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?
Tried this recipe for our units pot luck and everyone loved it. Specially since we had to make something healthy. I will definitely make it again. Thank you
I’m so happy to hear that! Thank you for sharing that with me!
OMG!! This salad is fantastic!! I’ll be making this all summer and for every event. Huge hit in our house!!!
That’s just awesome, Linda!! Thank you for sharing your wonderful review 🙂
I found this salad on face book (your recipe Natasha) and made it. I add sautéed shrimp
and have made it several times everyone rants and raves about it!
thank you!!!!
I’m so happy to hear that! Thank you for sharing your great review!
Thank you thank you thank you! Your easy recipes have changed the way I eat!
I’m so inspired reading this! Thank you, Jennifer!
Love your salad so good!
I’m so happy to hear that!
Natasha THANK YOU for the outstanding recipes! I come back weekly to your website. I grew up in America but love learning to cook the Russian dishes my mom used to make when I was a little girl. BUT I’m absolutely SHOCKED 😲 that you do not have Monte on here. An absolute staple in the russian-ukrainian diet. You even have aspic on here for crying out loud! Where are the Monte?!?!? I would be internally grateful to you for a step-by-step video recipe for манты. 😇
Hi Tatyana, we don’t own the specific steamer to make manti so we stick with dumplings (pelmeni) for now 🙂 I have a recipe for the manti, I just need to get my hands on the steamer 🙂
This was an amazing salad. Just wanted to make something simple with flavour and this salad was just that. We are in PV Mexico and so I was able to get fresh produce. I added a yellow pepper and along with the salt and pepper I also sprinkled Salsa en Polvo ( chilli ) and WOW!!! This will be our meal for the next 5 weeks we are here.
That’s so great! It sounds like you have a new favorite!
This is a nice salad and nice photos and instructions. To add a little more flavor tho, i drizzled it in Brianna’s Strawberry Vinegrette. Turned out very yummy.
Hey Natasha,
How long do I cook an 8.26 turkey and what temp? I’m using your recipe with the lemon and parsley.
Thank you in advance for your help.
Hi Sharon. Both of my Turkey recipes have Lemon and Parsley. Are you Referring to this Thanksgiving Turkey Recipe? Or this Juicy Roast Turkey Recipe. I would follow the same recipe instructions and temperatures but adjust the time accordingly. An 8-pound turkey will take less time than a 12-pound turkey & cooking temps based on the USDA which now says the safe poultry temp is 165˚F but the deeper thigh parts really should be at 170˚ to be fully cooked through. Once you have reduced the oven to 350˚F, you will bake about 13 min for every pound of turkey.
Does the avocado brown? I am always afraid of that
Hi Jennifer spraying it with a bit of lime or lemon juice should save them from getting brown.
Hi Natashsha, will spraying the corriander and onions with a bit of lime juice also work in keeping them from getting brown? Will advil also keep the corriander and onions from getting brown as well? Your salad sounds really good and simple.
Hey Brian, it definitely helps the avocado! But I haven’t noticed my onions getting brown. I’m not sure what you mean by “Advil”?
Well Natasha, I made this salad for my Sisters house warming, per the instructions I waited to add the salt and pepper, LOL I forgot to add it, when served, it was still a big help! Just thought I’d share.
Hi Sharon! Thank you for sharing! I’m sorry you forgot to add that! but it sounds like you still enjoyed it.
What is a serving size for this recipe?
Hi Georgia, the serving size can be found at the top of the print-friendly recipe card (towards the bottom of the post).
It has a lot of salt in it. Otherwise looks wonderful, can’t wait to try it.
Hi Jan. Feel free to lessen the amount of salt initially and add more if needed! Enjoy!
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This is great! Simple and exquisite. My folks would definitely would love this. My mom keeps asking me any avocado recipes, I can add this to her list since she always make veggie salads every two (2) weeks.
I can share this to my co-workers on the office, especially my boss.
Hi Salvandini! I’m so happy you liked this enough to share with your family! Thank you so much for the great review!
This salad was amazing!
But instead of salt and pepper, I added boiled shrimp!
That sounds fancy! Thank you for sharing that with us!
Adding boiled shrimp is a great addition to this recipe. Great idea!
thank you!
You’re welcome, Sharon!
OK love this salad, but now a need to make it for about thirty people can you please help with amounts for the ingredients.
Thank you so much for your help!
Hi Sharon. This recipe calls for 4 servings as a side. So 8 times the amounts listed would be enough as a full side for all 30 people. 🙂
Sorry to bother you again, but my math isn’t great, could you help me a little more with the amount of all ingredients please and thank you, I appreciate your time.
Hi Sharon! We have a handy tool for that so you don’t have to calculate. If you scroll down to the bottom of the recipe card and hover over the “4” next to Servings, you can adjust the recipe for how many servings you need and it will automatically display the amount of ingredients you need for that many servings. I hope that helps!
For ease of serving a crowd could you add the salt to the dressing and pour on all at once?
Hi Barbara, yes absolutely! That would work great and I hope you love the cucumber tomato avocado salad recipe!
Merci pour cette très belle et pourtant simple salade.
You’re so welcome, Lily!
Merci
I added fresh spinach.
That sounds tasty! Thank you for the great review Patrice!
Delish..Will for sure make this fresh garden Salad many times.. Our garden is full of all these veggies.. Thumbs up!!..
Thank you for the great review Wendy!