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.
This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy.
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.
♥ FAVORITE THINGS ♥
Shown in this post and things we use in allrecipes (Amazon affiliate links):
*We sure enjoy our Wusthof knife block set. Great knives are essential.
*Reversible Cutting Board by John Boos 24 x 18 x 1.5-Inch, Walnut
* These OXO fruit scoops are great for kiwi, mango & avocado
Visit our Shop to see all the tools we use and love.
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?
thank you cant wait to try this
My pleasure! Please let me know what you think Tracy!
Sounds great and I bet some crumbled feta cheese would be awesome with this.
That does sound delicious! Please let me know what you think of the recipe if you decide to make it Joyce!
I love cilantro but my husband doesn’t. Do you know of a good subsitute? Seems like parsley would be a little bland. Maybe basil?
Hi Beth, fresh dill would be the next best substitute. I think finely chopped parsley added to taste would also be good 🙂
Beth, I would personally try to replace cilantro with a sorrel. A pleasantly sour taste of the sorrel would compliment avocado.
Made it yesterday a side dish to baked fish.
It is easy to make. The taste is fresh and not imposing. So it will go well together with many different types of meal.
I changed only one thing: instead of sea salt I used garlic salt. Next time I am thinking to add fresh smashed garlic into the salad.
Marina, thank you for sharing nice review and your alterations 😀
Try adding some fresh spinach and freshly squeezed garlic on top of that.
YUM! Those sound like great additions!
This is a great recipe. I will go along and say a little bland. I added more pepper to it. I think it would be good with Red Wine vinegar instead of the lemon. Yummy
Thank you Kristi for sharing that with us. I should try using red wine vinegar next time.
Thus was soo easy to make! I made this for my father and I’m a young cook! (12 years old to be exact) Thank you soo much for sharing this!! ❤❤
Thank you for such a great review and you are very welcome ?. I hope you’ll find many new favorites here. If you liked this salad, try this Avocado Tuna salad next.
How many calories is in a serving of this salad?
Hi Theresa, please see the nutrition label above for all of the nutritional info and calorie count 🙂
I added fresh buffalo mozzeralla balls, cut up for some protein and its MARVELOUS!!!
That’s a great addition Cheryl! Thanks for sharing 🙂
just like that… fast and simple healthy salad!!!
It sure is! I’m happy you like the recipe! 🙂
Yum😋
This is my favorite salad, love the combination of avocado with tomatoes and cucumbers! Soooo good!
YES! I’m so happy to hear that! Thanks for sharing Tatyana 🙂
I have a granddaughter with PKU and coming up with delicious recipes that are low in Phe can be a challenge. I made this for her and she absolutely loved it along with everyone else in the family. Thanks for sharing this with your fans.
That’s so great to hear Paula! Thanks for sharing 🙂
I have a son with PKU–nice to get new recipes–this sounds like everyone in the family will enjoy–thanks
I hope your son and everyone in your family loves it!
How long does it last in frig?
Hi Michele, We have always enjoyed it the same day it is made. If you want to store it in the refrigerator, I would suggest tossing it together, cover and refrigerate overnight then add salt before serving. If you let it sit with salt on the salad, it will still taste great the next day but the cucumbers will soften.
This is so good. I did not add the olive oil just the lemon. So refreshing. This has become my favorite salad.
That’s nice to hear Connie! I’m glad you found a new favorite! 🙂
This is so yummy! I added Feta to it – loved it!!
I’m happy to that! Thanks for sharing your review Kay 😀
We loved this salad! I found the avacado needs to be firm, a ripe avocado gets mushy. I used lime instead of lemon too. Love the freshness of this. Thanks for the recipe Natasha😊
I’m so glad you enjoyed it! Yes, definitely! The avocados should be ripe but firm. The firmer ones do hold up better.
I made this two days ago… DELICIOUS!!! Thanks for the recipe.
You’re welcome! I’m happy you enjoy the recipe 🙂
Natasha,in my country there’s no dill or cilantro . So what should i use in place of these two?
You might try some very finely chopped parsley and just add it to taste.
Cilantro is also known as coriander in some parts of the world. It took me a while to figure that one out.
This looks & sounds fantastic! Can’t wait to make it! I’m not a big fan of cilantro & you mentioned to use dill… how much dill do you recommend?
I would start with 1 Tbsp chopped dill and add more to taste. I love dill so I add a little more :).
I decided to look through your recipes after finding an obsession with the lemon cream sauce on that salmon and didn’t know that this was one of your recipes. I decided to rate it as well. Girl, you sure know what you’re doing in the kitchen. I made this before I realized it was associated with you and have also made this more than once. It’s lovely healthy and you feel good and seem to even look better after eating it. I just don’t have enough good things to say about everything I have made from your site. Love you.
Whitney, you’re so nice! Thank you for the awesome review! 🙂