Description
Elevate your dining experience with this Zesty Lime and Avocado Salad, featuring creamy avocados, fresh lime juice, and crunchy toasted pepitas. This vibrant salad is not only refreshing but also packed with nutrients, making it the perfect side for any meal or a light main dish. With its colorful ingredients and zesty dressing, it’s sure to impress at picnics, barbecues, or dinner parties!
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 ripe avocados
- 2 fresh limes (juiced)
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes (halved)
- 1/4 small red onion (finely sliced)
- 1/3 cup toasted pepitas
- 1/4 cup fresh cilantro (roughly chopped)
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Prep all ingredients: chop avocados, halve cherry tomatoes, slice red onion, and chop cilantro.
- Toast pepitas in a dry skillet over medium heat until golden brown.
- In a bowl, mash the avocados until creamy but chunky; mix in lime juice immediately to prevent browning.
- Gently fold in tomatoes, red onion, and cilantro with the avocado mixture.
- Whisk together olive oil, salt, and pepper; drizzle over salad before serving.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Category: Salad
- Method: No-cook
- Cuisine: Mexican
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup (220g)
- Calories: 305
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 350mg
- Fat: 25g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 18g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 10g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 0mg