Cucumber Feta Salad with Avocado and Pine Nuts
Servings: 6 Servings
Calories: 191kcal
Creamy avocado pairs with crunchy pine nuts, refreshing cucumber, and briny feta to create a stunningly simple salad that’s guaranteed to be the talk of the party.
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Ingredients
- 2 large cucumbers (it can be two different kinds for different textures) cubed
- 1 Hass avocado cubed
- 1 tbsp scallions chopped
- 1 tbsp dill chopped
- 1 tbsp fresh mint chopped
- 4 oz good quality feta cheese in brine about 4 cubes of a 1-inch size
- 1 tbsp pine nuts toasted
- 2 tbsp lime juice
- 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- ¼ tsp Himalayan or sea salt or more to taste
- ¼ tsp freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
- Peel the cucumbers and cut them into bigger slices or larger cubes.
- Open the avocado by running the knife around and removing the pit. Using a small pairing knife, cut into cubes; run the spoon against the avocado skin to get the cubed avocado out of the shell.
- Chop the scallions, dill, and mint.
- Heat up a skillet on the stove and add the pine nuts, toss them around for about 2 minutes until slightly browned, and set aside to cool off.
- In a bowl, combine lime juice and olive oil with salt and pepper, mix well.
- Place the cucumbers on a serving plate, add avocado on top of the cucumbers, sprinkle all the herbs around.
- Add big chunks of feta all over the salad.
- Add pine nuts and drizzle dressing over the salad.
- Serve and enjoy.
Nutrition
Calories: 191kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Cholesterol: 17mg | Sodium: 221mg | Potassium: 334mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 254IU | Vitamin C: 9mg | Calcium: 115mg | Iron: 1mg