Avocado Cucumber Salad
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Recipe type: Salad
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Serves: 2 - 4
 
This is a delightful salad! Rich, buttery avocados are a perfect complement to crisp, fresh cucumber, then add sweet cherry tomatoes, red onion and crumbled blue cheese, then toss it all with a perfect balsamic dressing for one incredible salad! Serve with warm crusty bread and fruit for a complete meal!
Ingredients
Dressing
  • ¼ cup of good quality Balsamic vinegar
  • 1 tsp of Dijon mustard
  • 2 tsp of sugar
  • ½ tsp of kosher salt
  • ¼ tsp of freshly cracked black pepper
  • ½ cup of extra virgin olive oil
Salad
  • 2 ripe avocados, sliced
  • 1 cucumber, cut into chunks
  • ½ cup of red onion, thinly sliced
  • 1½ cups of cherry tomatoes
  • 1 cup of crumbled blue or feta cheese
  • sunflower seeds - optional
Instructions
  1. First, make the dressing, just combine the balsamic, Dijon, sugar, and salt & pepper in a medium bowl then slowly pour in the olive oil while whisking.
  2. Now for the salad, combine all of the salad ingredients in a large bowl and pour on half of the dressing, a little at a time, toss the salad and more dressing to taste. Sprinkle on the seeds if using. Bon Appetit!
Notes
You could always add some grilled chicken, steak or shrimp!
Recipe by Cabin In The Woods at https://cabininthewoodsblog.com/avocado-cucumber-salad/