Fish Free Avocado Salad with Cilantro Lime Dressing

Total time15 min

Prep time15 min

Cook time0 min

Fish Free Avocado Salad with Cilantro Lime Dressing

Creamy avocado, juicy cherry tomatoes, crisp cucumber, and bright cilantro come together in a bowl that looks as good as it tastes. The real star is the zesty lime dressing — a quick whisk of olive oil, fresh lime juice, garlic, and cumin that ties every ingredient together with a punchy, citrusy kick. Folding rather than tossing keeps those avocado chunks lush and intact, so every bite has that buttery richness you're after. Optional black beans add a hearty, protein-packed boost that makes this feel like a full meal rather than just a side. Salads like this can sometimes hide unexpected seafood-derived ingredients in store-bought dressings — anchovies in Caesar, fish sauce in Asian-inspired vinaigrettes — but everything here is made from scratch with clean, plant-based pantry staples. It's the kind of dish that comes together in minutes yet tastes like you put in serious effort, and it works equally well alongside grilled chicken, tucked into tacos, or eaten straight from the bowl.

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Ingredients

4 servings

For the salad

3 ripe avocados, halved, pitted, and cut into ¾-inch chunks
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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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