I made this twice last week, once with leftover roasted beets and a second time (because I liked it so much) with a can of beets. It's such a simple salad but so satisfying in a fresh way. The creaminess of the avocado paired with crispness of cucumber and the earthiness of beets really creates the perfect bite.
I love that all the textures are so different! All they needed was a simple dressing to bring them together, and mustard was perfect!
Of course I'm the only one in my house that would eat something like this but whatever, it was yummy. I just have to figure out other ways to get avocado and beets in those boys.
Here's what I did...
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon honey (21g)
- 1 tablespoon grainy dijon mustard
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- Pinch of salt
- 1 avocado cut, in chunks
- 250 g of cooked or canned beets chopped (net beets from 15 oz can)
- 1 small cucumber, chopped
Instructions
Whisk the honey, mustard, lemon juice and salt in large bowl.
(This isn't an overly dressed salad; if you are more of a dressing person, double the honey, mustard and lemon juice. 1 tablespoon of each is just enough to slightly coat everything without being overbearing.)
Add the avocado, beets and cucumber.
Toss.
Voila!
I usually eat half in a sitting. When I measured the entire recipe, it works out to almost exactly 3 cups so I decided to count it that way for nutritional information purposes. It does refrigerate well but the beets will stain everything.
📖 Recipe
Chopped Avocado, Cucumber and Beet Salad
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon honey 21g
- 1 tablespoon grainy dijon mustard
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- Pinch of salt
- 1 avocado cut in chunks
- 250 g of cooked or canned beets chopped net beets from 15 oz can
- 1 small cucumber chopped
Instructions
- Whisk the honey, mustard, lemon juice and salt in large bowl. (This isn't an overly dressed salad; if you are more of a dressing person, double the honey, mustard and lemon juice. 1 tablespoon of each is just enough to slightly coat everything without being overbearing.)1 tablespoon honey, 1 tablespoon lemon juice, Pinch of salt, 1 tablespoon grainy dijon mustard
- Add the avocado, beets and cucumber then toss it250 g of cooked or canned beets chopped, 1 small cucumber, 1 avocado cut
Sharon
Surprisingly tasty! I found this recipe when I was looking for something to use my jar of beets for. I had all the ingredients on hand so I thought I’d give it a try. It was quick and easy to make but mine didn’t look as nice as the photos so I was a little worried but it was actually good! I probably used a little more lemon juice than suggested so mine was pretty well covered. I will definitely be making this again!