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Pan-Fried Apricot Tuna Salad Bites Recipe [Paleo, AIP]

This is a colorful appetizer recipe that you can serve to guests at a party or make as a snack for when you’re hungry. It’s easy and quick to throw together so this could become a simple go-to recipe for you.

The Ingredients:

All the ingredients in this recipe are completely Paleo and autoimmune-friendly (AIP). Use ripe apricots if you can find them – they still taste pretty good even if they’re not that ripe. If you’re not on an autoimmune protocol or allergic to eggs, then you can use mayo in the tuna salad instead of just olive oil for a moister tuna salad filling.

Pan-Fried Apricot Tuna Salad Bites Recipe [Paleo, AIP]

Step 1:

Slice the apricots in half and remove the stone (it should come out pretty easily).

Step 2:

Drain the tuna and place into a bowl and mix with the thyme leaves and olive oil. Add in sea salt to taste. Flake the tuna well.

Step 3:

Place some olive oil (or coconut oil) into a frying pan on high heat. Place the apricot halves cut side down in the oil (be careful not to splatter the hot oil on yourself). Pan-fry the apricot halves for 2-3 minutes to brown them.

Step 4:

Use a fork to form a small ball from the tuna salad and place on top of an apricot half. Top with half of a blueberry for decoration and a tad extra sweetness. Repeat for the rest of the tuna salad and apricot halves.

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Pan-Fried Apricot Tuna Salad Bites Recipe

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• Author: Louise Hendon
• Prep Time: 15 minutes
• Cook Time: 5 minutes
• Total Time: 20 minutes
• Yield: 4-5 servings 1x
• Category: Appetizer
• Cuisine: American

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Ingredients

• 5 apricots, sliced in half and stones removed
• 2 cans (5 oz) tuna, flaked
• 2 Tablespoons thyme leaves, diced
• 2 Tablespoons olive oil (or mayo)
• Sea salt to taste
• Coconut oil to pan-fry the apricot halves in
• 5 blueberries, sliced in half

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Instructions

1. Place coconut oil into a frying pan and pan-fry the apricot halves cut-face down so they’re slightly browned. Alternatively, you can grill the apricot halves instead.
2. In a bowl, mix together the tuna, thyme leaves, olive oil, and sea salt to taste.
3. Use a spoon to pile mounds of the tuna mixture on top of the apricot halves.
4. Top each tuna apricot bite with half a blueberry.