Recipe of the day: Cucumber, avo and dill salad

Refresh your palate with a delightful cucumber, avo and dill salad.


This vibrant dish combines crisp cucumbers, creamy avocado and fragrant dill for a perfect balance of texture and flavour.

Whether as a light lunch or a complement to your main meal, it’s a nourishing option bursting with freshness.

Serves: Six as a side

Preparation time: 25 minutes

Ingredients:

For the dressing

  • 45ml (3 tbsp) avocado or olive oil
  • 80ml (⅓ cup) lemon juice
  • Pinch dried chilli flakes
  • Honey, to taste
  • Salt and pepper

For the salad

  • 1 cucumber
  • 2 avocados, cut into chunks
  • ½ small red onion, thinly sliced
  • Handful of dill, finely chopped

Method:

  1. For the dressing, combine all the ingredients. Add honey to taste. Season with salt and pepper.
  2. For the salad, use a vegetable peeler to cut the cucumber into ribbons. Place on a platter with the remaining salad ingredients. Drizzle over the dressing.
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Cucumber, avo and dill salad

Avo Cucumber salad recipe

This vibrant dish combines crisp cucumbers, creamy avocado, and fragrant dill for a perfect balance of texture and flavour. Whether as a light lunch or a complement to your main meal, it’s a nourishing option bursting with freshness.

  • Author: Avocado.co.za
  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Cook Time: 5 minutes
  • Total Time: 10 minutes
  • Category: side
  • Method: no cook
  • Cuisine: South African

Ingredients

Scale

For the dressing

    • 45ml (3 tbsp) avocado or olive oil

    • 80ml (⅓ cup) lemon juice

    • Pinch dried chilli flakes

    • Honey, to taste

    • Salt and pepper

For the salad

    • 1 cucumber

    • 2 avocados, cut into chunks

    • ½ small red onion, thinly sliced

    • Handful of dill, finely chopped

Instructions

  1. For the dressing, combine all the ingredients. Add honey to taste. Season with salt and pepper.
  2. For the salad, use a vegetable peeler to cut the cucumber into ribbons. Place on a platter with the remaining salad ingredients. Drizzle over the dressing.

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