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Avocado Tomato Cucumber Feta Salad Recipe

August 13, 2018 by Jeanette Leave a Comment

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Avocado Tomato Cucumber Salad - simple, delicious, healthy summer salad for lunch or dinner
Avocado Tomato Cucumber Salad - simple, delicious, healthy summer salad for lunch or dinner

Avocado Tomato Cucumber Feta Salad is a simple, healthy and delicious summer salad that can be enjoyed at lunch or dinner. I just returned from a nine day mission trip in a small community in the Dominican Republic. Forty-nine of us built cement block walls for a community center and school lunchroom, dug ditches for a baseball backstop, and a septic hole for the local church.

Avocado Tomato Cucumber Feta Salad - simple, delicious, healthy summer salad for lunch or dinner

Our accommodations were simple but comfortable, there was barely a trickle of cold water for a shower, and there were lots of bugs and mosquitoes. However, one luxury we experienced was a team of women from the community who took great care preparing our daily meals. Among our large group of almost 50 people, we had a few vegetarians as well as people who were allergic to gluten, egg, or dairy, so cooking for our group was no small feat.

One night I walked into the kitchen and found the head chef reviewing the next day’s menu. She went through the menu with such care, making sure there were options to meet every dietary need. The love and care that she put into this planning was much appreciated by our group.

The head chef at Foundation for Peace Dominican Republic

Jeanette and head chef for Foundation for Peace Dominican Republic

This Avocado Tomato Cucumber Feta Salad reminds me of a salad we were served several times during our stay. It’s refreshing, healthy and delicious, and makes a nice accompaniment to almost any summer meal. Another salad we ate often was this simple Dominican Republic Green Salad (without the beets or corn).

If you’re allergic to dairy, you can leave out the feta cheese.

Avocado Tomato Cucumber Salad - simple, delicious, healthy summer salad for lunch or dinner

There was a big avocado tree on the property we stayed at, so perhaps the avocado for this salad came from that tree.

Each morning, our team would divide into four work teams to do construction work at the local church, school, community center and baseball field. We would return home for lunch, and then head back out for the afternoon. We were famished from working, so everyone always looked forward to mealtime, where we would catch up with each other and hear how each of the projects was progressing.

Avocado Tomato Cucumber Salad - simple, delicious, healthy summer salad for lunch or dinner

I am still digesting everything I saw and experienced from this Foundation for Peace mission trip, but the one thing that immediately comes to mind if the strong sense of community, where everyone jumps in to physically construct buildings the community needs and desires, and where it literally takes a village to raise all the children. This is something that I rarely witness in the U.S., but hope to inspire.

Avocado Tomato Cucumber Salad - simple, delicious, healthy summer salad for lunch or dinner
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Avocado Tomato Cucumber Feta Salad

Course Salad
Keyword avocado
Prep Time 15 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings 4
Calories 73 kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 large avocado diced
  • 1 1/2 cups cherry tomatoes halved
  • 1 1/2 cups cucumber cut up
  • 1/2 cup feta cheese crumbled
  • 1 lemon juiced
  • sea salt to taste

Instructions

  1. Toss all ingredients together in a bowl just before serving.

Nutrition Facts
Avocado Tomato Cucumber Feta Salad
Amount Per Serving
Calories 73 Calories from Fat 36
% Daily Value*
Fat 4g6%
Saturated Fat 2g13%
Cholesterol 16mg5%
Sodium 216mg9%
Potassium 238mg7%
Carbohydrates 6g2%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 3g3%
Protein 3g6%
Vitamin A 390IU8%
Vitamin C 28.6mg35%
Calcium 113mg11%
Iron 0.8mg4%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

If you like this Avocado Tomato Cucumber Feta Salad, you might also like this recipe:

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