Fresh Cucumber Tomato Avocado Salad with Lime
A quick and easy salad featuring fresh cucumbers, tomatoes, and avocado tossed with lime juice and olive oil for a bright, healthy, and satisfying dish perfect for summer.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Total Time: 10 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
- Category: Salad
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 medium cucumbers, peeled and diced
- 3 ripe tomatoes, chopped
- 1 large avocado, diced
- 1 small red onion, finely chopped (optional)
- Juice of 2 fresh limes (about 3 tablespoons)
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tablespoons fresh cilantro, chopped (optional)
- Salt and freshly cracked black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Prepare the vegetables: peel cucumbers if preferred and dice into ½-inch cubes.
- Chop the tomatoes into similar-sized chunks; pat dry with paper towel if very juicy.
- Dice the avocado into cubes roughly the same size as other veggies; keep refrigerated until ready to toss.
- Finely chop the red onion if using; rinse under cold water and drain to mellow flavor.
- In a mixing bowl, whisk together lime juice, olive oil, salt, and pepper to make the dressing.
- Add cucumbers, tomatoes, avocado, onion, and cilantro to the bowl with dressing; toss gently to coat without mashing avocado.
- Adjust seasoning with additional salt, pepper, or lime juice as desired.
- Serve immediately or cover and refrigerate for up to one hour.
Notes
Use ripe but firm avocados to avoid mushiness. Toss salad gently to prevent avocado from mashing. Add salt just before serving to avoid watery salad. Rolling limes before juicing helps extract more juice. Prepare veggies ahead but add avocado and dressing last to keep salad fresh.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup per serving
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 6
- Sodium: 150
- Fat: 12
- Saturated Fat: 1.5
- Carbohydrates: 15
- Fiber: 6
- Protein: 3
Keywords: cucumber salad, tomato salad, avocado salad, lime dressing, healthy salad, summer salad, quick salad, vegan salad, gluten-free salad