I’m obsessed with this avocado salad recipe! It’s incredibly easy to make, and the combination of creamy avocado and crisp cucumber is so refreshing. Seriously, I could eat this every single day.
Of all the avocado salad recipes I’ve made, this is the one I make the most often. I love the simple combination of crunchy cucumbers, avocado, and the light lime dressing. If you’re a fan of guacamole, then you’ll surely love this easy avocado salad.
This avocado and cucumber salad is really easy. You’ll make the dressing in the bottom of your salad bowl. Then, gently toss in the avocado, cucumber, and other salad ingredients. From there, you can enjoy it all by itself, with some protein like grilled chicken, or as a taco topping! It is so good!
Key Ingredients
- Avocados: Use firm but ripe avocados for this salad, and keep the softer ones for your homemade guacamole. The firmer ones are easier to cut into cubes to match the cucumbers in your salad.
- Cucumber: I love using thin-skinned varieties of cucumbers for salads, such as hothouse cucumbers (often sold wrapped in plastic) or mini Persian cucumbers. Regular garden cucumbers work well, too. Just make sure to check their peel. If it seems thick, peel some or all of it. Also, if the cucumbers have large seeds in the middle, use a spoon to scoop them out before cubing them for your salad.
- Lime: The lime dressing is the key to bringing this simple salad together. Lemons are a great substitute if you don’t have limes.
- Olive oil: Before adding the avocado and cucumber, we whisk olive oil into the lime juice.
- Jalapeño and garlic: While optional, I love a little spice. For mild spice, remove the seeds and white membrane from the jalapeño.
- Fresh herbs: Cilantro is amazing and turns this into more of a Mexican avocado salad, but other delicate herbs like parsley, chives, or basil work, too.
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I love this avocado salad with crunchy cucumbers so much that I could eat it every day. It’s incredibly easy to make and can be enjoyed in multiple ways: as a standalone dish, as a delightful side, as a flavorful chunky salsa, or even as a delicious topping for larger salads.
I like big chunks of avocado in my salad, and adding them to the dressing in the bowl helps me minimize over mixing, which can cause the avocado to turn to mush. By gently mixing everything together, the avocado remains intact and keeps its shape.
Watch Us Make the Recipe
You Will Need
2 medium avocados, about 2 cups cubed
2 cups (300g) cubed cucumber, about 1 large cucumber
3 tablespoons fresh lime juice, from 1 to 2 limes
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 jalapeño, seeds and membrane removed
1 small garlic clove, omit if sensitive to raw garlic
1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt, or more to taste
1/2 cup (25g) chopped fresh herbs like cilantro, parsley, basil, dill or a combination
Hot sauce, optional
Directions
1In the bottom of a salad bowl, whisk together the lime juice, olive oil, minced garlic, diced jalapeno, and salt until well combined. Stir in the fresh herbs. If you’re preparing the salad in advance, you can cover and refrigerate it for up to one day.
2When you’re ready to serve the salad, cut the avocados in half, remove the pits, and cut them into cubes.
3Add the cubed avocado and sliced cucumber to the salad bowl with the dressing. Gently toss the avocado and cucumber around the bowl until evenly coated in the dressing.
4Taste and adjust the seasoning as needed, adding additional salt if desired. Add a few dashes of your favorite hot sauce if you like heat.
Adam and Joanne's Tips
- Storing: Avocado salad is best enjoyed straight away. Leftovers can be stored in an airtight container in the fridge for a day, though you may notice some browning on the avocado.
- Make Ahead: To make the salad ahead of time, leave out the avocados (don’t cut them yet) and store them in an airtight container for a couple of days. Then, when you are ready to serve, toss in your cubed avocado.
- I love using thin-skinned, seedless cucumbers for this like English or hothouse cucumbers or the smaller Persian cucumbers. If you are using regular garden cucumbers with tough skins, you might want to peel some or all of the skin and scoop out some of the seeds.
- The nutrition facts provided below are estimates.
If i can give it 100 stars I would. It is so light and tasty. I added lettuce and imitation crab meat along with spicy honey since I didn’t have jalapeños and it enhanced the flavor. I will definitely have this recipe on a repeat and use the dressing for other recipes. I am ready to make it again this week.
Wow! So happy you enjoy it!!
I agree, this combo is an excellent choice for warm days/nights and has a pleasant zing! Dorrie
Made this salad for the first time tonight. Will not be my last. It’s so Delicious! 10/10 recommend.
Yay! So happy that you enjoyed it!
Excellent! I used dried Parseley and Basil, and garlic powder.
Excellent👍
Five stars! Loved the jalapeño pepper in the dish” easy and delicious. I made the dish.
Made this salad last night. My husband loved it!!!!!! Will be my go-to salad for the summer. It’s very tasty and easy to make and would definitely compliment all meals. I give this salad 5-star rating! M
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OMG This. I make a similar version without the jalapenos and with lemon juice instead of the lime and add halved cherry tomatoes – my favorite salad ever! So I can’t wait to try this jalapeno lime version!! Cheers A&J!