogurt, pesto, lemon juice, and some salt.
  • Add the tuna mix to the top of the salad, then drizzle the dressing over the top.

Notes

*You can substitute with more mayonnaise if you prefer.