You will love how quick and easy these tuna tacos are to prepare. The heat of the aioli is perfectly balanced with creamy avocado, and arugula keeps the taco feeling light and refreshing and leaves the tuna to take center stage.
Tuna steaks can be purchased fresh or frozen, and are on regular rotation in our kitchen. While some recipes call for canned tuna, I strongly encourage you to give our version a try. This tuna taco recipe really is as easy as it looks, and tastes fantastic. Watch the video below to see for yourself.
Tips for great Tuna Tacos
Tuna will move from medium to well done very fast and become dry if cooked for more than about 3 minutes on each side. Watch it carefully!
When making the Chipotle Aioli, adjust the amount of chipotle powder to your level of spiciness preferred. Feel free to start with 1/2 teaspoon first, and add more as you like.
I prefer Miracle Whip over mayonnaise, however, in this recipe you should definitely use mayonnaise. I made it both ways, and have to admit it was not as good with Miracle Whip.
In our video you will notice that we have made a type of seared tuna tacos. We do a quick flip during cooking and leave the inside nice and pink.
Ideas for what to serve with Tuna Tacos are
We have two salads on Recipe to Plate that pair well with tuna tuna tacos for a well-rounded dining experience.
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Tuna Tacos with Spicy Aioli
Ingredients
- 1 pound tuna steaks
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- salt
- pepper
- 6 small corn or flour tortillas
Optional Toppings
- arugula
- avocado
- squeeze of lime
- shredded cheese
Spicy Chipotle Aioli
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 2 cloves garlic crushed
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tsp chipotle powder
Instructions
- Coat tuna steaks with olive oil, season with salt and pepper.
- Cook on grill or in pan over medium heat for approximately 3 minutes on each side. Be careful not to overcook.
- Remove from heat onto plate, and cut into thin strips.
- Warm tortillas over medium heat for about one minute on each side.
- Serve tortillas with tuna, spicy aioli and preferred toppings.
Spicy Chipotle Aioli
- Stir together all four ingredients until well blended.
- Store refrigerated.
How to make Tuna Tacos with Spicy Chipotle Aioli
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This sounds delicious and so very healthy. I see tuna steaks at my fish market all the time, but never really looked into recipes for them. I usually get the salmon steaks. But next time, I will buy tuna and try this recipe. Thank you. I love spicy mayo. Yum.