Tomato Cucumber Mozzarella Salad
Serves 1
Directions
- 1Start by cutting your cherry tomatoes. Place them between two plastic lids and slice through with a serrated knife.
- 2Slice your fresh cucumber into bite-sized pieces.
- 3Add the cut cucumbers to the bowl with the tomatoes.
- 4Chop your avocado. Cut it in half, then into quarters to remove the pit, and peel off the skin.
- 5Chop the avocado into bite-sized pieces and add it to the bowl.
- 6Add fresh mozzarella pearls to the bowl.
- 7Chop fresh basil by stacking it up, rolling it into a log, and thinly slicing it into ribbons.
- 8Add the chopped basil to the salad.
- 9For the dressing, combine olive oil, balsamic vinegar, salt, pepper, and pressed garlic in a separate bowl.
- 10Drizzle the dressing over your salad.
- 11Gently toss the salad to combine, making sure every bite is coated with the dressing.
Ingredients
- cherry tomatoes
- fresh cucumber
- avocado
- fresh mozzarella pearls
- fresh basil
- olive oil
- balsamic vinegar
- salt
- pepper
- garlic
Equipment
plastic lidsserrated knifecutting boardbowlknifegarlic press
Tips
- For cutting cherry tomatoes, place them between two plastic lids and slice through with a serrated knife.
- English cucumbers or garden cucumbers work great.
- The easiest way to pit an avocado is to cut it in half, then into quarters, and the pit will pop right out.
- On a ripe avocado, the skin comes off easily.
- You can dice a block of fresh mozzarella instead of using mozzarella pearls.
- To chop fresh basil, stack it up, roll it into a log, and thinly slice it into ribbons.
- Gently toss the salad to combine, making sure every bite is coated with the dressing.