Our family’s favorite classic cucumber and tomato salad just got better with the addition of avocado, a light and flavorful lemon dressing and the freshness of cilantro. Easy, excellent avocado salad.
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Watch the Full Video Recipe Below! It will make your mouth water! 🙂
I brought this salad to my parents house yesterday and everyone loved it! This is definitely going into the regular rotation all summer long. Think: homegrown cucumbers and tomatoes :).
Ingredients for Tomato Avocado Salad:
This salad is loaded with veggies; juicy tomatoes, crisp cucumber, creamy avocado and the cilantro and lemon juice make the whole salad so fresh and flavorful!
P.S. If you aren’t keen on cilantro, fresh dill is a good substitute
How to Make Cucumber Tomato Avocado Salad:
1. Place chopped tomatoes, sliced cucumber, sliced red onion, diced avocado, and chopped cilantro into a large salad bowl.
2. Drizzle with 2 Tbsp olive oil and 2 Tbsp lemon juice. Toss gently to combine. Just before serving toss with 1 tsp sea salt and 1/8 tsp black pepper
Avocado Salad Video Tutorial:
My husband and I ate this entire batch of cucumber tomato salad with avocado in one sitting, paired with roasted red potatoes and grilled shrimp skewers. I shoveled most of the salad into my mouth before I remembered the shrimp and potatoes on my plate; mmming and smiling all the way through. We were both smitten.
P.S. This salad is also super healthy and it fits pretty much every diet out there. Check out the nutrition label below:
Cucumber Tomato Avocado Salad
Ingredients
- 1 lb Roma tomatoes
- 1 English cucumber
- 1/2 medium red onion, sliced
- 2 avocados, diced
- 2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil or sunflower oil
- 2 Tbsp fresh lemon juice, (from 1 medium lemon)
- 1/4 cup 1/2 bunch cilantro, chopped
- 1 tsp sea salt or 3/4 tsp table salt
- 1/8 tsp black pepper
Instructions
- Place chopped tomatoes, sliced cucumber, sliced red onion, diced avocado, and chopped cilantro into a large salad bowl.
- Drizzle with 2 Tbsp olive oil and 2 Tbsp lemon juice. Toss gently to combine. Just before serving, toss with 1 tsp sea salt and 1/8 tsp black pepper.
Notes
Nutrition Per Serving
Credits: Recipe inspired by my classic Cucumber tomato salad and this avocado tomato salad from Deborah of Taste & Tell.
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This salad can be made all year long, but it’s especially delicious this time of year when cucumbers and tomatoes are in season. Do you grow any of your own food?
It was awesome. Paired it with a 6 oz piece of Alaskan Salmon.
Brad, I’m so glad you liked the salad and thank you for the nice review 😄.
What a wonderful healthy salad. I think I could eat it at least twice a week. So yummy!!
Looks like you might have a new favorite salad, I’m glad you like it 😀.
The best salad ever! Natasha, thank you for the recepie once again!
Svetlana M.
You’re so welcome 🙂
Sounds so yummy! Would this be called Vesna? Or is that something else?
I’m not familiar with that name but maybe in some parts of the world it is called that :).
Can I use any type of tomato from my garden? I did not grow Romas this year.
Hi Beth, yes any tomato would work 🙂
Just made it and realized I made it immediately after your tabasco flank steak. Yummmmmmmy! Kind of like a cross between gaspacho/pico de gallo/mediterranean salad. Oh, and I had home grown tomatoes to use! We usually have home grown cukes, too.
I’m so happy you enjoyed it! 🙂
I did the same. I was feeling smug about the nutritious meal I’d just had. Delicious too!
If made a day ahead, will the avocado turn color?
It won’t be as vibrant as it was on day one but the lemon juice does help to keep it from darkening.
Can’t wait to try this recipe! Do you think it could be made a few hours ahead and kept in the fridge until dinner?
Hi Jean, you could make it ahead a few hours and refrigerate. I think it would be best to add salt just before serving so the tomatoes don’t get juicy, but I’ve had several readers say they loved the salad leftovers even the next day 🙂
This is one of my favorite salads to make! And your pictures of it are beautiful!
Thank you so much for that awesome compliment 🙂
Found this recipe while looking for new ideas for using avocado.. bought he ingredients this afternoon and wow it is amazing.. served with salmon fishcakes. Thankyou
Vashti, I’m so glad you gave it a try 😀 and you are welcome.
I made this tonight using fresh tomatoes from our garden. Such a perfect combination of ingredients and an amazing way to enjoy fresh garden produce!!
This will definitely be a regular in our rotation!
Hi Holly! I’m so happy to hear that 🙂 and what a compliment coming from you!
Have you ever added fresh mozzarella or feta? I have lots of cheese to get rid of….
Hi Kathleen, I think either one would work with this salad. Having lots of cheese is a good problem to have 😉 (major cheese fan over here!)
Now I have to try it with feta! I’m in heaven with this salad-I’m still making it at least twice a week…can’t get enough of it…
Incredible! I made it this p.m. for supper tonight. Tasted it just now and can hardly wait ’til meal time. I love it!
Thank you for such a nice review Diane 😁. It just might be your new favorite salad.
Made this for the first time.
Definitely not a cilantro fan…it seemed to overpower the other ingredients.
Will be playing with the spices though! Hopefully the next time I make it it won’t be as strong
Hi Reesa, if you don’t love cilantro, dill or even finely chopped parsley are good options. 🙂
This recipe is so EZ to prepare and it tastes amazing!!!!
Johnny, thank you for the great review, I’m so glad you liked it 😀.
If you don’t use cilantro, how much dill would you replace it with?
Hi Michele, I would add it to taste. Start with as little as 1/2 Tbsp and work up to 2 Tbsp. I don’t think I would use more than 2 Tbsp in this salad.
Thank you so much for this recipe. I love it. Today is my third time doing it in a month period. I am an avocado fan plus is healthier for you. I give you 5 star for this.
Jenny, that’s so great! It sounds like you have a new favorite! 😁
OMG is this ever delicious! I will be eating this on a regular basis!
Thank you Kimberly, I’m so glad you love it 😁.
I make this salad often but add crumbled Cotija cheese. This salad is perfect with fajita, steak, barbecue or almost anything else.
Mmmm yum! I love the idea of adding Cotija cheese!
Just made this and it will be a staple. Perfect salad for when you’re just a little tired of lettuce. So pretty for a summer dish to take to a cook out.
Leslie, thank you for such a nice review, looks like you have a new favorite 😁.