This avocado salad makes all the crunchy, fresh and buttery vegetables take center stage. Avocado, tomatoes, cucumber, green onion and cilantro are tossed in an easy-to-prepare salsa verde. You can never have too many delicious avocado recipes, so keep this simple salad on hand. The perfect complement to a juicy grilled steak, marinated chicken or baked salmon, this salad is the ideal side dish for a healthy dinner.
What’s in avocado salad?
As long as avocados are in the limelight, this is an avocado salad, and this recipe makes the most of this extremely popular fruit. Be sure to choose the best avocados possible and preserve them properly. To complement its natural creaminess and bright green color, the avocado is combined with cucumber, bright heirloom tomatoes, green onion and fragrant cilantro. The dressing is incredibly flavorful and simple, using salsa verde as a base. Open a jar – or make a homemade tomato salsa – and add lime juice and oil for a quick dressing.
How can I keep avocado green in a salad?
Citrus juice is one of the best (and most delicious) defense mechanisms against oxidation (or, an avocado turning brown). This recipe has some tart lime juice in the dressing and the avocado gets tossed in even more juice. The avocado will eventually start to turn brown but the lime juice helps keep it bright green for longer. It’s best to go ahead and serve this salad soon after you make it so that the avocado is as fresh as possible.
YIELDS: 6 serving(s)
PREP TIME: 10 mins
TOTAL TIME: 15 mins
Ingredients :
- 1/4 c. salsa verde
- 2 tbsp. fresh lime juice, divided
- 2 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
- 3 Hass avocados, peeled and diced (or chopped)
- 2 medium tomatoes, cored and diced (or chopped)
- 1 English cucumber, halved lengthwise and thinly sliced
- 3 green onions, thinly sliced
- 1/2 tsp. kosher salt, plus more to taste
- 1/2 c. chopped fresh cilantro
- Ground black pepper, to taste
Directions :
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the salsa verde and 1 tablespoon of lime juice. Whisking constantly, stream in the olive oil until well combined.
- In a large bowl, toss together the avocado and the remaining 1 tablespoon of lime juice. Fold in the tomato, cucumber, green onion, and ½ teaspoon salt. Fold in the cilantro and the dressing. Add salt and pepper to taste.
