This tomato, cucumber, avocado salad is an easy, healthy, flavorful salad. It’s crunchy, fresh and simple to make. It’s a family favorite and ready in less than 15 minutes.
It’s hot here, too hot to cook. So today’s recipe is a simple summer salad – a tomato, cucumber, avocado salad.
I love a good, easy to make avocado salad and this one is one of my favorites.
It’s a quick and easy salad to put together that uses just a couple of fresh, summer veggies. Juicy cherry tomatoes, cool, crunchy cucumber and creamy avocado.
I’ve added some salty feta, red onion and a little minced parsley as well. Toss with a simple red wine vinaigrette and the salad is ready in under 15 minutes.
In this simple tomato, cucumber, avocado and feta salad, I’ve used a mix of red and orange cherry tomatoes but any type of tomato will work well in this recipe.
How to make this tomato, cucumber, avocado salad:
- Chop up the cherry tomatoes, cucumbers and avocado and add to a large salad bowl. You want to cut the veggies to be roughly all the same size.
- Add feta, red onion and parsley to the salad. Pour the dressing over all the ingredients and gently stir. And you are ready to serve!
This is great as a side dish or serve it as your main course with some crunchy french bread, cheese and maybe some fresh fruit and you’ve got a cool, easy lunch for a hot day.
This is one of the most popular recipes on my site. Here are some of the reason people love making this dish:
- Quick and easy to make – takes less than 15 minutes to put together.
- Family friendly meal – Kids love it.
- Light, simple summer salad – perfect for parties, get togethers or BBQs.
- Can easily double for a large crowd.
- Uses lots of healthy, fresh veggies – you can find nutrition information below.
Tips for making this recipe:
- Wondering how to tell if an avocado is ripe? Just hold it in your palm and squeeze gently. Ready to eat avocados will be firm but yield slightly to gentle pressure. Don’t squeeze it with your fingers though – that can cause bruises.
- Because this is such a simple salad, presentation means a lot. So try and cut all your ingredients to be roughly the same size.
- Soak the red onion slice in a little water, for a couple of minutes, before mincing. This will remove some of the raw onion taste.
- Avocado does not refrigerate well. So if you are not eating it right away, wait to add the avocado until just before serving.
Looking for more easy to make, reader favorite recipes? Then try one of these:
- Orzo Salad with Asparagus and Spinach
- Israeli Couscous Salad with Summer Vegetables
- Ravioli with Asparagus and Walnuts
If you make this recipe and enjoy it, come back and let me know by leaving a comment below!
PrintTomato, Cucumber, Avocado Salad
This tomato, cucumber, avocado salad is an easy, flavorful summer salad. It’s crunchy, fresh and simple to make. It’s a family favorite.
- Prep Time: 12 mins
- Cook Time: 0 mins
- Total Time: 12 minutes
- Yield: 4 1x
- Category: Salad
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups of chopped tomatoes – I used cherry tomatoes
- 1 cucumber – peeled and seeded then diced
- 1 avocado – diced
- 4 oz feta cheese – cubed
- 2 tbs minced red onion
- 1 handful parsley – minced – about 2 tbs
- 2 tbs olive oil
- 1 tbs red wine vinegar
- 8 twists of black pepper from a pepper mill
Instructions
- Chop tomatoes into a medium dice. If using cherry tomatoes, cut in half. Add to a bowl.
- Peel and seed one cucumber and dice. Add to bowl.
- Remove pit, dice avocado and using a spoon scoop out the avocado from the peel. Add to bowl.
- Cube feta and add to bowl.
- Add minced red onion and minced parsley to bowl.
- Whisk together olive oil, red wine vinegar and black pepper – pour over salad.
- Toss gently so the feta and avocado don’t break up. Serve immediately.
- If refrigerating – keep the avocado aside and add before serving.
Notes
Avocado does not refrigerate well. So if you are not eating it right away, wait to add the avocado until just before serving
If you make this recipe and enjoy it, please come back and leave a comment and a rating. I’d love to hear from you!
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1
- Calories: 240
- Sugar: 4.4g
- Fat: 20.3g
- Saturated Fat: 6.3g
- Carbohydrates: 10.8g
- Fiber: 4.5g
- Protein: 6.1g
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Shawna
This is really good. I was wanting something fresh and light, and don’t want to wait gor summer! Grabbed some greenhouse tomatoes and it ferls like summer! Thanks for the recipe 😊
Geraldine
Hi Shawna – so glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment and rating – I appreciate hearing from you.
Peggy
Love this recipe! It’s easy to prepare and absolutely delicious, thanks for sharing the recipe 🙂
Geraldine
Thanks, Peggy – so glad you enjoyed it!
Ang
Found this recipe a couple years ago. It is my all time favorite summer salad. I know you said it will serve 4-6. Honestly, I think I could eat the whole thing myself.
Geraldine
Haha – I agree Ang – I could eat the whole thing too! Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment and rating – I appreciate hearing from you.
Linda
There are so many ways to make this salad and I have made them all for back yard bbq’s. When I seen this, I have to make it for a 4th of July bbq I’m going to. This salad looks so refreshing, especially with the Feta in it and I can’t wait! All these salads are also great for low carb diets. This isn’t going to be the last time I make this salad because all the other salads I have made have been a hit, just like this one is going to be. Have a Happy and safe 4th !
Geraldine
Thanks, Linda!
Christine Wheeler
Absolutely gorgeous. Really fresh and tasty.
Mixed it with cooked chicken and bacon. Served it with raw courgettes instead of cucumber.
Going to mix with fish next week.
Lovely.
Geraldine
Glad you enjoyed it!
Cindy
So fresh, light, and tasty! I made it a few hours in advance and sliced and tossed the avocado in right before serving. Pretty and delicious! Thank you for the recipe!
Geraldine
So glad you enjoyed it, Cindy! Thanks for letting me know and leaving a rating!
Amber
This was AMAZING! What is the serving size on this?
Geraldine
Hi Amber – 4 to 6 servings! Glad you enjoyed it.
Rachel D
Wow! I made this and added a handful of cilantro to the mix. It was so good, that I had teenagers fighting over it!
Geraldine
That’s great news, Rachel – glad everyone enjoyed it! Thanks for leaving a comment and rating!