TUNA, TOMATO AND AVOCADO SALAD

TUNA, TOMATO, AVOCADO SALAD

Fancy a delicious, fast and heart-healthy dinner without the cooking? Try this recipe that’s packed with vitamins and nutrients your body needs!

INGREDIENTS

• 4 large vine-ripened tomatoes, diced

• 2 garlic cloves, crushed

• 1 tbs olive oil

• 4 anchovy fillets, drained and chopped

• ¼ tsp pepper

• 400g tinned tuna in spring water

• 2 tbs lemon juice

• 2 shallots, finely sliced

• 2 cups parsley, roughly chopped

• 1 avocado, diced

METHOD

• Combine tomatoes, garlic, olive oil, anchovies and pepper in a large bowl and set aside.

• Drain tuna into a small bowl and stir through lemon juice and shallots.

• Toss parsley through tomato mixture and serve with topped with tuna and diced avocado.

NUTRITIONAL BENEFITS

TOMATO:

Great source of Vitamins A, C, K, folate and potassium

GARLIC:

Promotes the well-being of the heart, immune systems and blood circulation

OLIVE OIL:

Helps reduce your risk of chronic disease development

SHALLOTS:

Rich source of flavonoid anti-oxidants

PARSLEY:

Great for the heart, high in vitamin C

AVOCADO:

Vitamin E powerhouse, and a “good” fat.

ABOUT MARK MOON

Mark Moon is a holistic fitness and wellbeing coach with over 20 years experience educating people on the importance of a balanced and sustainable approach to their health and lifestyle. His philosophy is to teach people to think long term and big picture about how they want their life to look, and uses modalities such as strength training, yoga and life coaching to help them create it.

As a dynamic and down-to-earth trainer, Mark believes there are three key areas to sustainable fitness: MINDSET – NUTRITION – MOVEMENT – and when optimized, there’s no limit to the personal, professional and wider life goals you can achieve.

You can join Mark’s online fitness and yoga classes, or find him teaching in numerous Sydney-based health clubs including Body Mind Life, The Space Yoga Studio, Flow Athletic, Crunch Fitness and Fitness First.