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Serves 3 to 6
This elegant main course salad of tuna-filled avocados is a classic in Chilean homes, where avocados are known as paltas. The avocados are usually served in their skins, which act like bowls. Tuna is just one of the ingredients that can be transformed into a creamy, mayonnaise-laden filling, as it is in this recipe. Cooked chicken, seafood and even potatoes are frequently substituted, which makes the versatility of these stuffed avocados ideal for everyday cooking. Stuffed avocados were all the rage in the 1970s country club scene throughout the Americas, and I recall eating them for lunch at the Mayan Golf Club in the outskirts of Guatemala City. In Chile, you are most likely to find them in homes, where cooks go all out and decorate them with all sorts of garnishes: chopped roasted peppers or hard-boiled eggs, sliced olives, curly parsley and capers are just some of the versions I’ve seen.
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Ingredients
- One 6-ounce can tuna packed in water, drained well and flaked
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped celery
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped onions (any color)
- 2 tablespoons seeded and finely chopped tomatoes
- 3 tablespoons mayonnaise
- ¼ teaspoon fine sea salt, or more to taste
- Pinch of freshly ground black pepper, or more to taste
- 2 to 4 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice, or more to taste
- 3 large Hass avocados
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Directions
In a medium bowl, combine the tuna, celery, onions, tomatoes, mayonnaise, salt, pepper, and lemon juice; mix well.
Halve and pit the avocados.
Divide the tuna salad into six equal portions and scoop it into the avocados (mounding it where the pit used to be).
Serve immediately.
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