Avocado, mozzarella and tomato salad with pesto dressing

With summer heat there is nothing better than a nice fresh and light side dish, so today I decided to prepare this simple avocado, tomato, mozzarella salad with delicious pesto sauce. This salad is truly made in 5 – 8 minutes and with just a few fresh and colorful ingredients. The secret ingredient is the dressing prepared with basil pesto mixed with lemon juice, lemon zest and some honey. These ingredients create a rich, creamy sauce with a fantastic citrus aftertaste that goes so well with the rest of the ingredients. Serve it as a quick and easy side dish for a lunch break, during family barbecues or summer dinners with friends.

Avocado, mozzarella and tomato salad with pesto dressing

Light summer salad recipe with avocado, tomato, mozzarella and delicious sauce with basil pesto. Rich and citrusy sauce recipe for salads.

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Prep Time 8 minutes mins

Total Time 8 minutes mins

Course Side Dish

Cuisine dietetic, gluten free

Servings 3 persons

Calories 333 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• 2 ripe avocados
• 8-10 small tomatoes or cherry tomatoes
• 150 g of mozzarella balls (drained)
• 8-10 basil leaves
• 0,5 organic lemon (only the juice)
• 0,5 organic lemon (only the zest) (optional)
• 2 tbsp of olive oil
• 0,5 tsp of salt
• 2 generous tbsp of basil pesto
• ½ tsp honey
• 1 handful of almonds or pine nuts or walnuts

Instructions

 

Instructions avocado, mozzarella and tomato salad with pesto dressing

• In a bowl, mix extra virgin olive oil with half a teaspoon of honey and lemon juice. Add half a teaspoon of salt and store bought pesto sauce. If you like the citrus flavor, add lemon zest from half a lemon. Mix well to blend the ingredients and make the sauce free from lumps.
• Now add the tomatoes cut in half or if they are bigger in quarters. Also add diced ripe avocado and mozzarella balls. Now add torn fresh basil leaves.
  
• Mix everything gently so as not to release the juice from the tomatoes. Taste and adjust with more salt or lemon juice if necessary. Transfer to a serving dish and serve immediately with chopped almonds for extra crunch.

Notes

The nutritional values are generated automatically for indicative purposes only and are therefore not completely accurate.

Nutrition

Serving: 3personsCalories: 333kcal

Keyword avocado, easy salad, easy side dish, healthy salad, honey, salad, side dish idea

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Store in the refrigerator and consume within a day.

lot of love. B.

p.s. If you are looking for another light and fresh recipe try my Greek yogurt and dill cucumber salad (photo below).

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