Super simple spicy avocado tuna salad sushi bowls. Naturally gluten free and low mercury tuna salad recipe mixed with fun sushi ingredients, then tossed all in a bowl. This is a tuna salad for sushi lovers or anyone looking for a great healthy lunch! Full of omegas, protein, and more. Watch my EASY step by step video below then go make!
Oh goodness, I am so excited. Like BEYOND excited to share this Tuna Salad Sushi Bowl with you. Yes, it’s like my new favorite lunch. Okay along with these wraps, but also because of the AMAZING tuna that makes the tuna salad within. Amazing CANNED tuna that is all the things. And when I say all the things I’m talking like all the things canned tuna should be. SAFE! Safe for you, safe for me, safe for kids, safe for pregnant mama’s! Yep, you heard me. A “safe catch” canned tuna.
But before I go and brag about all the things SAFE CATCH in this safe spicy avocado tuna salad sushi bowl, I’m gonna just back it up.
Let’s talk about how this tuna salad bowl came to to fruition and why you need it in your life, like NOW. Mmmm k?
First of all. We love sushi. I take that back. We ADORE sushi. And I’ve made it time and and time in again but there’s just one problem. My sushi rolling skills are not so great. I end up making a sushi roll turned into a plate of sushi ingredients all fallen out of a nori sheet. I know, I know. There is a certain skill for this. And I’ve had “lessons,” but still… I just don’t make pretty sushi rolls. And you know what? That’s okay, because I found a way to combine my love for sushi rolls and my love for avocado tuna salad into one EASY PEASY Healthy Deconstructed Sushi BOWL –> NO MESS! NO SKILLS needed. HALLELUJAH!
Okay, now that you know my not so secret horrible sushi rolling skills. Let’s talk about the Safe catch tuna in the tuna salad. Remember, it’s ALL THE THINGS and here’s WHY!
Safe Catch is a new Paleo certified canned and pouched tuna, made especially for Elite athletes and pregnant women.
And I bet you are wondering HOW is it SAFE? It’s all about the PROCESS and how they test/source/package each fish, and each can.
- Safe Catch is the “only brand that tests every single tuna for mercury.”
- Safe Catch designed a “proprietary testing technology that allows them to detect the purity (mercury level) in each and every fish in seconds.”
- Safe Catch Elite is “tested to a limit 10x stricter than the FDA, and is the official tuna of the American Pregnancy Association.”
- Safe Catch Tuna has has “no precook processing in their tuna; which means more nutrients and amazing flavor. There are never any additives, fillers, or preservatives; only wild, pure tuna.”
You see what I’m saying? As a nutrition specialist, this is BIG NEWS! This means I can recommend a safe LOW MERCURY Omega 3 rich canned tuna meal for pregnant women, athletes, and kids. A quick meal packed with pure complete protein and amino acids for those growing bodies and muscles.
I highly recommend you check out Safe Catch site for a more in depth look at how they test and their story! I just love it.
That being said, we’re celebrating safe catch canned tuna with deconstructed sushi combined with a classic Summer/Spring salad topper, the tuna salad.
Lots of healthy fats, lots of protein, lots of bone supporting minerals, and more!
Yep, gluten free avocado tuna salad sushi bowls!
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Healthy Avocado Tuna Salad Sushi Bowls {Gluten Free, Low Mercury}
- Total Time: 11 minutes
- Yield: 2 1x
Description
Healthy Avocado Tuna Salad Sushi Bowls {Gluten Free, Low Mercury}
Ingredients
- For the TUNA SALAD:
- 5 oz canned wild caught canned tuna
- 1/2 ripe avocado (half in salad half sliced)
- 1/4 cup chopped red onion
- 1/4 tsp minced garlic
- 1/4 tsp sea salt and black pepper
- 1–2 tsp gluten free chili sauce
- 2 tbsp paleo mayo or greek yogurt (to make extra creamy, but it’s optional}
- 1 tsp rice vinegar or balsamic vinegar
- For the SUSHI BOWL SALAD:
- 1 cup shredded cabbage (green)
- 1/2 cucumber (spiralized or julienned)
- 1/2 avocado sliced
- a few slices of red onion optional
- 3/4 cup cooked white rice (or cauliflower rice for paleo option)
- Black Sesame seeds
- Seaweed chips to act as the croutons optional
- For the OPTIONAL Salad DRESSING:
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
- 1 tbsp tamari
- Chili sauce
Instructions
- First drain your canned tuna and place in a bowl. Mix in the avocado, onion, garlic, seasoning, optional mayo, vinegar, and chili sauce. Mix until creamy. Set aside.
- Next cut or spiralize your slice your cucumber. Best to deseed if you are spiralizing.
- Make sure your rice is cooked, or just use leftovers.
- Arrange your cabbage, cucumber, rice, and tuna on a large salad plate or bowl.
- Place sliced avocado on top and garnish with sesame seed.
- Add your optional dressing and/or extra chili sauce.
- So great with nori/seaweed chips as the scooper or just flaked on top.
- Mix it all up or serve as is!
- This serves 2 small salad bowls or one VERY large hungry sushi lover bowl
Notes
This serves 2 smaller salad bowls, but with the rice makes heartier and around 350 calories each.
or you can enjoy ONE LARGE hungry sushi lover bowl.
- Prep Time: 10 min
- Cook Time: 1 min
The yummy spicy goodness of a tuna roll combined with creamy avocado tuna salad. Then all you need is a little extra chili sauce on top.
…. if you so dare.
And I promise it REALLY take no time at all. Watch my step by step process. And maybe dance to the music while you’re at it. 😉
Now let’s go get our safe catch on and chow down on this Tuna Salad Sushi Bowl! Mmm k?
**This tuna salad sushi bowl recipe is sponsored by my friends over at safe catch! Thank you for allowing me to share their quality canned tuna products and talk about this caring company.
Further notes –> all Safe Catch products are also Gluten free, paleo certified, Non-GMO certified, and BPA free. All of their products are wild and sustainably caught!
Favorite type of sushi? Are you a canned tuna salad fan? Then you’re gonna be hooked on this! Well, I may be a bit bias.
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