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Strawberry Avocado Cucumber Salad

Prep Time 10 minutes
Servings 6 People

Ingredients

  • 1 pint ripe strawberries, trimmed, thinly sliced (about 2 cups)
  • 1 lemon, halved
  • 1 cucumber, peeled, halved lengthwise and thinly sliced
  • 2 avocados chopped
  • Olive oil
  • Kosher salt
  • ½ cup toasted almonds chopped (optional)
  • Fresh basil or mint (optional)
  • Note: I like to toss everything separately so it looks pretty, but you could toss the strawberries and cucumber together and then the avocado separate (so you don’t get green avocado mush everywhere!).

Items you can prep ahead (optional)

  • Trim and thinly slice 1 pint ripe strawberries (about 2 cups)
  • Thinly slice 1 cucumber
  • Toast ½ cup almonds and chop them up (if using)

Instructions

  • In a large bowl, add the strawberries and squeeze about half of the juice of half a lemon (save some for the cucumber), ¼ teaspoon salt, and toss gently to coat. Transfer to a serving platter. In the same bowl, add cucumber and squeeze the rest of the juice from the ½ lemon, ¼ teaspoon salt, and toss to coat. Scatter onto the platter. Add avocado to the bowl and toss with the juice from the other half of the lemon and sprinkle with ¼ teaspoon salt. Scatter over the cucumbers/strawberries and gently mix it in.
  • Drizzle everything generously with your best olive oil and sprinkle generously with salt. Scatter almonds and herbs over top (if using).

Notes

Substitutions:

  • Any seasonal thinly sliced fruit can be used in place of the strawberries
  • Fresh mozzarella would be delicious in this salad! You could just do one avocado and add 1 cup chopped fresh mozzarella or just replace the avocado with mozzarella. 

Storage:

  • Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 2 days.

Leftovers + Repurposing:

  • This salad is best eaten fresh. Leftovers can be eaten right out of the fridge. I’d recommend squeezing some fresh lemon over top and sprinkling with salt. You could also throw some fresh basil or mint on top.
  • Chop everything up a little more finely and use it as a salsa with chips or added to bowls or tacos.