Description
This Healthy Tuna Salad Meal Prep is your go-to recipe for a quick, nutritious lunch that’s ready in just 15 minutes! Featuring lean tuna, crunchy veggies, and a tangy mayo-mustard dressing, this salad is naturally gluten-free and dairy-free. It’s easily customizable to fit your dietary preferences, making it a versatile and tasty meal prep option you’ll love.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cans (5 ounces each) water-packed tuna fish
- 1/2 cup avocado oil mayonnaise
- 2 tbsp Dijon mustard
- 1/2 cup green onions, thinly sliced
- 1 cup finely diced celery (2–3 stalks)
- 1/2 cup fruit juice-sweetened dried cranberries, roughly chopped
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- 1/4 tsp ground black pepper
- 8 cups baby spinach (8 ounces)
- 1 lemon, cut into 4 wedges
- 2 apples (optional; 1/2 apple per serving)
Instructions
- Drain the tuna fish thoroughly and place it in a medium-sized mixing bowl.
- Add the mayonnaise, Dijon mustard, green onions, celery, dried cranberries, sea salt, and black pepper to the bowl. Mix everything together until well combined.
- In 4 meal prep containers, evenly divide the baby spinach. Top each container with about 3/4 cup of the tuna salad mixture, keeping the tuna separate from the spinach to prevent it from getting soggy.
- Add a lemon wedge and apple slices to each container. For the best results, add the apples fresh each day to avoid browning.
- Seal the containers and refrigerate for up to 4 days. When ready to eat, squeeze the lemon over the tuna salad for a burst of fresh flavor.
Notes
- Substitute the mayonnaise with Greek yogurt or a 50/50 mix of yogurt and mayo for a lighter option.
- Try adding different fruits like blueberries or pears for a unique twist.
- If you don’t like tuna, swap it out for canned chicken or leftover rotisserie chicken.
- This tuna salad doesn’t freeze well, so be sure to enjoy it fresh within the week.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: N/A
- Category: Lunch, Meal Prep
- Method: Mix
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 container (including tuna salad, spinach, lemon, and apple)
- Calories: 395 kcal
- Sugar: 22g
- Sodium: 809mg
- Fat: 23g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 18g
- Trans Fat: 0.1g
- Carbohydrates: 32g
- Fiber: 6g
- Protein: 19g
- Cholesterol: 42mg