Recipes

Avocado and summer tomato salad

Dec 14 01:50pm
AvoSummer-tomato-salad
Prep Time Serves
15 mins 4
Ingredients
  • 2 avocados, halved and skin removed
  • 1 lemon, juiced
  • 3 roma tomatoes, quartered, deseeded and finely diced
  • 1/2 bunch shallots, finely sliced
  • 1 lebanese cucumber, halved lengthways, deseeded and finely diced
  • 1/4 cup basil leaves, roughly chopped
  • 1 bunch rocket leaves, rinsed
  • 1/2 cup baby black olives
  • Dressing:
  • 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
  • 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
  • 2 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
  • Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Here's how
1. Combine dressing ingredients in a small jar with lid and shake well.

2. Place the tomato, shallots, cucumber and basil in a small bowl; add the dressing and mix to combine.

3. Drizzle the lemon juice over the avocado halves. Use a small knife to remove a 2-3mm slice of the rounded side of the avocado half. Place the avocado halves on serving plates. Divide the tomato salad equally among the 4 avocado halves.

4. Garnish with a rocket leaves and black olives.


This recipe was provided by Australian Avocados. For more great recipes visit www.avocado.org.au

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