Name: Tomato and Avocado Salad
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 large, ripe tomatoes; 1 ripe avocado, peeled and sliced; 1/4 medium white onion, thinly sliced; 1-2 tblsp. fresh cilantro leaves; Juice of half a lemon; 2 tblsp. extra virgin olive oil; 1/2 tsp. sea salt; 1/2 tsp. ground black pepper

The very essence of summer! Light, refreshing, and healthy Tomato and Avocado Salad. 10 minute prep time. From @NevrEnoughThyme http://www.lanascooking.com/tomato-and-avocado-salad

The very essence of summer! A light, refreshing, and healthy Tomato and Avocado Salad. Ready for the table in just 10 minutes.

There’s about to be a glut of something around here. That would be tomatoes. And I couldn’t be happier! A fresh tomato picked at the peak of ripeness and eaten still warm from the sun’s rays…why that’s just about as close to perfection as you can get.

I’ve always grown tomatoes. Even in the years when I didn’t plant much of a garden, I always had tomatoes.

However, in the place where we live now, it has become almost impossible to grow anything at all because of the deer and squirrel population. If the deer don’t eat it, the squirrels do. Even all the little apples off our tree.

Have you ever seen a squirrel try to wrestle an apple down a tree without dropping it? After you get over your fury at the squirrel for mutilating your crop (once again), it can be downright hilarious.

Here’s this teeny little squirrel with a huge mouthful of apple trying to maneuver the very limber limbs of an apple tree. It’s nearly as entertaining as when BeeBop puts oil on the bird feeder post so they can’t climb up it.

Enjoy Fresh Tomatoes While You Can

Of course, one of my most favorite ways to enjoy fresh, ripe garden tomatoes is in a tomato sandwich. I love the simple, classic one consisting of two slices of soft, white bread spread thickly with good mayonnaise, topped with slices of juicy tomato, and lots of salt and pepper. Hold over the sink and eat it while the juice drips down your arm. Yum. Summer.

When you get tired of tomato sandwiches (What! As if!), here’s another idea for those beauties. A Tomato and Avocado Salad with onion and cilantro dressed simply with lemon juice, olive oil, salt, and pepper. It’s almost as yummy as a tomato sandwich!

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How to Make Tomato and Avocado Salad

Arrange the sliced tomatoes, avocado, and onion on a platter. Scatter the cilantro over the top.

Drizzle with the lemon juice and olive oil. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.

Enjoy!

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Middle Eastern Tomato Salad (Salad Shirazi) from Kalyn’s Kitchen
Blueberry and Tomato Salad from Leite’s Culinaria
Peach and Heirloom Tomato Salad from White on Rice Couple
Caprese Salad with a Twist from Creative Culinary

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Tomato and Avocado Salad

Yield: 2 servings

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 10 minutes

The very essence of summer! A light, refreshing, and healthy Tomato and Avocado Salad. Ready for the table in just 10 minutes.

Ingredients

2 large, ripe tomatoes
1 ripe avocado, peeled and sliced
1/4 medium white onion, thinly sliced
1-2 tblsp. fresh cilantro leaves
Juice of half a lemon
2 tblsp. extra virgin olive oil
1/2 tsp. sea salt
1/2 tsp. ground black pepper

Instructions

Arrange the sliced tomatoes, avocado, and onion on a platter.
Scatter the cilantro over the top.
Drizzle with the lemon juice and olive oil.
Sprinkle with salt and pepper.

Notes

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Nutrition Information:

Yield: 2 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving:Calories: 343 Total Fat: 24g Saturated Fat: 3g Trans Fat: 0g Unsaturated Fat: 19g Cholesterol: 0mg Sodium: 671mg Carbohydrates: 32g Fiber: 8g Sugar: 20g Protein: 4g

Nutrition information is calculated by Nutritonix and may not always be perfectly accurate. Use your own judgment.

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Comments

Deanna Segrave-Daly (@tspbasil) says
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I seriously could eat a version of this every single day in the summer. Alas, my grandparents’ and parents’ green thumbs were not passed down to me so I have to rely on my CSA, farmers market and kindness of neighbors’ gardens for my tomato cravings :)
- Lana Stuart says
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  I wish we had a CSA in this area! No such luck, so I have to grow my own :-)
taylor @ greens & chocolate says
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Love avocados and tomatoes! I’m about to have a bunch of tomatoes in my garden too…can’t wait!
- Lana Stuart says
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  Me, too, Taylor! Tomatoes and avocados were meant for each other.
Amanda @the_kitcheneer says
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This looks like such a gorgeous salad! We are about to have a TON of tomatoes coming from our garden this year! Garden fresh tomatoes are the best!
- Lana Stuart says
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  I agree, Amanda. Nothing like tomatoes fresh from the garden.
Kelly says
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I love the combination of tomatoes and avocados! Now to give this yummy salad a try. xo
- Lana Stuart says
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  Hope you like it, Kelly. When the photo shoot was over, my husband and I sat down and demolished the whole platter!
Susan says
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Well I just got shipped a case of avocados and I’m sure the tomatoes will be coming any day now with my CSA. I am ready for this salad!
- Lana Stuart says
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  Wow, a whole case of avocados! Enjoy them!
Angie | Big Bear's Wife says
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Aren’t huge southern red tomatoes right off the vine just the best! Love the salad!
- Lana Stuart says
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  Yes, they are, Angie! The absolute best!
Lauren Kelly Nutrition says
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Yum, I would eat this ALL summer!
Ginny McMeans says
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This is my FAVORITE!
The Food Hunter says
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If my tomatoes ever grow I’ll be making this! :)
Shelby says
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Lana, what kind of tomatoes are you growing this year? I love so many different types. Sandwiches and salads, I can’t wait.
- Lana Stuart says
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  I’m growing Cherokee Purple, Golden Boy, Mortgage Lifter, Indigo Rose, Yellow Pear, Sun Gold, and a red cherry that I can’t remember the name :-) We’ve had some off the cherry varieties already and the others should start coming in around July 4. Tomato sandwiches for everyone!
Paula - bell'alimento says
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So perfect for hot summer suppers.
Pat says
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One of summer’s best is a fresh, just-picked-from-the-garden tomato! I love this recipe! Thanks. :)
Nutmeg Nanny says
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To me this is the perfect summer salad!
Jessica (Savory Experiments) says
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Drooling- this looks amazing! I wish it was my lunch today!
- Lana Stuart says
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  It’s definitely my lunch today. Has been several days lately!
Kathleen @ My Trader Joes says
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This is one of my favorite summer salad combos. I will be making this for our 4th of July barbecue.
Miss P says
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This is very similar to what I make, adding shrimp, and a ranch kind of dressing. Serve it over chopped lettuce and EVEN MEN WILL EAT IT!
Miss P
- Lana Stuart says
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  Yum! That sounds delicious, too. I love the idea of adding shrimp to this salad.
Angela {Mind Over Batter} says
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I WISH I could eat avocadoes – I would eat this EVERY SINGLE day!