Keto Tuna Salad Cups

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Tuna salad meets BLT in this keto-friendly mashup. Hang on to that oil in the tuna can for a flavor bonus.


Prep Time

20 min

Cook Time

20 min

Total Time

40 min

Serves

8

Servings

8

Seafood
Snack
Main Dish
Comfort Food
Keto

Ingredients

  • 4 large eggs
  • 4 strips bacon
  • 1/3 cup mayonnaise or avocado oil mayonnaise
  • 2 tablespoons sour cream
  • 1/4 teaspoon lemon zest
  • 1/4 tablespoon lemon juice
  • celery 1 stalk, thinly sliced
  • tuna two 5-ounce cans packed in olive oil, drained
  • scallions 2, sliced
  • Kosher salt
  • black pepper freshly ground
  • tomato 1 medium, halved and cut into 8 slices
  • Bibb lettuce 16 leaves

Preparation

  1. Cover the eggs with about an inch of water in a medium pot. Bring to a boil, remove from the heat, cover and let stand for 8 minutes. Drain and submerge in ice water. When cool enough to handle, peel the eggs and chop.
  2. Meanwhile, cook the bacon in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat until golden and crisp, about 4 minutes per side. Remove to a paper towel-lined plate. Crumble into bite-size pieces.
  3. Whisk together the mayonnaise, sour cream, lemon zest and juice, celery, reserved tuna oil, three-quarters of the scallions, 1/4 teaspoon salt and several grinds of pepper in a medium bowl. Add the tuna and three-quarters of the bacon and gently fold together (do not overmix). Season with additional salt and pepper if needed.
  4. Sprinkle the tomato slices with salt and pepper.
  5. Double-up the lettuce leaves and fill each with some tuna salad. Tuck in a tomato slice. Sprinkle with reserved scallions, bacon and egg.