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Need a quick and easy side dish for your next summer party? This avocado salad is the answer! It comes together in just 15 minutes with zero cooking required—perfect for when you’re short on time but still want to please a crowd.

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Your Favorite Summer Salad

Taco night (or burger night!) just got a serious upgrade with this tomato cucumber avocado salad recipe. It’s easy to make and full of fresh ingredients that will impress any dinner guest.

Everything comes together in 15 minutes, and you can easily customize it with whatever veggies you’ve got on hand (like bell peppers, carrots, or even corn). It’s the perfect, low-effort side dish that you’ll want to make on repeat!

A zoomed out image of the avocado salad in a white bowl. A halved avocado and lemon rest on the blue background with a bushel of uncut cilantro.

Grab These Fresh Ingredients

  • Dressing Base: Lemon juice and olive oil go together like PB and J (flavor-wise). Plus, lemon juice does a great job of keeping the avocado looking fresh and green while your salad sits in a serving bowl. When avocados are exposed to the air, they can brown pretty quickly. Citrus juice is the cure. Plus, yum.
  • Herbs: We’re using equal parts cilantro and parsley. Together, they add a bright, fresh flavor to the dressing that’s hard to get with dry herbs.
  • Flavor Punches: Dijon and garlic round out the flavor of the dressing. Garlic does what garlic always does, and we love that around here. The Dijon adds a tangy kick that takes things to the next level.
  • Veggies: The vegetables in this recipe create a mixture of yumminess that’s hard to beat. The textures, the colors, the flavor… need I say more? That being said, you can mix them up as you see fit!

Pick a good avo!

Picking a ripe avocado can be a challenge. To check its ripeness, put it in the palm of your hand and gently squeeze. If it gives a little bit, it’s ripe. If it’s hard, it’ll need a few days to ripen. (A quick trick to ripen avocados faster is placing them in a paper bag with a banana.) If it’s fairly mushy, it’s too far gone.

Separate bowls of bite-sized avocados, cherry tomatoes, and radishes sit on a blue background. The bowls are clear glass.

Making this salad is so easy

Like any salad, most prep work comes from chopping your ingredients for assembly. From there, it’s super easy to put together!

Step 1: Mix The Dressing
After chopping up your herbs and measuring the other ingredients, whisk everything in a large bowl.

The dressing ingredients are cut up but unmixed in a clear glass bowl. the background in blue.
Chop your herbs nice and small for an even distribution of flavor in each bite!
The dressing ingredients are whisked together in a clear glass bowl. The whisk rests in the bowl with the ingredients.
Using a whisk helps ensure that the oil and lemon juice don’t separate and everything evenly blends together.

Step 2: Prep The Veggies
Cut up the vegetables to prepare for assembling the salad.

Step 3: Assemble The Salad
Toss everything together, and you’re done!

The chopped salad ingredients in a large bowl. The dressing sits on top of the ingredients but is not mixed in.
You’ll want all the veggies to be in bite-sized pieces. This will create bites that aren’t full of just one vegetable. It will also allow the dressing to coat everything evenly so that the salad comes together nicely.
The salad is fully mixed together in a large clear glass bowl. A large wooden spoon rests in the bowl.
Use a big spoon and folding movements so that the avocado doesn’t get mushed.

Recipe Testing Notes

  • Don’t Skip The Citrus: Freshly squeezed lemon juice (or lime juice!) adds that bright, citrusy flavor I always crave in salads. And as a bonus, it keeps the avocado from browning while it’s sitting out at a gathering.
  • Fresh Herbs Make It: Fresh herbs add a refreshing texture and flavor that really bring this dish together. If possible, always opt for fresh over dried! Feel free to mix up the flavor with dill, basil, or other herbs you enjoy.
  • Chill Before Serving: For a refreshing flavor, let the salad chill in the fridge for 15-20 minutes before serving. This gives the flavors time to meld together, and it’ll taste even better.
The salad mixed together in a large white serving dish with a large serving spoon resting in the bowl. The background is blue.

Pairs Well With

This tomato cucumber avocado salad is a great standalone recipe or a healthy side dish at any gathering, especially those of the barbeque or taco kind.

  • BBQ Jackfruit Pulled “Pork” is a rich, savory main course that can easily be balanced with this refreshing salad.
  • Seitan Burgers are so yummy and I’m always looking for a vegetable to pair with them. Creamy avocado salad is the perfect solution!
  • Soyrizo Tacos are full of spicy elements, and this salad helps cool things off. Serve it on the side or right in your tacos!
Avocado salad on a plate with a serving spoon.
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Avocado Salad With Tomato & Cucumber

5 from 1 rating
By: Sarah Bond
Prep: 15 minutes
Total: 15 minutes
Servings: 6 servings
Need a quick and easy side dish for your next summer party? This avocado salad is the answer! It comes together in just 15 minutes with zero cooking required—perfect for when you're short on time but still want to please a crowd. Trust me, you'll be whipping it up all summer long!

Ingredients 

Dressing

  • ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil, 60 mL
  • 2 Tbsp lemon juice, 30 mL
  • ¼ cup fresh parsley, finely chopped
  • ¼ cup fresh cilantro, finely chopped
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 tsp Dijon mustard
  • ¼ tsp each salt and pepper

Salad

  • 3 large avocados, cut into chunks
  • 1 English cucumber, sliced
  • 12 oz cherry tomatoes, halved
  • ½ lb radishes, sliced
  • ½ red onion, sliced
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Instructions 

  • Dressing: Whisk together all Dressing ingredients.
    A glass bowl containing chopped herbs, minced garlic, and a liquid mixture for avocado salad with a metal whisk, set on a bright blue surface.
  • Prep: Chop and slice all Salad ingredients. Aim for everything to be bite-sized.
    A glass bowl containing a vibrant avocado salad with diced avocado, sliced red onions, and fresh radishes on a bright blue surface.
  • Assemble: Gently toss everything together in a large bowl until evenly combined.
    A glass bowl filled with a vibrant avocado salad featuring sliced cucumbers, cherry tomatoes, red onion, and cilantro, with a wooden spoon on a blue background.

Notes

Storage: This avocado salad does not store well once assembled. To make it in advance, slice all the veggies except the avocado and store them in an airtight container. Just before serving, cut and stir in the avocado and assemble the dressing.
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