Avocado Salad is the salad to make when you want something easy, healthy and delicious. Only 7 simple ingredients are required to make this tasty avocado salad.
"If a woman drowns her salad in mayonnaise and says she is doing clean eating, she does nothing but deceives herself." James 1: 24, Clean Eating Bible.
Avocado, the Superfood
- It fights cancer.
- It contains heart-healthy fats.
- It aids digestion.
- It regulates blood sugar levels.
- It is anti-inflammatory.
- It does much more!
Another noteworthy thing is that avocado is a fruit and not a vegetable. A salad like this takes a fruit that already tastes great and makes it exceptional.
This salad is crunchy with freshness from the tomatoes, onions, and cucumbers and creamy from the texture of the avocados. It is the perfect balance of crunchy and creamy.
It can be eaten on it's own, together with whole wheat bread for breakfast or lunch or as a side dish to other meals.
Avocado Salad Ingredients
Avocado Salad requires 7 simple ingredients:
- Avocados
- Cucumber
- Tomatoes
- Onion
- Olive oil
- Salt
- Black pepper
How to Make Avocado Salad
1. Peel cucumber and chop into 1-inch pieces. (If using English cucumber, do not peel it because its skin is thinner). Place the chopped cucumber in a large bowl.
2. Cut tomatoes into 1-inch pieces and add to the bowl.
3. Dice onion and add to the bowl.
4. Cut each avocado into 4 slices. Peel each slice and cut into 1-inch pieces. Add chopped avocado to the bowl.
5. Drizzle olive oil over the chopped ingredients.
6. Sprinkle on salt and ground black pepper.
7. Mix everything together to combine. I love this stuff!
Make some soon! Watch the recipe video and get the printable recipe below.
Here are some commonly asked questions about this recipe and my answers to them:
What can I use in place of olive oil? Substitutes for olive oil are coconut oil, peanut oil, corn oil, avocado oil or vegetable oil.
What if I don't like cucumber? If you do not like cucumber, feel free to omit it then reduce the oil, salt and pepper by half.
Watch How To Make Avocado Salad
In this video, you can watch me making this tasty salad with avocado, cucumber and tomatoes.
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Here are some other Avocado Salad Recipes you might love:
- CHICKEN AVOCADO SALAD
- AVOCADO EGG SALAD
- SHRIMP AVOCADO TOMATO SALAD
- CUCUMBER AVOCADO SALAD
- BREAKFAST SALAD WITH AVOCADO AND EGGS
This Avocado Salad only requires few ingredients, it is easy to make and the perfect balance of crunchy and creamy. The best part is you do not have to feel guilty about eating it. It is actually good for you. It is the perfect side dish or appetizer.
- 2 medium ripe avocados
- 2 Roma tomatoes
- 2 tablespoons diced red onion
- 1 medium cucumber
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ⅛ teaspoon ground black pepper
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Peel cucumber and chop into 1-inch pieces. (If using English cucumber, do not peel it because its skin is thinner). Place the chopped cucumber in a large bowl.
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Chop tomatoes into 1-inch pieces and add to the bowl.
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Add the onion to the bowl.
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Cut each avocado into 4 slices. Peel each slice and cut into 1-inch pieces. Add the avocado to the bowl.
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Drizzle olive oil over the chopped ingredients.
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Sprinkle salt and ground black pepper over the chopped ingredients.
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Toss to combine then serve.
1. You need ripe avocados for this recipe. Ripe avocados are darker in color than green ones and feel slightly soft when you apply pressure on them. Here is a useful post on how to pick and buy avocados.
2. For a salad that is lesser in calories and fat-free, you could use 1 tablespoon of freshly squeezed lemon juice instead of olive oil,
*This recipe has been updated.
Lovee plus it's healthy.Thanks Presh!
Hi Lady P.
Lmao @ "James 1: 24 Clean Eating Bible." You are so right, the choice of salad dressing could make or mar the "cleanliness" os any salad.
I love avocados, the taste and texture is so yummy. This salad looks easy to make and is bursting at the seams with nutritional goodness.
Thank you for sharing your recipe!
Why will someone not love avocado! it looks so yummy btw I need a copy of that clean eating bible Pre
How can I get a copy of that clean eating bible pre?
Hi Ruth, that was a joke. Don't you just wish there was a book like that? Lol
Ohhhh, thanks for the reminder dear. I can't imagine could forget my good old puree so easil.. This used to be my stable in my ngoaekelle day. Love the colour.. Can't wait for weekend to cook some of the niceties on this blog. U are are blessed with a lot of talents
You've asked a great question. Why would any right thinking homo sapiens not love avocado?!
Lol that clean eating bible will be yours in due time.
You're welcome, hun.
You're welcome, hun. Sometimes we mar our clean salads with decadent dressings.
Thank you for always stopping by!
Puree was a life saver back in the day!
Enjoy your weekend cooking, dear.
Thanks for always making me blush.
Not a fan of avocado sha
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This your bible that you whip up! Loool.
Not a huge fan of avocado, but gradually trying to like it.
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Am a huge fan of avocado, I can eat it for Africa. Precious darling, now this healthy, I will make it for myself.Thanks for sharing.
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I'm always so surprised when someone says they don't like avocado.
How can this be? Lol
You're welcome, dear. Avocado is bae.
Before seeing the print recipe I was done screenshoting already... am definitely going to try this...looks so gooood
Please let me know how it goes, Funke!
One of my exes would have loved this! He was obsessed with tomatoes and onion with a vinaigrette as his salads! I would have eaten it if it had avocados like yours though! 😀 Yummy Salad!
Hi Chocolate Mama (I love that name!) we can safely say avocados make salads more appealing.
Thank you for stopping by my blog!
Oh Precious. Thanks for sharing and reminding me how to make my salads fun. I totally forgot I could use Avocado. I hardly use any dressing, I just feel it packs a lot of calories. This is a sure way to add yum to the crunch. XO http://www.bubusboulevard.com
I love you for hardly using dressing. Salad dressings often come with a multitude of sin.
This looks so yum. I wish I liked avocado
Thanks Tobi!
I love this, will try it out.
Please let me know how it goes, Eby.
cheap but healthy....
And so easy to make...
Hi big sis precious..i tried the avocado and pasta salad..so delicious..God bless u..thanks
Wow.. i tried the salad with avocado and the pasta salad..delicious..thanks Precious....God Bless u
Thanks for the awesome feedback, Rita! God bless you too!
We actually call them pears in Nigeria too. Avocado pears.
Love this recipe, will be taking action soon.
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Please let me know how it goes.
Absolutely love me some avocado salad. Very simple yummy recipe. Totally not a fan of Olive oil. Never liked the flavor. My go to dressing is mostly Macadamia nuts blended with some lemon and tangerine/orange juice. The creaminess takes care of my mayo cravings
Hey what do you mean by salad dressing come with a multitude of sin