Avocado Salad with Lime Cilantro Dressing
Here's a delicious avocado salad recipe that only takes 10 minutes to make. You can get creative with the fixings but make sure to season with 1/4 teaspoon of salt for each avocado. So good!
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- No separate cook time
- Yield
- 6 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 2-3 avocados
- 1/2 English cucumber
- 2 Roma tomatoes
- 1/4 red onion
- 3/4 teaspoon salt (plus more to taste)
- freshly cracked black pepper
- Cotija cheese (or Feta)
- freshly chopped cilantro (for garnish)
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- juice of 1 lime (1 tablespoon+)
- 1/2 jalapeno pepper
- 1 garlic clove
- 10-15 sprigs cilantro
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- freshly cracked black pepper
Instructions
- 1
Give the cucumber, cilantro and tomatoes a good rinse.
- 2
Finely chop 1/2 English cucumber, 2 Roma tomatoes, 1/4 red onion, and the flesh of 2-3 avocados. (I used 3 smaller avocados).
- 3
Add to a mixing bowl along with 3/4 teaspoon salt and some freshly cracked black pepper. Combine well and take a taste. This will give you an idea of how much dressing you'll need.
- 4
Add 2-3 tablespoons Lime Cilantro Dressing (or more) and mix well.
- 5
Top with a sprinkling of Cotija cheese and freshly chopped cilantro. Serve immediately.
- 6
For the Lime Cilantro Dressing, add 1/4 cup olive oil to a blender or food processor along with the juice of 1 lime, 1/2 jalapeno pepper, 1 garlic clove, 10-15 sprigs cilantro, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and some freshly cracked black pepper. Combine well.