Cucumber Tomato and Avocado Salad
Cucumber, tomato and avocado salad is one of the simplest, tastiest and most nutritious salads you can make in under five minutes. And leave the dressing at the store, you won’t need it.
Originally published April 4, 2012
Three super nutritious fruits and vegetable come together in this basic and simple salad that can be served as a light, vegan meal, side dish, or after your main dish.
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Before I get to this cucumber, tomato and avocado salad recipe, let me introduce you to my resident squirrel. As you can see from this picture, I have competition in picking avocados from my tree!
He’s been eating three a day lately! He starts on one, decides to eat some of another, then chews up a third. So it seems I’ll just have to start picking avocados faster than he drops them! We’ve been at war for ages, but he’s always winning, it seems!
I try to salvage as many avocados as I can to use them in cucumber, tomato and avocado salads, on Mexican dishes like my tortilla soup, or enchiladas.
I’ve even used them in this pasta dish!
Or this awesome avocado toast recipe which is perfect for any meal of the day!
However, this cucumber, tomato and avocado salad is one of my favorite (and easiest) ways to use avocados, whenever I can steal them away from my resident squirrel! If I have edamame, I make this delightful edamame salad instead, which also is a salad which requires no lettuce leaves or greens.
Cucumber Tomato and Avocado Salad
by Christina Conte serves 2
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Ingredients
- cucumbers
- tomatoes
- avocados
- good quality extra virgin olive oil
- Kosher or sea salt
- good quality red wine vinegar
Directions
Place the sliced cucumbers, tomatoes and avocados in a bowl, then drizzle on the oil.
Next, sprinkle with some Kosher or sea salt. You can always add more later if needed.
If you are going to omit anything in this cucumber tomato and avocado salad, skip the vinegar, but do NOT omit the salt, this is what gives it flavor.
Now add a little vinegar, to taste, if desired. You could substitute lemon juice or balsamic vinegar, if preferred.
I love to serve this avocado and tomato salad with some wonderfully crusty no-knead bread! Using organic flour, it’s healthy and delicious! Make sure you add enough oil and vinegar to the salad as you want to have some at the bottom of the bowl to dip your bread into.
Since you already have avocado-based breakfast and main meal recipes, why not try a dessert option?
My avocado mousse is always a hit, and nobody knows it’s avocado-based until I tell them!
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Cucumber Tomato and Avocado Salad
Ingredients
- 2 cucumbers Persian, or part of an English cucumber (organic)
- 2 tomatoes (sliced, just under-ripe is best for salads)
- 2 medium avocados (ripe, peeled and sliced)
- 2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil (or more)
- ⅛ tsp Kosher salt (or sea salt, to taste)
- 1 tsp red wine vinegar (good quality, at least 6% acidity)
Instructions
- Place the sliced cucumbers, tomatoes and avocados in a bowl, then drizzle on the olive oil.
- Next, sprinkle with some Kosher or sea salt. You can always add more later if needed.
- If you are going to omit anything in this salad, skip the vinegar, but do NOT omit the salt, this is what gives it flavor.
- Now add a little vinegar to taste, if desired. You could substitute lemon juice if preferred.
Notes
- Measurements are not critical in this recipe. Adjust to your own liking.
Nutrition
My friend Valentina at Cooking on the Weekends has a great recipe for spiced avocado fries!
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I cannot remember (seriously) the last time I bought a salad dressing. Never. And most of the time olive oil (really good EVOO) and a nice vinegar (herbed or red wine) or lemon juice is all my salad ever needs. (Well, salt and pepper…) This is a perfect combination, Christina – perfect for summer.
Yep, I’ve never bought one either! Expensive purchase for cheap ingredients!
Cute squirrel. I used to re-hab squirrels, and I never knew they liked avocados! This one is certainly wasteful…. Love the salad. I like the simplicity, and the quality ingredients. I have only had one ripe tomato from my garden so far, but soon, I can make this salad!
OMG, have you seen Rat Race? Your re-habbing squirrel comment made me think of it. If you haven’t seen it and want a good laugh, do watch it and look out for Kathy Bates as the “squirrel lady!” :)
“Shoulda bought a squirrel!” LOVE that movie!!!
YES!!! Hahaha!
what a cute squirrel. this salad sounds very delicious christina. perhaps i will wait till summer before trying it tho.
cheers
sherry
Cute, but destructive! I take it you’re in the southern hemisphere? Yes, good idea! :)
I’ve been making a version of this for years at Thanksgiving. I just add some rough-chopped red onion and a tiny bit of blue cheese crumbles.
Having this for dinner tonight to go with pan-fried trout freshly caught by husband. Yum!
Lucky you! That sounds fantastic, Lee! Enjoy! :)
Looks so healthy! And I bet it’s hard to stay mad at something that cute. Better pick fast!