This avocado salad recipe is a simple dish that can be made quickly with just a few ingredients and customized to your liking. The salad features creamy avocado slices, crunchy cucumber and red onion, juicy cherry tomatoes, and herby cilantro in a tangy vinaigrette.
The flavors combine to create a light and refreshing salad perfect for a summer meal; it can also be served as a side dish for chipotle Milanese, Pecan Crusted Chicken Tenders, Baked Lemon Parmesan Chicken, or grilled meats.
How to Make Avacado Salad
Note: The full instructions are provided in the recipe card below.
Whisk the extra virgin olive oil, vinegar, water, lemon juice, salt, black pepper, sugar, and garlic in a large bowl.
Add the cucumber, bell pepper, tomatoes, and cilantro, toss to combine, cover, and refrigerate until ready to serve for up to 8 hours. Before serving, carefully incorporate the avocados into the salad without mashing them. Taste and make any necessary adjustments to the seasoning.
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Recipe
Easy Avocado Salad
Ingredients
- ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
- ¼ cup unseasoned rice vinegar
- 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons water
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
- ½ teaspoon sugar or honey
- 1 small garlic clove , mince the garlic clove, sprinkle with a little salt and mash with the side of your knife into a coarse paste before adding it to the tomato mixture.
- 1 English cucumber , seeded and diced
- 1 yellow bell pepper , seeded and diced
- 551 g / 1 pint cherry or grape tomatoes , halved
- ¼ cup fresh cilantro , finely chopped
- 1 medium red onion , cut in half and thinly sliced
- 2 large avocados , halved, pitted, and diced
Instructions
- Whisk the extra virgin olive oil, vinegar, water, salt, black pepper, water, lemon juice, sugar, and garlic in a large bowl. Add the cucumber, bell pepper, tomatoes, and cilantro, toss to combine, cover, and refrigerate until ready to serve for up to 8 hours. Before serving, carefully incorporate the avocados into the salad while taking care not to mash them. Taste, and make any necessary adjustments to the seasoning.
Notes
All nutritional information is based on third-party calculations and is only an estimate. Each recipe and nutritional value will vary depending on the brands you use, measuring methods, and portion sizes per household.