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:
- For the dressing, combine all the ingredients. Add honey to taste. Season with salt and pepper.
- 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.
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.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Total Time: 10 minutes
- Category: side
- Method: no cook
- Cuisine: South African
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
Instructions
- For the dressing, combine all the ingredients. Add honey to taste. Season with salt and pepper.
- 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.