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?
How many will this serve?
Hi Kay, this salad serves 4 as a side. I usually include the serving size in the print friendly recipe towards the bottom for future reference 🙂
What else would you suggest to put in this if you don’t like avocado?
Hi Christina, you can omit it and just have a cucumber and tomato salad (like this one), or you can explore more of our cucumber salads here.
Omg!! It’s perfection and Divine 🙏💕
Thank you Lucy, Im glad you like the salad 😁.
I just made this salad after finding the recipe on Facebook this morning. I made it with lime juice instead of lemon, and it tastes wonderful!! Definitely shared on Facebook and pinning on Pinterest!
Ryn, thank you for the wonderful review and for spreading the word 😁.
Fabulous salad! Adjusted cilantro and shallots to taste.
Thank you Tammy for the nice review, I’m glad you liked it 😀.
How long will this be good in my fridge for?
Hi Claudia, I think it’s best fresh but I’ve had readers report great results with leftovers the next day. I haven’t tested it beyond that since it always gets eaten so quickly! 🙂
want to try this salad and one I saw with artichoke hearts which were canned and hopefully canned with little or no salt. I’m on very salt restricted diet due to bad heart.
Hi Bonnie, I hope you enjoy this salad! The lemon and cilantro add alot of great flavor so I think the salad would still taste good with minimal salt 🙂
what dressing goes with this salad?
Hi Mabel, it’s just the dressing that is in the recipe. It’s simple but I think it’s the best! 🙂
This was amazing!! Making it for a client Friday to go with my Mexican Lasagna dish. Will let you know what they say.
That’s wonderful! I hope your client is extremely impressed! 🙂
Can this salad b made ahead of time like for a church potluck
Jean, salad is best eaten the same day, But if you want to make in the morning and serve it in the afternoon, add salt right before serving.
Hi, can I share the link and one of the pictures in my blog? I would like to talk about the versatility of avocado and one of the recipes would be this one, which is super easy!
Thanks
PS: the site is still being developed!
Yes, sharing a photo and a link back to the recipe would be great and thank you! 🙂
This is the second time I’ve made this salad – made no changes – it is delicious – has helped round out the menu when we’re doing the Daniel Fast. Thanks!
You are welcome Karen and thank you for the nice review 😀.
This is a great salad. I’ve made it many times and it is always delicious.
I’m so happy to hear that Susan! Thank you for sharing your great review!
Natasha! Your recipes rock. Question — can I make this salad a day in advance?
Hi Ellen, although several readers reported that leftovers taste great the next day, I think this salad is freshest and best served the day it’s made, especially if making for company. If you need to make it ahead, I would avoid adding salt so the vegetables don’t start to get juicy.
This was GREAT!!!! I fixed some chicken with this on the side. my family raved about it.
Julia, I’m so happy you enjoyed that. Thank you for sharing that with us!
Just saw your guacamole salad can’t wait to go to the market tomorrow to get the rest of the ingredients have the avocados are ready looks so delicious I think I can eat it all week.😄😄
Let me know how it turns out 😀.
Love all your recipes!! Thanks for sharing.
Looking forward to trying this salad…giving it 5 stars as all your stuff has been min 5 stars.
Thinking of using avocado oil…. your thoughts?
Thank you for your wonderful review! 🙂 I think avocado oil would work but keep in mind avocado oil is pretty flavorless while extra virgin olive oil will another layer of good flavor to the salad :).
Hi again!! Made it with the avocado oil and it worked beautifully with the lemon juice and cilantro. My hubby gave it a 10! Have rarely seen him go above 7.5 on most things. It was light and flavor even with the avocado oil.. side for my Belgian Meatloaf
tonight again with pulled pork.
Keep up the cooking 🙂
That’s so awesome!! Thank you for sharing your wonderful review. Now tell me more about that Belgian Meatloaf 😋
Belgian Meatloaf
1 teaspoon unsalted butter, melted
1 cup breadcrumbs
3⁄4 cup whole milk
3 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 large onion, finely chopped
5 ounces white mushrooms, sliced
1 garlic clove, finely chopped
2 lbs lean ground beef
1 large egg
3 tablespoons fresh parsley, finely chopped
1 teaspoon fresh sage, finely chopped
1 teaspoon fresh oregano, finely chopped
1 teaspoon fresh thyme, finely chopped
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pepper
1 pinch nutmeg
1 tablespoon port wine
1 tablespoon cognac
1 sprig rosemary
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Directions
Preheat oven to 450 degrees F, & brush a meatloaf pan with 1 teaspoon melted butter.
Soak bread crumbs in 3/4 cup milk.
In medium skillet, melt the 3 tablespoons of unsalted butter, then add onion & saute 2 minutes.
Add mushrooms & saute 5 minutes.
Add garlic & saute 1 minute.
In a mixing bowl, add ground beef & egg, then squeeze bread crumbs dry & add to bowl.
Add onion mixture, parsley, sage, oregano, thyme, salt, pepper, nutmeg, port & cognac, & mix well.
Place meat mixture in prepared pan, & top with rosemary, then bake 30 minutes.
Reduce heat to 400 degrees F & bake another 15 minutes.
Remove from oven & let rest 10 minutes before serving.
Here ya go. I add a bit more milk.. always use fresh herbs.. harvest and freeze for winter. tend to add extra of mushrooms…and herbs .. mix liquids and all first in bowl and add meat last.. find I get best results.. and the rosemary on top ..oh so pretty and smells amazing in oven.
A hit in my house!
Thank you sooo much for sharing! I’m really looking forward to trying it 🙂
Forgot to get the cilantro and my olive oil on my way back to the market
Oh dear, I hope the market is close by!! 😉
Best salad ever!!! My whole family (even one who doesn’t love tomatoes) loves this recipe!! I also tried fresh basil leaves instead of the cilantro (and sometimes with the cilantro) and a sweet pepper and it is really, really good:). Thanks so much!
Jenni, thank you for such a nice review, looks like you found your new favorite salad 😀.
I made this salad today for the first time. I did however add one tweek, I added some Salad Supreme seasoning to this salad and it was wonderful. This salad kind of reminds me of an unmixed guacamole. So good.
You’re right! It does have the flavors of guacamole that we love so much :). I’m so happy you enjoyed it!
My favorite blog. Great pictures and terrific recipes, too. Please keep including Ukranian names. Impresses my friends.
Thank you for the great feedback! 🙂
This is a totally salad of any party! I made it several times already according to your recipe, it is always the first dish to disappear in a heartbeat! Thank you once again Natasha for sharing super tips in kitchen!
That’s awesome! I’m so glad it is always a success for you at your parties. Thank you so much for sharing that with us!