BHA & BHT Free Avocado Salad with Cilantro Lime Dressing

Total time15 min

Prep time15 min

Cook time0 min

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BHA & BHT Free Avocado Salad with Cilantro Lime Dressing

Fresh, vibrant, and built entirely from whole ingredients, this avocado salad is the kind of dish that looks like it took effort but comes together in minutes. Creamy avocado chunks meet juicy cherry tomatoes, crisp cucumber, and zippy red onion, all tied together with a bright cilantro lime dressing that you whisk up yourself from scratch. That homemade dressing is the real win here — olive oil, fresh lime juice, garlic, and cumin mean you know exactly what's going in, with zero reliance on bottled condiments that often sneak in synthetic preservatives like BHA and BHT. Every single ingredient in this recipe is naturally free of those additives, so there's no label-reading stress, just good food. The optional black beans add a hearty, protein-rich element that makes this work as a light lunch rather than just a side. Fold everything together gently so the avocado stays in satisfying chunks, taste for salt and lime, and get it on the table right away while the colors are still stunning.

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Ingredients

4 servings

For the salad

3 ripe avocados, halved, pitted, and cut into ¾-inch chunks
1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
1 english cucumber, cut into ½-inch half-moons
¼ cup red onion, finely diced
¼ cup fresh cilantro leaves, roughly chopped
1 can (15 oz) black beans, drained and rinsed (optional)

For the dressing

3 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
3 tbsp fresh lime juice (from about 2 limes)
1 tsp lime zest
1 small garlic clove, finely minced
½ tsp ground cumin
¼ tsp fine sea salt, plus more to taste
¼ tsp black pepper, freshly ground
¼ tsp crushed red pepper flakes (optional)

Instructions

1
In a small bowl, whisk together the olive oil, lime juice, lime zest, garlic, cumin, salt, black pepper, and crushed red pepper flakes, if using, until the dressing is smooth and emulsified.
2
In a large mixing bowl, combine the avocado chunks, cherry tomatoes, cucumber, red onion, cilantro, and black beans, if using.

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