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?
Looks wonderful but those aren’t diced avocado…
Then, what are they?
Whoa! Great salad. So fresh. Threw in a few kalamatas (because I miss the Mediterranean) and boom! You need a soup spoon to get everything in one bite. Thanks abd happy summer!
You’re welcome Bill! Thanks for sharing your fantastic review! 🙂
This is my new favorite summer salad! I’ve made it twice in the last 2 weeks. I didn’t think I’d like it with cilantro, but after first trying it with dill, I’ve found I prefer the unique flavor of cilantro with these particular vegetables. (I ate 3 servings in one sitting yesterday.) Also, the lemon juice really does help the avocado stay green for a few days!!
Thanks for sharing this scrumptious recipe!!
You’re welcome Pam! I’m glad you enjoy the recipe so much! Thanks for sharing your excellent review!
I have made this salad for over 20 years, it is my family favorite. We call it “CAT” salad, as we don’t usually use cilantro and onions.
When I make it I always cut the cucumber length wise and scoop out the seed area and I alway remove the seed “pockets” from the tomato before chopping either, this keeps it from getting watery. Also, I use good quality Italian salad dressing which is very versatile from salads to marinate.
Pearl, thank you for sharing your version with us, I like the idea of scooping out the seeds 😬
Hi beautiful salad! Anyhow, my lifestyle requires mass food prep for my work week, I use a lot of avocado but it seems I have to slice it fresh ever time because it starts to turn color. Of course everything is so much better fresh but my time seems so limited these days. Is there a natural preservative you can recommend and how long do you think this salad mass prepared can stay (not necessarily fresh, but good)? Thank you.
Hi John, I don’t think this is a good one for mass preparation. Several of my readers have reported really enjoying the salad the next day but it really is best enjoyed within the first day or 2 of making it and I do think it is the most crisp and fresh and vibrant on day 1. The best way to preserve avocado is with lime or lemon juice and placing the plastic wrap directly onto the avocado. I would slice the avocado, leaving it in the avocado half shell, drizzle with lemon juice and place plastic wrap over the sliced surface to keep the air out which is what causes the browning. If you are making this salad ahead, it is also best not to add the salt until just before serving since the salt will cause the cucumbers to wilt and get juicy. I hope that helps!
Having just made this salad yesterday, I have to agree . . . it’s much better eaten fresh the day it’s made. My wife and I devoured almost all of it yesterday, and had about 1 cup leftover today, which I had for lunch today. Much more water in the salad from veggies draining today, cucumbers not as crisp, avocados a bit mushy, but still good. Today I’m making Natasha’s Greek salad, which is similar, and we expect to eat all of it today (it’s “dinner with dad night, and my boys are coming over to join us). Thanks, Natasha! You rock!
I’m so glad you all loved it and thank you for sharing your insights! 🙂
At my request, my wife just made this salad for our lunch today (normally I do most of the cooking in our home), and it is absolutely delicious! This will be a new regular recipe of ours for the summer season. I’m drooling as I write this! Thank you.
P.S. I checked out some of your non-recipe items on the website, and you have a beautiful family (both immediate, and your siblings). Your parents must be beaming with pride.
You’re welcome! I’m glad you love the recipe so much Scott! Thanks you for the kind compliments!
We just made this with our garden tomatoes and cucumbers. It is delicious!
YUM! I bet it was incredible! Thanks for sharing Shawn!
This sounds wonderful! I’m going to team it up with black bean burgers. Do you happen to know how many servings this makes?
Yum! The recipe serves 4 as a side salad! Please let me know what you think!
This will be a summer favorite in our house. Assembled everything last evening, chilled it for an hour and my wife and I had it for supper. As we say in the northeast, “Wicked awesome!”. Had to drain it a bit this morning but that’s just the salt doing its job. Added some sliced kielbasa and took some with me to work for lunch.
LOL, that’s great! I’m glad you both love the recipe as much as I do! Thanks for sharing your wicked awesome review Gerry! 😀
Disappointed, and it must be my families taste buds. Not our favourite, yet I love all the ingredients. Was so looking forward to trying this. Followed the recipe exactly, even watched the video.
Hi Kim, hmmm… I’m sorry to hear that. I’m not sure what could have gone wrong without being there for a taste test and this is one of my most popular recipes. Maybe not adding enough salt? This salad is essentially the ingredients of salsa so unless you aren’t a fan of cilantro, I’m not sure what else it could have been unless one of the vegetables was spoiled?? I hope that helps somehow 😉
Thank you for sharing they all look delicious. I’m gonna try the tuna one tomorrow
My pleasure Robin! Please let me know what you think of the recipe!
Very simple, delicious , fresh salad.I am happy I found your blog. Good job!
Welcome to the site Barbara and thank you for such a nice review on the salad ?. You might also try Tuna Avocado Salad and Avocado Shrimp Salad.
This is absolutely the BEST salad I have ever made! I get tons of requests for the recipe.
Awesome! I’m very happy to hear you love the recipe! Thanks for sharing Martha 😀
Can l substitute fresh basil for the cilantro and the dill in the avocado and cucumber salad.
Hi Louise, I have not tried that substitution although I did have a couple of readers report great results with fresh basil 🙂
Es maravillosa, una ensalada de deliciosa
Thank you Patricia for the nice review 😀
FYI – many people outside the USA and Spanish-speaking world will know cilantro as coriander.
Thank you Chris!! 🙂
hi
am new here
what can i put instead of cilantro coz i dont know them,
am in tanzania
Suzy, you can replace it with dill.
Hi Suzy. Just a small side note: Coriander. (It’s called “Cilantro” here in the States.) 🙂
I’m making this today. How do you ensure the avocado doesn’t change colour between the time you make the salad and the time you serve it
Hi Ev, the lemon juice really helps to keep the avocados green. It’s also a good idea to cover the salad with plastic wrap directly onto the surface of the salad so there is as little air in the bowl as possible. I would add the salt only just before serving so it doesn’t cause the cucumbers or tomatoes to start getting juicy. I hope you love it!
Would lime juice be an okay substitute?
Yes! Lime juice would work great 🙂
One of my favorites!
That’s great Kat! 😀
Thanks so much for a delicious, easy salad recipe! It does have that summery fresh taste and my family loves avacado. Made it today for a Teachers Appreciation luncheon…hope they love it too!
My pleasure Christine! I’m glad you love the recipe!!