My brother-in-law is a phenomenal home chef. Really, he’s so clever with putting ingredients together that when he made us this mango cucumber avocado salad at a family dinner, I promptly had to steal the recipe. I can’t even say I “made it my own,” because it’s just so darn good in the simplistic way he puts it together, it would be blasphemy to change it!

I have to be honest thought. When I think of salad, I think of crisp leafy greens, loaded with tons of fun and interesting veggies – Big Little Bites style! Fruit in salad is NOT my thing… seriously! Unless it’s a tomato or an avocado, I just don’t believe in mixing fruit with vegetables – something about the “sweet” doesn’t do it for me. Well, consider me a convert! But only for this one salad… It’s that good.

This mango cucumber avocado salad is definitely a summer staple in our home, and you’re going to love it. The salad is light, refreshing, colorful, satiating and is basically the perfect bowl of summer! Serve it at room temperature, or serve it chilled – it’s delicious either way.

I love serving it as a snack for the kids, but then I don’t get any. If I want any chance of a taste, I have to serve it as a side for dinner, and savor some sneaky bites whilst preparing the rest of the meal 🙂 This works, unless the kids are helping me make dinner that night – then I’m definitely not getting away with a bite. Send your kids to a friends house while you make this and eat it alone. Just kidding. Kind of. 

Mango Cucumber Avocado Salad

Ingredients:

1 mango, peel removed, cubed

1/2 organic english cucumber, peeled if preferred, sliced and halved

1 avocado, peel removed, sliced

Avocado oil

Sprinkle of real salt

Directions:

Assemble the cubed mango, cucumbers and avocado in a bowl. Drizzle with avocado oil and sprinkle with salt. Eat!