If you don’t feel like cooking, this tuna salad pita is a great no-cook meal! Ready in less than 10 minutes, and filled with protein and veggies, these tuna pita pockets are perfect for a quick and easy lunch or dinner.

If you love tuna salad and you love pita pockets, you’re going to love these tuna salad pita sandwiches. Unlike traditional tuna salad, which is very rich and heavy, these healthy tuna pita pockets are light, bright, and full of flavor.

By mixing the lettuce, tomatoes, and veggies, directly with the tuna and dressing, you create a crunchy tuna salad that you can stuff into whole wheat pita pockets to make a high-protein and high-fiber meal.

Why You’ll Love These Tuna Salad Pita Pockets

• Quick – These tuna salad pita pockets can be whipped up in under 10 minutes.
• Easy – Made with minimal ingredients, these pitas are super easy to make.
• High in Protein – Filled with a full can of tuna, these pita pockets are protein-packed.
• Full of Veggies – These pita pockets are loaded with vegetables.

Tuna Salad Pita Ingredients & Substitutions

• Canned Tuna – The recipe calls for water-packed canned tuna, but you can use oil-packed tuna if you prefer.
• Pita – You can use a plain or whole wheat pita.
• Romaine Lettuce – To add some leafy greens. You could also use iceberg lettuce, butterhead lettuce, arugula, or spinach.
• Tomato – To add a pop of sweetness. The recipe calls for cherry tomatoes, but grape or diced whole tomatoes would also work.
• Celery – To add some crunch, diced cucumber would also work well.
• Red Onion – To add some color and bite.
• Mayonnaise – To make the creamy dressing. If you don’t like mayo, you can use plain yogurt or plain Greek yogurt instead.
• Red Wine Vinegar – To balance the dressing, lemon juice would also work.
• Dijon Mustard – To add some flavor.
• Dill – To add more flavor.
• Parsley – To add some freshness.
• Salt and Pepper – To season.

Although I didn’t include any in my recipe, a slice of cheddar cheese or a bit of crumbled feta cheese would make a nice addition to these pitas.

Dietary Adaptions

To Make them Gluten-Free: Use a gluten-free pita.

To Make them Dairy-Free: No adaptations are needed, this recipe is dairy-free.