Creamy avocado and sweet tomatoes get a crunchy bite from sliced cucumber, mild Maui onions and spicy jalapeño dressed in a spunky lime and chile powder vinaigrette with fresh cilantro leaves.
Ingredients
1hot house English cucumberseeded and sliced into ¼-inch slices
2avocadospeeled, pitted and sliced into ½-inch chunks
8-10Campari or cocktail size tomatoeshalved and then quartered
¼Maui onionthinly sliced
1jalapenosliced
1cupfresh cilantro leaves
2tablespoonscanola oil
Juice of 2 limesabout ¼ cup
¼teaspoonchile powder
Generous pinch of sugar
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
In a large bowl, add the cucumber, avocados, tomatoes, onion, jalapeño and cilantro leaves. In a small bowl, mix the canola oil with the lime juice, chile powder, sugar and season with kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste. Pour over the salad ingredients and lightly toss to coat. Serve chilled or at room temperature.