Avocado - Cucumber Salad

Sometimes I am just sick of lettuce. I can only eat about 2 to 3 salads a week before I've reached my limit. Sometimes less, to be honest. What's the point of lettuce, anyway? Sure, it adds some nice crunch to my sandwich, but for every meal? Not unless it's a Turkey Caesar Wrap. But that is why I love this avocado and cucumber salad. No lettuce, all flavor!

For those of you who think you don't like avocados, you may want to give them another shot with this. And if you aren't willing, you can do what I do for The Honey - I take out his serving before adding in the avocado. There are some things he just won't budge on, and avocados are on that list.

So, on to the salad. First let's gather the ingredients...


Avocado-Cucumber Salad

1 small bell pepper
1 large cucumber
1/4 c. Sun Dried Tomato Vinaigrette dressing (I use Kraft brand)
2 Tbsp. crumbled feta cheese
1 avocado

Seed and chop the bell pepper. Peel the cucumber, cut it lengthwise, and slice. Combine cucumber and pepper in a bowl.

Add dressing and crumbled feta and mix.

I always add my avocado last for 2 reasons: first, as already mentioned I must dish out The Honey's portion before I add the avocado. Second, a ripe avocado is soft and I'm afraid that if I stir it too much with the avocado chunks in it I'll end up with mashed avocado. So let's dice the avocado. Here's the easy way to do it without making a mess:

With the peel on, slice the avocado length-wise and pull apart.

Take a sharp knife and cut the avocado flesh into a grid. Do not try to cut through the skin.

Then take a large tablespoon and scoop the avocado out of the skin. Voila! Diced avocado!

Add to your salad, lightly toss to coat, and serve!