Artificial Food Coloring Free Avocado Cucumber Salad
This bright, refreshing salad is everything you want on a warm day — creamy avocado, crisp cucumber, and a zippy ginger-turmeric dressing that pulls it all together in minutes. Every ingredient here is whole and recognizable, which means no dye-laden bottled dressings or pre-packaged shortcuts to worry about. The dressing comes together with a quick whisk of olive oil, apple cider vinegar, fresh ginger, and turmeric, giving you that gorgeous golden hue the natural way. Scallions and torn cilantro add layers of flavor without any processed additions, and a handful of fresh mint at the end takes it somewhere genuinely special. The key move is folding gently so the avocado stays in satisfying chunks rather than turning into mush. It's the kind of salad that looks impressive on the table but asks almost nothing of you in the kitchen — serve it immediately and watch it disappear.
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4 servings
- 2 medium english cucumbers, thinly sliced
- 2 ripe avocados, pitted, peeled, and cut into ¾-inch chunks
- 3 scallions, thinly sliced
- ¼ cup fresh cilantro leaves, roughly torn
For the dressing
- 3 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 1 tsp fresh ginger, finely grated
- ½ tsp turmeric
- ½ tsp salt, or to taste
For serving
- 1 tbsp fresh mint leaves, roughly torn (optional)
Instructions
- 1
In a small bowl, whisk together the olive oil, apple cider vinegar, grated ginger, turmeric, and salt until combined and slightly emulsified.
- 2
Add the sliced cucumbers, avocado chunks, and scallions to a large mixing bowl.
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