Name: Keto Tuna Salad
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Europeaans
Ingredients: 50 grams / ¾ cup of mixed lettuce; 70 grams / 1 oz or a small can of tuna in oil; 1 boiled egg; 50 grams / 1 ¾ oz of truffle cheese; 10 black olives; ¼ avocado; 4 cherry tomatoes; ¼ red onion; Salt (Himalayan) - to taste; Freshly ground black pepper - to taste; 1 tbsp Greek yogurt; ¼ lemon juice; 1 tsp Herbes de Provence (Provençal herbs); ½ tbsp olive oil; Salad bowl; Cutting board; Small bowl for the dressing

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When you do not have a lot of time to cook, this is a great option: a Keto Tuna Salad with a boiled egg, avocado, cherry tomatoes, olives, red onion, and truffle cheese. The dressing is made of yogurt, lemon and herbs. Each salad contains on average 11.7 grams of carbs.

This Keto Tuna Salad recipe is for one person only. You can just double the ingredients if you want to make it for two people.

Eat this Keto Salad for lunch, for dinner or as a side dish.

Steps to take

Follow these 3 steps to make this quick Keto Tuna Salad.

Boil the egg and cut the vegetables
Prepare the salad dressing
Assemble the Keto Tuna Salad

Ingredients Keto Tuna Salad

Below, all the ingredients are listed to prepare the Keto Tuna Salad and the yogurt-lemon dressing.

Tuna Salad

50 grams / ¾ cup of mixed lettuce
70 grams / 1 oz or a small can of tuna in oil
1 boiled egg
50 grams / 1 ¾ oz of truffle cheese
10 black olives
¼ avocado
4 cherry tomatoes
¼ red onion
Salt (himalayan) - to taste
Freshly ground black pepper - to taste

Dressing

Equipment

Macro Overview Keto Tuna Salad

The table below shows the average number of carbs, protein, and fat per ingredient and for the whole salad.

On average, one Keto Tuna Salad contains 11.7 grams of carbs, 34.2 grams of protein, and 45.8 grams of fat.

Step by Step Instructions

The three steps to make this simple Keto Tuna Salad, are listed below.

1. Boil the eggs and cut the vegetables

First of all, boil the egg. If you prefer a soft egg, then you can boil it for 4 minutes. For a hard egg, take it out after 7 minutes.

Secondly, wash the mixed lettuce and the vegetables. Place the lettuce on a plate.

Cut the cherry tomatoes in half and drain the tuna. Then, cut a quarter of an avocado and red onion into slices. Put it all on top of the lettuce.

Now add the olives and chop up some (truffle) cheese.

2. Prepare the salad dressing

For the salad dressing, you combine the Greek yogurt, lemon juice, herbs de Provence, and olive oil in a small bowl.

Give it a good stir.

You can also eat this salad with a keto “honey” mustard sauce. For the recipe, please check this page: Keto Goat Cheese Salad.

3. Assemble the Keto Tuna Salad

It’s time to assemble the salad. Place all the ingredients on a plate or in a bowl and drizzle the dressing on top.

Season the salad with some pepper and salt to taste. You can add more herbs de Provence on top as well.

On average, one Keto Tuna Salad contains 11.7 grams of carbs, 34.2 grams of protein, and 45.8 grams of fat.

Enjoy your Keto Tuna Salad!

In the mood for a different salad? Check out our Keto Goat Cheese Salad with cherry tomatoes and pecans.

You can find our other lunch ideas on our Keto Lunch page. I recommend trying these Keto Chicken Pockets with mushrooms, bacon, and garlic & herb cream cheese.

Keto Tuna Salad

Yield: 1

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 10 minutes

When you do not have a lot of time to cook, this is a great option: a Keto Tuna Salad with a boiled egg, avocado, cherry tomatoes, olives, red onion, and truffle cheese (optional). The dressing is made of yogurt, lemon and herbs. Each salad contains on average 11.7 grams of carbs.