Cucumber Tomato Avocado Salad
Cucumber tomato avocado salad is part crunchy, part creamy, and entirely what I crave when the days are hot and the nights are sunny and long. It’s refreshing and crisp, never soggy, and is begging to be topped with fresh herbs.
The veggies in this avocado salad—cucumber, red onion, and whatever tomatoes in your garden or at the market look best—are lively and complement each other.
The avocado is buttery and luscious. The lime dressing is zippy and ties the salad together like a bright citrus bowl. Make this simple salad tonight for dinner, and serve it with some simply grilled chicken. Tomorrow, toss the leftovers with arugula and chickpeas and enjoy it for a healthy lunch. However, you choose to serve this cucumber tomato salad, just promise me that you won’t wait too long to try it. The cucumber tomato avocado salad calories are low, and almost all the ingredients have wonderful nutritional value. You make avocado salad with very few ingredients, so it’s important to be thoughtful in your ingredient selection.
Ingredients:
For the cucumber tomato avocado salad:
- ½ small red onion thinly sliced
- 1 large English cucumber quartered lengthwise and sliced
- 1 pint halved cherry tomatoes about 2 cups
- 2 medium avocados peeled, pitted, and diced
- 1/3 cup crumbled feta cheese divided
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro (or dill)
For the dressing:
- 3 tablespoons fresh lime juice from about 2 small limes
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 teaspoons honey
- 2 cloves minced garlic (about 1 teaspoon)
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper