Ensalada de Atún (Mexican Tuna Salad)

table set with a bowl of ensalada de atun, a bottle of valentina hot sauce, and a plate with a lettuce leaf filled with Mexican tuna salad, a quarter of an avocado on the side, and a handful of saltines.

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Ensalada de Atún (Mexican Tuna Salad)

If creamy, crunchy, veggie-packed deliciousness is your style, you’re going to fall head over heels for my Mexican Tuna Salad recipe. Also known as Ensalada de Atún, this thrifty corn tuna salad is the speedy wonder your lunchboxes and dinner tables have been missing.

Prep Time20

Total Time20

Course: Lunch

Cuisine: Mexican

Servings:

Author: Yvette Marquez

Ingredients

8 ounces chunk light tuna in water (2 4-ounce cans) drained
1/2 cup cooked corn (canned or frozen)
1/2 cup peas (canned or frozen)
1 medium carrot diced
1 celery, diced
1/4 cup red onion diced
1/4 cup jicama diced (optional)
1/2 cup greek yogurt, crema Mexicana, or sour cream
1 tablespoon mayonaise
1 lime (about 2 tablespoons) juiced
1 tablespoon brine from pickled jalapeños (optional)
3/4 teaspoon kosher salt plus more to taste

Instructions

In a large mixing bowl break up the tuna with a fork.
And the corn, peas, carrot, celery, onion, and jicama, if using.
In a small bowl, add the crema, mayonnaise, lime juice, pickled jalapeño brine, and salt. Stir to combine.
Add the creamy dressing with tuna and veggies and toss together to combine.
Season with salt, to taste.
Serve on a lettuce leaf, or serve with saltine crackers, on a tostada shell, or in a sandwich.

Notes

Serving Suggestions:

Tuna Lettuce Salad - Bump up the crisp, refreshing factor of this tuna by adding shredded iceberg lettuce to the mix.

Tuna Lettuce Wraps - Use butter lettuce leaves like a tortilla, wrapping up all the tuna goodness inside. Feel free to add your favorite toppings like pickled red onions and escabeche!

Snacking Plate - I love my jalapeño-kissed tuna salad served with saltine crackers, a side of avocado, and pickled jalapeños with a bottle of Valentina hot sauce to drizzle on each cracker. It’s like my own personal picnic!

Tuna Tostadas - Pile the veggie-packed tuna salad onto crispy tostada shells. Add your favorite toppings like sliced radishes, pickled jalapeños, or crema. YUM!

Tuna, Beans, & Rice - Beef Tuna up your basics by serving this tuna salad with cilantro lime rice and black or charro beans.

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