Cooking was kept at a minimum during the last weeks. I opted for
calm over chaos, quiet over noise, and clean, healthy eating. This salad was
easy to put together, immensely satisfying, and absolutely delicious! The
recipe is from the Smitten Kitchen blog, and you can head right on over by
clicking here to learn of other
variations for this salad. I will be forever grateful for not only being made
aware of this simple combination, but also for this amazingly good dressing.
When I first saw the ingredients, I balked. How could mayo, hot sauce, and lime
juice be any good? Truth be told, I recoiled a little. As it turned out, if I
were any other kind of person than the dignified one that I am, I'd have been
licking the bowl! I cut the recipe in half to make one main dish portion. Perfect!
Avocado Cucumber
Salad
3/4 to 1 pound
seedless cucumber, washed and diced
1 large
scallion, thinly sliced
1 large
avocado, pitted and diced
2 tablespoons
mayonnaise
Juice of half
a lime
Salt and
Sriracha to taste
Chopped
cilantro to garnish
Combine cucumber, scallions, and avocado in a bowl. In a
separate bowl, whisk together mayo, lime juice, and seasonings, adjusting
levels to taste. Drizzle salad with dressing and garnish with cilantro. Serve
immediately. This recipe serves 2 as a main dish, or 4 as a side.
This is a combination that I would never have even thought of...but am going to try. We eat cucumbers almost every evening meal so it will be nice to fix them a different way. Sriracha is good with almost anything!
ReplyDeleteYour photos are great as always, Pattie.
this sounds sooo good...i'll make it tomorrow...thanks...
ReplyDeleteSuch a pretty salad! Sounds delicious and so easy! Thank you for sharing! x Karen
ReplyDeleteThe combination sounds attractive to me -- I love avocado and cucumber together for the texture contrast. As well as mayo, I sometimes also use kefir as a base for creamy salad dressing. The avocado already has so much fat in it, so a lower-fat dressing sounds good.
ReplyDeletebest... mae at maefood.blogspot.com
This looks like a great summertime salad! I really appreciate you sharing with us at Full Plate Thursday and hope you have a great weekend!
ReplyDeleteCome Back Soon,
Miz Helen