Tasty Tested: Healthy Cucumber, Tomato, and Avocado Salad
Is this Healthy Cucumber, Tomato, and Avocado Salad from a viral video good?
Hey, friends! So I decided to start a fun new series here on Buttered Side Up: Tasty Tested! I'll be trying out viral recipe videos and letting you know what I think about them!
First up we have this Healthy Cucumber, Tomato, and Avocado Salad recipe. The video is one of Tasty's most popular on Facebook with 176 million views as of the writing of this post. Let's see if all those views are justified...
How to Make a Healthy Cucumber, Tomato, and Avocado Salad
The list of of ingredients is small but colorful: English cucumber, tomato, avocado, red onion, cilantro, lemon juice, salt and pepper, and extra virgin olive oil.
I decided to chop the veggies the way the video showed, which was pretty chunky. I sliced the red onions and thinly as I could since I'm not a huge raw onion fan.
The assembly is super easy. Just throw everything into a bowl...
...and toss it all together!
Pros:
- The ingredients are simple - nothing fancy here!
- The flavors are very fresh.
Cons:
- I felt that there were too many onions in the recipe, but I dislike raw onions so keep that in mind.
- This will only keep fresh-looking in the refrigerator for a few hours.
Other thoughts:
- If I were going to serve this to a crowd, I would cut the vegetables smaller.
- I would dice the onion instead of slicing it. The long strings of onion were kind of annoying (they were pretty, though!).
- I think chicken or feta cheese would be great additions if you want to make a meal out of this.
Is this recipe worth going viral?
Yes and no. Yes because it's really simple, fresh, and healthy. No because it isn't mind-blowingly delicious. Yummy, but not insanely good.
Would I Make This Salad Again?
Yes, with a few changed (as mentioned above) I would definitely make it again. I think it would be perfect to bring to summer get-togethers.
If you want to try making this Cucumber, Tomato, and Avocado Salad yourself, you can head over to the Tasty website.
Also, which recipe video would you like me to test out next? My stipulation is that it must be somewhat healthy (no processed convenient foods or loads of sugar) and have over 1 million views.
P.S. - Check out my Salad section for more inspiration!
That looks delicious, Erica! Tomatoes and avocados are two of my all-time favorites, especially during the spring and summer! Thank you for sharing this!
Thank you, Barbara! Yes, tomatoes and avocados just seem like warm weather food, eh? Though I enjoy them any time of year. Ha! 🙂
You could change your citrus to lime, chop all your veg smaller, and you'd have a chunky guacamole with cucumber. Serve with tortilla chips for a crowd.....
Great idea! Almost like a guacamole pico?
Yes! You could chop a jalapeno into it (or several, if you like it spicy) and eat it on sourdough bread with a little sour cream. So yummy! It was a signature starter at a restaurant I worked in in Santa Barbara ages ago.
Ooooh...that sounds yummy to serve on sourdough bread with sour cream! ?
I made this for lunch yesterday... forgot the lemon and cucumber. It was delicious and I will make it again soon with all of the ingredients. Thanks for sharing.
That's awesome, Denise! So glad you enjoyed it! ?
My best friend makes this regularly in the summer. Cucumber, tomato, & avocado with fresh lemon juice, salt & pepper. She chops everything small & we dip tortilla chips into it. She also drains off most of the liquid. It does go bad/yucky quickly, but other than that it is summery & fresh! It’s helpful to see your review, too! I like this series idea!
Mmmm...this would be yummy with tortilla chips! Great idea to drain off the liquid. 🙂 So glad you like this series idea!
This does look good, and with all of the lettuce contamination issues of late, a good alternative. I would wait until warmer weather settles in to try it. Something about fresh tomatoes, a glass of wine and dining al fresco that is appealing to me.
I does seem like the perfect warm weather dish, eh?