Crispy, tangy, sweet and buttery this apple salad has it all!
Buttery avocado, crisp and tangy apples, juicy cucumbers, fresh mint, and tangy feta combine to make an amazing salad!
This is going to become your favorite salad!
I have sat here for 5 minutes trying to thing of words strong enough to make you make this salad.
What about “awesome” or “amazing” or “possibly the best salad I’ve ever made?”
Do those work for you? Because this was the perfect salad.
While you can easily make it year round, it is the perfect transition from summer to fall season! The cucumbers saying goodbye to summer and the apples saying hello to fall!
I found this perfect salad in Fresh Every Day: More Great Recipes from Foster's Marketa cookbook which Amazon tells me I purchased in 2008. A cookbook that I still turn to, while some of my newer ones languish on the shelves.
Everything about this salad works. The tartness of the lime juice, the crisp apples, the smooth creamy avocado, the mild flavor and soft crunch of the cucumbers, the bright mint, and the tangy feta.
The salad called for watercress, which I’m sure would have added even another element – a bit of a peppery bite, but I couldn’t find any, so I subbed some spring greens.
I served this along side a grilled spatchcocked chicken and it was perfect. It was even better the next day, which is something you can’t say for a lot of salads.
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Recipe
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Apple and Avocado Salad with Fresh Mint and Lime
Ingredients
- 1 lime zested and juiced
- 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
- ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 tablespoon mint leaves chopped
- 1 apple such as Granny Smith or Pippin -- peeled, cored and sliced ¼ inch thick
- 1 avocado peeled, pitted and sliced ½ inch thick
- 1 cucumber peeled, halved and sliced ¼ inch thick
- 4 cups watercress washed and trimmed of tough stems
- Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
- 3 ounces feta thinly sliced
Instructions
- Stir the lime zest and juice and vinegar together in a small bowl. Slowly whisk in the olive oil until incorporated. Stir in the mint. Arrange the salad on a platter or individual plates, top with the feta slices and serve immediately.
- In a medium bowl, combine the apple, avocado, cucumber and watercress. Drizzle with the vinaigrette, season with salt and pepper, and toss gently.
- Arrange the salad on a platter or individual plates, top with the feta slices and serve immediately.
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This was originally published in 2013 and has been updated for 2020.
Gina says
The flavors in this salad were incredible!
Liz says
We just went apple picking so we have TONS of apples to use and I've been trying to find new ways to enjoy them! This is perfect!
Dana DeVolk says
Mmmm, I love the addition of mint, it makes everything so fresh tasting!
Rebecca Hubbell says
So much green goodness in this salad, I can't wait to make it!
Chastity says
Wow, this looks awesome!
Kristen @ A Mind Full Mom says
You don't have to use strong words to convince me to try this salad. It looks great.
Heather / girlichef says
If there were such thing as a palate-cleansing salad - this would be it. It sounds delicious, I love that combo!
Judy@ImBoredLetsGo says
Wow, such an interesting and delicious sounding combination that I never would have thought of. Will have to pin this to try later!
Katie | Healthy Seasonal Recipes says
I'm convinced! Printing the recipe and shopping later this morning. My mouth started watering as I read the ingredient list! I love that you used watercress. I just was reading that it is crazy nutritious.
Pam Greer says
Let me know what you think!
Erin @ Platings and Pairings says
The flavors of this salad sound so great and refreshing - Pinned! Thanks for sharing 😉
Kristen @ A Mind Full Mom says
Talk about a fresh dish for spring. I have everything to do this for my lunch today 🙂
Amber says
Yum! I didn't have watercrest either and just used a salad that was a spring mix and then I added in spinach because I guess that is the same texture as watercress. (I looked it up online and that was the reccommended substitution. The dressing is zesty and yummy and honestly the green apples make the salad so don't leave them out.
Les says
This sounds delicious! I have the cookbook, but haven't sampled very many of the recipes. I've got this pinned, so hopefully I won't let too much time pass before I try it.
Deb in Hawaii says
Every time you make something from that cookbook I think that I need to pull mine down off the book shelf. This salad looks wonderful--love the combination of flavors. 😉 Thanks for sharing it with Souper Sundays this week.
Chris says
I need to keep this one in mind for all of that mint proliferating in our front yard.
a good yarn says
One to make when summer rolls around again.
grace says
what a great mix of bright, refreshing flavors! i love recipes with mint because it's one thing i can actually grow! 🙂
Marjie says
Apples and mint are good enough for me. Adjectives are redundant.
Rattlebridge Farm says
I discovered a profusion of mint at the farm, so I can't wait to make your salad. Looks delicious!
June says
Yum - imagine beside a nicely grilled medium rare lamb chop. Going on my to do list.
Lydia (The Perfect Pantry) says
Perfect timing, as the mint in my garden is just starting to flourish!
Lea Ann (Cooking On The Ranch) says
This perfect little salad is getting pinned. Hope to try it this weekend.
Joanne says
This is such an interesting salad! Probably not something I would have chosen to make, but now that it has your seal of approval, it's a whole other story.