Cilantro Lime Tuna Wrap

Name: Cilantro Lime Tuna Wrap
Prep time: 15 minutes
Yield: 5 Wraps
Ingredients: 3 Tablespoons lime juice2 Tablespoons mayonnaise2 cans (5 ounces each) tuna in water; drained⅔ cup cilantro; chopped and loosely packed2 green onions or ½ teaspoon onion powder1 cup red bell pepper; diced1 jalapeño pepper; minced (ribs and seeds removed)5 medium flour tortillas1 cup shredded lettuce or 5 small lettuce leaves

A light and flavorful meal using canned tuna, fresh veggies and a tangy mayo dressing.

Tortillas folded over a creamy vegetable filled tuna mixture with lime wedges on a plate.

Prep time: 15 minutes
Makes: 5 Wraps
Nutrition Facts: View label

Ingredients

3 Tablespoons lime juice

2 Tablespoons mayonnaise

2 cans (5 ounces each) tuna in water, drained

⅔ cup cilantro, chopped and loosely packed

2 green onions or ½ teaspoon onion powder

1 cup red bell pepper, diced

1 jalapeño pepper, minced (ribs and seeds removed)

5 medium flour tortillas

1 cup shredded lettuce or 5 small lettuce leaves

Directions

Wash hands with soap and water.
Rinse fresh vegetables under running water before preparing.
Mix lime juice and mayonnaise together in a small bowl. Add tuna, cilantro, onions and peppers and mix until evenly coated.
Divide tuna mixture between 5 tortillas. Spread to edges.
Top with lettuce and fold or roll into a wrap.
Refrigerate leftovers within 2 hours.

Notes

No peppers? Use 1 cup diced celery and ¼ cup canned green chiles.
Freeze extra lime juice to use later.

Featured in a Food Hero Monthly

Comments

Submitted by watkinbr on Wed, 12/27/2017 - 12:50

I didn't have tuna at home, so I used canned chicken - my husband and I loved it!

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