Avocado Cucumber Summer Salad

Another beautiful summer day! And you want to spend the least amount of time cooking, but eat healthy at the same time. Amongst other healthy fruits and veggies, Avocado is one fruit that we are trying to incorporate more in our diet. Avocados have high heart-healthy monounsaturated fat and are rich in beta-sitosterol, a natural substance shown to significantly lower blood cholesterol levels.

Here is a quick healthy summer salad with Avocado and Cucumber. One of my friends stopped by the other day, and she tried this simple combination and liked it a lot! Hence I thought it would be good to share with you all.

Check the nutrition label for this simple concoction – loads of essential vitamins and minerals served in less than 5 minutes with minimum effort!

Ingredients

• 1 large Avocado
• 1 English Cucumber
• 1 Lemon
• Fresh Ground Pepper
• Salt (to taste)

Method

• Cut the Avocado and Cucumber into small cubes
• Toss well with lemon juice (Avocados tend to turn brown after cutting, but you can avoid that by adding a little citrus like lemon or lime juice)
• Sprinkle some fresh ground pepper and salt (to taste)
• Keep cold until ready to serve

We just love this salad - buttery Avocado perfectly complemented by the crunchy cucumbers with zing of lemon juice and black pepper.

Enjoy while I am gone on a week-long vacation!

Tips

• Choose an Avocado that is not mushy or very easy to dent (it should be soft but close to firm)
• To store coat the open surface area with lemon juice and and seal it in plastic. This will prevent the oxidization.