Cucumber Tomato Avocado and Goat Cheese Salad with Balsamic Dressing
A delicious and easy salad made with fresh veggies, crumbled goat cheese and a mustard balsamic dressing.
Servings: 6 people
Ingredients
- 2 cups cherry tomatoes
- 1 English cucumber sliced and quartered
- 2 avocados diced
- 2.5 ounces crumbled goat cheese
- 7 Tablespoons olive oil
- 4 Tablespoons balsamic vinegar
- 2 teaspoons dijon mustard
- 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
Instructions
- Cut tomatoes in half, slice and quarter cucumbers, and place them in a large bowl.
- In a small bowl, make the dressing. Add the olive oil, balsamic vinegar, mustard, salt, pepper, dried oregano and dried basil. Mix well until the mixture thickens.
- Pour about 3/4 of the dressing on top of the tomatoes and cucumbers and mix.
- Add the diced avocado and crumbled goat cheese on top of the tomatoes and cucumbers. Mix and serve.
Notes
Note: You will have extra dressing. Feel free to use all of it if you like lots of dressing in your salad.
- You could add diced bell pepper.
- You could add diced onion.
- Instead of goat cheese, you can use feta or mozzarella balls.
- Instead of dried basil and oregano, you can use fresh basil and fresh oregano.
Nutrition
Calories: 310kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 29g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 19g | Cholesterol: 5mg | Sodium: 173mg | Potassium: 529mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 520IU | Vitamin C: 19mg | Calcium: 47mg | Iron: 1mg