Light and refreshing tuna lettuce wraps with a tasty avocado and blood orange salsa
These tuna wraps are incredibly delicious and refreshing, the perfect warm-weather meal. Light but filling. Tasty but nourishing. You'll feel satisfied but not stuffed.
Then you'll want to make them again & again and keep this salsa in your fridge at all times to eat with chips, over eggs, or by itself.
This salsa is good.
Also, if you are trying to get more seafood into your life, this is a great way to do so!
Tuna Wraps with Avocado Blood Orange Salsa
Light and refreshing tuna lettuce wraps with a tasty avocado and blood orange salsa
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Servings: 4
Ingredients
for the tuna:
- 2 8 ounce fresh tuna filets {about 1 pound}
- 2 tablespoon liquid aminos or soy sauce
- 1 lime juiced
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 tablespoon avocado oil or olive oil or coconut oil
for the salsa:
- 4-5 blood oranges peeled & chopped {about 1 cup}
- 2 medium avocados chopped {about 2 cups}
- 4 green onions chopped {about ¾ cup}
- juice from 1 lime
- 1 clove garlic minced
- 1 small jalapeno minced
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
for lettuce wraps:
- 8 large lettuce leaves
Instructions
Marinate the tuna:
- Add the tuna, liquid aminos or soy sauce, juice from one lime, and salt to a sealable container or bag. Let marinate for 30 minutes in the refrigerator.
For the salsa:
- Meanwhile, make the salsa: Stir together blood oranges, avocados, green onions, juice from one lime, minced garlic, minced jalapeño, and salt. Cover and set aside.
For the tuna:
- When ready to cook the tuna, heat avocado, olive, or coconut oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
- Remove tuna from marinade and let excess drip off. Put the tuna in the hot skillet and cook for 3-5 minutes per side, until tuna easily releases from skillet and is cooked to desired doneness.
For the lettuce wraps:
- Slice cooked tuna. Serve tuna in lettuce leaves with salsa spooned over tuna. Enjoy!
Notes
*The recipe makes about 2 ½ cups of salsa. You might not use it all for the wraps. Leftovers are great over eggs or served with chips. Nutrition facts include entire batch of salsa.
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Nutrition Facts
Tuna Wraps with Avocado Blood Orange Salsa
Serving Size
2 lettuce wraps
Amount per Serving
Calories
389
% Daily Value*
Fat
23
g
35
%
Saturated Fat
3
g
19
%
Cholesterol
43
mg
14
%
Potassium
963
mg
28
%
Carbohydrates
16
g
5
%
Fiber
8
g
33
%
Sugar
3
g
3
%
Protein
30
g
60
%
Vitamin A
6350
IU
127
%
Vitamin C
39.9
mg
48
%
Calcium
65
mg
7
%
Iron
2.5
mg
14
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Yummy! I love the salsa with the tuna! Perfect way to flavor it up!
Meme
Thanks Rebecca! I was obsessed with that salsa 🙂 SO delish!