a recipe // avocado salad

this photo is from the lovely eatsleepcuddle blog

if you’re like me, you could eat an avocado at every meal.  even two, perhaps :)  i usually put a little salt, pepper, and lemon juice on the sucker and have at it.  with summer approaching, and since these fruit are at the peak of their flavor, i have been thinking of fun and easy ways to incorporate them into healthy dishes.  last week i made an avocado salad and it was so refreshing, tasty, and pretty effortless, given i was in a rush.  here’s the recipe, you’ll have to try it out:

avocado salad

ingredients: 

-1 large or 2 small avocados cubed  

-½ cup of cherry tomatoes halved

-½ cup of diced cucumber

-½ cup of black beans

-1 small garlic clove minced

-½ cup of basil and mint finely chopped

-2 tablespoons of fresh lemon or lime juice

-salt + pepper

-eat & enjoy!

to prepare, mix all of these ingredients together very carefully as not to mash the avocado.  otherwise, your salad will taste more like a new twist on guacamole.  i have been eating this plain with a giant spoon, but i’m sure it would be really good on some toast or as a topping to some butter lettuce. 

here is a link to some other great uses for avocados!

tell me fellow avocado lovers out there, what other yummy and creative uses do you have for this awesome fruit???