Tuna and carrot lettuce cups

Tuna and carrot lettuce cups is ready in 45 minutes (30 hands-on) and has 668 kcal and 41 g of protein per serving. One serving costs about $4.16. Prices from Walmart, 2026.

Tuna and carrot lettuce cups
Total time
45 min
Hands-on
30 min
Calories
668 kcal
Cost per serving
$4.16

Ingredients (Serves: 2)

  • Canned tuna in olive oil, drained300 g
  • Iceberg lettuce170 g
  • Carrots180 g
  • Garlic6 g
  • Fresh ginger10 g
  • Spring onion (scallion)40 g
  • Olive oil12 g
  • Mayonnaise36 g
  • Toasted sesame oil8 g
  • Lime30 g
  • Dried chili1 g
  • Fresh cilantro (optional)8 g
  • Avocado130 g

Method

  1. Cut the carrots into thin sticks, chop the garlic, ginger, spring onion and dried chilli, slice the avocado and separate the lettuce leaves.

  2. Heat the olive oil and sesame oil in a pan and stir-fry the carrots, garlic, ginger, spring onion and chilli with a splash of water for 8 minutes, until the carrots are tender.

  3. Squeeze the lime over the vegetables and cook for 2 more minutes over low heat; take off the heat.

  4. Flake the drained tuna and mix it with the mayonnaise and chopped coriander. Fill the lettuce leaves with the warm vegetables, the tuna and the avocado.

Nutrition per serving

Calories668 kcal
Protein41 g
Carbohydrates22 g
Sugars7 g
Fat47 g
Fiber9 g

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