Tunacado Salad

Author Notes

My boyfriend loves salad and does a lot of athletics, so he needs his salads to be hearty, filling affairs. This tuna-avocado number is luscious, with lots of varied flavors in each bite, and it’s full of what nutritionists refer to as “good” fats: tuna, olive oil and avocado. I poach fresh tuna steaks in olive oil and keep them packed in jars in the fridge, but you could just as easily use oil-packed tuna from the store. —MissGinsu

Ingredients

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  4 cups
  
  mixed lettuces, chopped or torn
  
  
• 
  ¹/₂ cup
  
  cherry tomatoes, halved
  
  
• 
  ¹/₂ cup
  
  oil-packed tuna, drained
  
  
• 
  1
  
  ripe Hass avocado, cut in 1″ pieces
  
  
• 
  1
  
  green onion, sliced thin
  
  
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  2 tablespoons
  
  fresh parsley, chopped
  
  
• 
  1 tablespoon
  
  balsamic vinegar
  
  
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  2 tablespoons
  
  olive oil
  
  
• 
  1 dash
  
  salt
  
  
• 
  1 dash
  
  pepper, freshly ground