Tomato & Avocado Salad
Tomato & Avocado Salad is very nice for a lite summer day! Easy to make and quite satisfying, it will help to keep you healthy
SERVES 4-6
Firm avocados are key here otherwise the salad will be mushy.
This makes a lot, cutting it in half is plenty for two people.
- ¼ cup plus 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice, divided (2 lemons)
- 2 firm, ripe Hass avocados
- 2 pints cherry or grape tomatoes, halved through the stem
- ½ cup medium-diced red onion
- Good olive oil
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 3 ounces baby arugula
Pour ¼ cup of the lemon juice into a mixing bowl. Cut the avocados in half, remove the pit, peel them (or scoop them out with a spoon), and cut in ½-inch dice. Immediately add the avocados to the lemon juice and toss carefully. Add the cherry tomatoes and red onion and toss again.
In a small glass measuring cup, whisk together the remaining 2 tablespoons of lemon juice, ¼ cup olive oil, ½ teaspoon salt, and ½ teaspoon pepper.
Pour enough of the vinaigrette over the tomato and avocado mixture to moisten completely. Add the arugula, add more vinaigrette, sprinkle with 1½ teaspoons salt and ½ teaspoon pepper, and toss well. Taste for seasonings (you want the salad well seasoned!) and serve at room temperature.
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