10 Minute Cucumber Avocado Salad
This craveable 10 Minute Cucumber Avocado Salad couldn’t be easier to make or more satisfying to eat! All you need is a few minutes to chop a couple of things and whisk together a quick dressing. It has fresh, crunchy cucumbers, peppery red onions, creamy avocados, and a sesame soy dressing that’s almost good enough to drink! Serve this on its own for a refreshing lunch or alongside your favorite main dish!
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- So easy and quick. Not everything that is easy is quick to make, and vice versa. But this recipe really IS both easy AND quick! All you need is 10 minutes to put this simple recipe together, then it’s time to dig in!
- Fresh and healthy. Made with fresh cucumbers, avocados, and red onions, this recipe is full of nutrients.
- It’s delicious! It’s amazing how something so simple can be so, SO good! With a craveable sesame soy dressing, it might be challenging to share this dish with friends!
Ingredients for This 10 Minute Cucumber Avocado Salad
We love the simplicity of this salad, and the fact that it doesn’t include too many unique ingredients.
Dressing
You may already have some of the dressing ingredients in your pantry right now, which makes this recipe even more attainable.
- Tamari or low sodium soy sauce – to keep this gluten-free, be sure to use gluten-free tamari instead of soy sauce. Whichever you choose, this ingredient provides the seasoning in this recipe.
- Toasted sesame oil – toasted sesame oil gives the dressing a nice toasty, nuttiness. Be sure to use toasted sesame oil and not regular sesame oil; the two are very different in flavor.
- Lime juice – freshly squeezed is best here, but if you have to use concentrated lime juice instead, you may want to use slightly less than the recipe calls for.
- Sugar – granulated or cane sugar (not brown sugar) work best in this recipe.
Salad
While avocados can be slightly more costly depending on the season and your location, the other ingredients in this salad are fairly cheap, which keeps the overall recipe cost lower. Here’s what you’ll need:
- Cucumbers – we like Persian cucumbers because their seeds are smaller, but any cucumber variety with smaller seeds (or no seeds) would work.
- Red onion – for best results, this should be sliced very thin so that it doesn’t overwhelm the other ingredients. You can do this by using a mandolin or a sharp knife.
- Avocados – Hass avocados are our favorites in this recipe because they’re super flavorful and creamy.
- Sesame seeds (optional) – these add a nice texture and go well with the sesame-forward dressing.
How to Make This 10 Minute Cucumber Avocado Salad
Making this recipe couldn’t be easier. First, add the dressing ingredients to a small bowl and whisk them together until combined.
Next, place the cucumber and red onions in a large bowl and toss them together. Pour the dressing over the cucumbers and onions and toss the salad.
Add the avocados, then gently toss to combine with the other ingredients and the dressing. Mixing in the avocados at the end will help keep them intact and prevent them from getting mushy.
Finish the salad by sprinkling sesame seeds all over the top.
10 Minute Cucumber Avocado Salad
Ingredients
Dressing
- 2 tbsp low sodium soy sauce, use tamari for gluten free option
- 2 tsp toasted sesame oil
- 2 tsp lime juice
- 1 tsp granulated sugar
Salad
- 3 cups Persian cucumbers, sliced into ½ inch pieces
- ¼ red onion, sliced
- 2 avocados, cubed
- 2 tbsp sesame seeds, for topping
Instructions
- Combine the dressing ingredients in a small bowl and whisk together.2 tbsp low sodium soy sauce, 2 tsp toasted sesame oil, 2 tsp lime juice, 1 tsp granulated sugar
- Place the salad ingredients in a large bowl and pour the dressing over everything.3 cups Persian cucumbers, ¼ red onion, 2 avocados
- Gently toss to combine, then finish by sprinkling sesame seeds onto the dressed salad.2 tbsp sesame seeds
