Everyone loves a classic tuna salad — the go-to for a quick, satisfying, and affordable meal. It's the perfect chilled, creamy, and protein-packed snack that tastes great on toast, with crackers, or in a wrap. Dating back over 100 years, the salad is a collective favorite for its elegant simplicity.

Ready in under 10 minutes, it offers a sophisticated element to any dish you add it to. Tuna salad is traditionally combined with mayonnaise, celery, onions, parsley, lemon juice, garlic powder, and salt, but it can easily be customized to meet your desired preferences. It relies on mayonnaise for its creamy texture, but if you're looking to and give it a fresh twist that will boost its nutritional value without sacrificing flavor, consider swapping out the mayonnaise for avocado.

Why swap mayo with avocado? Most people agree that mayonnaise is the ideal creamy delicacy used in pretty much anything — sandwiches, dressings, and, of course, tuna salad. When or making the condiment from scratch, mayo even has surprising health benefits, like promoting brain health and function and being rich in vitamins E, K, B-12, and omega-3 fatty acids. However, most popular brands of mayo, like Kraft and Hellmann's, are high in calories, saturated fats, sodium, and unnecessary additives.

They're usually made with industrial seed oils, like soybean and canola, which, according to can raise your cholesterol levels (LDL) and blood pressure and increase your risk of heart disease, particularly if.