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Guacamole Salad

May 30, 2022 by Alida Ryder 16 Comments

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Everything you love about guacamole but in a fresh, zesty salad. Creamy avocado, tomatoes, red onion, chilli and cilantro make this Guacamole salad recipe irresistible and the perfect healthy side dish.

Guacamole salad

Ingredients needed

  • Vegetables: Ripe avocado, cherry tomatoes, red onion, fresh cilantro/coriander. I used cherry tomatoes but you can use any ripe tomatoes you can find.
  • Seasoning: Chilli, fresh lime juice, salt and black pepper.Ā I used bird’s eye chilli / Thai chilli but jalapeƱo pepper or serrano can be substituted.. Feel free to add fresh garlic if you prefer. You could also add some crumbled feta cheese or Cotija cheese.
  • Olive oil.Ā 

Ingredients for guacamole salad.

How to make guacamole salad (summary)

  1. Prepare the vegetables:Ā Peel and slice the avocado into slices/chunks, whichever you prefer. Drizzle over a little lime juice to prevent the avocado from browning. Halve the cherry tomatoes and thinly slice the red onion. Finely chop/slice the chilli and pick the leaves off of cilantro/coriander stems.
  2. Assemble:Ā Combine the salad ingredients in a large bowl and pour over the olive oil, lime juice and season with salt and pepper. Gently toss and serve.
  3. Food stylist trick: As you’ll know if you’ve ever tossed a salad with avocado in it, it tends to smoosh a little and make everything around it creamy. While that’s not a problem, I prefer to gently assemble this salad to avoid that. I place the different components, almost in layers, in my serving dish of choice. Whisk the dressing together and pour over then very gently lift and toss the salad to avoid the avocado breaking up too much. This is of course 100% just for appearance-sake and I don’t do this all the time but if you’re serving to guests, this is a nice touch.

Can I make this ahead?

The avocado will brown if sliced too far in advance. The tomatoes, onion and chilli can all be prepped an hour in advance and then combined with the avocado and dressing before serving.

What to serve with guacamole salad

This is the perfect salad to serve as a side to grilled chicken, pork or fish. You could also chop the vegetables smaller and serve it as a chunky dip with tortilla chips, as you would guacamole.

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Guacamole salad

Guacamole Salad

Everything you love about guacamole but in a salad. Creamy avocado, tomatoes, red onion, chilli and cilantro make this Guacamole salad irresistible.
4.5 from 4 votes
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Course: Salad
Cuisine: American, Mexican
Keyword: Easy guacamole recipe, Guacamole, Guacamole salad
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 0 minutes
0 minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes
Servings: 8
Calories: 206kcal
Author: Alida Ryder

Ingredients

  • 4 avocados thinly sliced
  • 2 cups cherry tomatoes halved
  • 1 red onion thinly sliced
  • large handful fresh parsley/coriander
  • 1 red chilli finely chopped (optional)

for the dressing

  • juice of 1 lime
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • salt & pepper to taste I used fresh white pepper

Instructions

  • Peel the avocado and slice into slices. Squeeze over lemon juice to prevent the avocado from browning.
  • Halve the cherry tomatoes and thinly slice the red onion. Finely chop the chillies and pick the coriander/cilantro leave off the stems.
  • Place the sliced avocado, cherry tomatoes and red onion on a large platter/bowl and scatter over the herbs and chilli.
  • Mix all the dressing ingredients and pour over the salad.
  • Serve immediately.

Notes

Food stylist trick: As you'll know if you've ever tossed a salad with avocado in it, it tends to smoosh a little and make everything around it creamy. While that's not a problem, I prefer to gently assemble this salad to avoid that. I place the different components, almost in layers, in my serving dish of choice. Whisk the dressing together and pour over then very gently lift and toss the salad to avoid the avocado breaking up too much. This is of course 100% just for appearance-sake and I don't do this all the time but if you're serving to guests, this is a nice touch.

Nutrition

Calories: 206kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Sodium: 12mg | Potassium: 607mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 382IU | Vitamin C: 28mg | Calcium: 19mg | Iron: 1mg

 

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Filed Under: Dinner Recipes, Lunch, Salads & Starters, Vegetarian Tagged With: avocado and tomato salad, avocado salad, easy recipe, Gluten Free, Guacamole, Guacamole salad, Salad, salad recipes, side dish, Summer recipe, Vegan, vegetarian

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  1. Robin Ewaska Stalsitz

    August 12, 2014 at 12:10 AM

    This looks so fresh and fabulous. Think that I’ll make this tomorrow and add some sliced skirt steak!

    Reply
    • Alida Ryder

      August 12, 2014 at 8:08 AM

      That’s a great idea Robin.

      Reply
  2. Andi G.

    October 8, 2013 at 6:17 PM

    This sounds delicious, and the photos are beautiful! I’ll take guacamole any way I can get it šŸ˜‰

    Reply
  3. Denise - Chez Us

    November 21, 2012 at 4:12 AM

    Hi, just found your site via the Kitchen Daily Curator Network. Looking forward to checking out more of your recipes and your site.

    What a delicious salad – I wish tomato season didn’t just end. Marking this for next summer; but checking out what dishes I can make from your site until then!

    Reply
    • Alida Ryder

      November 21, 2012 at 8:45 AM

      Denise, thanks for visiting. šŸ™‚ As we are just going into Summer you’re bound to found some yummy Autumn & Winter dishes. I cooked up a storm this past season. šŸ™‚ I look forward to seeing what you’re going to make!

      Reply
  4. Gareth Foster

    November 20, 2012 at 3:44 PM

    Yuummmyy! Here in Spain, we frequently have this salad as a meal in summer, with the addition of crispy chunks of spicy chorizo – deeelish!

    Reply
    • Alida Ryder

      November 20, 2012 at 7:49 PM

      Gareth, the addition of chorizo sounds incredible!

      Reply
  5. Amber Aucamp

    November 20, 2012 at 1:21 PM

    I just made this… Oh, dear. Soo good. And I pilled some of it on warm ciabatta… It really is very good!

    Reply
    • Alida Ryder

      November 20, 2012 at 7:50 PM

      Glad you liked it!

      Reply
  6. cadia david

    November 20, 2012 at 11:15 AM

    OOh! i was just trying find a salad to go with my roast chicken tonight šŸ™‚ yay! thank you!

    Reply
    • Alida Ryder

      November 20, 2012 at 7:50 PM

      I hope you like it as much as I did!

      Reply

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