10-Minute Arugula Salad with Tuna and Avocado

This arugula and tuna salad is packed is a fresh, protein packed meal you can make in just 10 minutes. The peppery arugula is topped with wild-caught tuna, creamy avocado slices, crispy cucumbers, and ripe cherry tomatoes then finished off with a light drizzle of olive oil and lemon juice.

It’s the perfect healthy lunch or light dinner when you want something quick, satisfying, and full of flavor.

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I used Baby Arugula, and every time I eat an Arugula Salad I wonder why we don’t eat it more often! It has to be tossed in high-quality olive oil and a lot of fresh lemon though!

Why You’ll Love This Recipe

My 10 minute late lunch was pure joy this afternoon! I’ve been making a lot of soups and more “Fall-ish” hearty, warm foods lately, and was CRAVING a big bowl of sunshine today so I decided to make a big arugula salad! Here are a few more reasons you are going to love this arugula salad too:

• Packed with high protein from the tuna and healthy fats from the avocado and olive oil.
• This meal is naturally low carb and gluten free.
• It’s the perfect last minute quick lunch or even meal prep lunch.

Looking for more healthy tuna salad recipes? Then you may want to try our Simple Avocado Tuna Salad, White Bean Tuna Salad, or Chipotle Tuna Salad Stuffed Avocados.

What make this salad so good

Peppery Arugula: I used arugula because it has so much more bold, delicious flavor than plain old romaine or iceberg lettuce.

Creamy Avocado: The avocado slices lend a rich creaminess to this otherwise basic salad.

Lemony olive oil dressing: This dressing is perfect because it is super lightweight, but brings so much brightness to elevate the tuna and arugula salad.

Wild Caught tuna: Wild caught tuna is my preferred packaged tuna. It has a slightly less fishy flavor, plus it contains less contaminants from the ocean.

Ingredients:

The ingredients that make this salad so good are peppery arugula, creamy avocado, lemon-olive oil dressing, and high protein from the tuna. They make this recipe perfect for a light lunch or meal prep. Here are the rest of the ingredients:

• 2-3 big handfuls of baby arugula
• 1-2 tsp organic extra virgin olive oil
• 1 fresh lemon, squeezed
• touch of sea salt + fresh ground pepper
• wild caught tuna
• sliced avocado
• cherry tomatoes, halved
• crisp cucumber, sliced
• red onion, sliced
• olives

Variations and Substitutions

Swap the tuna for salmon or chicken.

Add more of your favorite veggies.

Try adding cheese like feta.

Up the protein even more with some hard boiled eggs or chickpeas.

Instructions:

1. Place all the fruits and veggies in a large bowl.
2. Drizzle with olive oil and lemon juice.
3. Toss to combine.

Enjoy!

❤Rachel

• Serve this arugula tuna salad along side this Slow Cooker Creamy Mushroom Soup or Crockpot Vegetable Soup.
• Add some different toppings like Sweet Potato Hash or Crushed Garlic Butter Steak Bites.
• Finish it all off with a heathy dessert like Honey Sesame Granola Bark, or Easy Chocolate Protein Pudding.

More Tuna Recipes You’ll Love:

• Tuna Stuffed Sweet Potatoes (Healthy 30-Minute Dinner)
• Easy Tuna Cakes for Fast Meal Prep
• Creamy Tuna Stuffed Bell Peppers
• Tuna Melt Stuffed Peppers
• Spicy Tuna Cucumber Bites
• Tarragon Tuna Salad “Boats”