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Avocados stuffed with tuna salad recipe
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Avocado stuffed with tuna salad {Aguacate relleno con atun}

Recipe for avocados stuffed with tuna salad made with peas, corn, carrots, hardboiled egg, tomato, parsley, and salsa rosada.
Course Appetizer, Salad, Side Dish
Cuisine Ecuadorian, Latin American, Latin fusion, South American
Keyword Avocado, Avocado stuffed with tuna salad, Canned tuna, Stuffed avocados, Tuna fish, Tuna salad
Prep Time 30 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 12 stuffed avocado halves

Ingredients

  • 1 5 oz. can of tuna fish
  • ½ small white onion finely chopped
  • ½ cup cooked green peas
  • ½ cup cooked corn
  • ½ cup cooked and diced carrots
  • 1 hardboiled egg diced
  • 1 small tomato seeded and finely chopped
  • 1 hot pepper chopped finely (optional)
  • 1 cup salsa rosada (mayo ketchup sauce)
  • 1 tbs chopped parsley plus more to garnish
  • 6 ripe but firm avocados
  • Juice of 1 lemon
  • 12 lettuce leaves washed
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

  • In a bowl, combine the tuna, chopped onions, green peas, corn, carrots, egg, tomato, hot pepper, parsley and ½ cup of the salsa rosada. Mix all the ingredients together and add salt/pepper to taste.
  • Cut the avocados lengthwise, remove the seed and peel the avocados, drizzle the lemon juice over the avocados to prevent them from darkening.
  • Place the lettuce leaves on a large serving platter or an individual plates and place the avocados halves on top.
  • Fill the avocados with the tuna stuffing, add some of the remaining salsa rosada on top of each avocado and sprinkle with chopped parsley.
  • Serve immediately.