Tomato Cucumber Mozzarella Salad

Name: Tomato Cucumber Mozzarella Salad
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: cherry tomatoes; fresh cucumber; avocado; fresh mozzarella pearls; fresh basil; olive oil; balsamic vinegar; salt; pepper; garlic

Serves 1

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Tomato Cucumber Mozzarella Salad

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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.

Tomato Cucumber Mozzarella Salad

Serves 1

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Tomato Cucumber Mozzarella Salad

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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.