Avocado Salad with Peanut Sauce

If you’re all about getting simple and eating clean this summer, this avocado salad recipe is light, cool, and ready in 5 minutes with no cooking involved. The flavorful Thai-style peanut dressing and the freshness of cilantro make it the perfect lunch when you’ve got no time to cook!

by Christina Cherrier

Christina Cherrier

Christina Cherrier is a recipe developer and editor for Eatwell101 since 2011. She specializes in savory recipes, quick dinner options, and holiday menus. She is a professionally trained cook and worked as a consultant in the hospitality industry.

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Updated Nov 28, 2025

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Ingredients list for the avocado salad recipe

Thai sauce (makes 1 cup)

• 1/3 cup unsalted creamy peanut butter
• 1/4 cup soy sauce
• 1 coffee spoon red pepper flakes
• 1 clove of garlic, finely minced
• 1/2 coffee spoon honey

The salad

• 1 avocado
• 1 tomato
• 1 small or half a cucumber
• 1/2 red bell pepper
• 1/2 red onion
• Salt and fresh cracked pepper
• Cilantro

Directions

1. Make the sauce: Whisk all ingredients in a bowl. Store in a covered glass jar in the fridge for up to a couple of weeks.

2. Dice all the ingredients and combine in a large salad bowl. Serve with a good drizzle of Thai sauce and chopped cilantro.

Notes:

• For a low-carb and keto diet, skip the honey

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Avocado Salad with Peanut Sauce

Author: Christina Cherrier  |  Servings: 2

Prep Time: 5 min  |   Cook Time: 0 min

This Avocado Salad is the perfect summer lunch when you’ve got no time to cook.

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Thai sauce (makes 1 cup)

• 1/3 cup unsalted creamy peanut butter
• 1/4 cup soy sauce
• 1 coffee spoon red pepper flakes
• 1 clove of garlic, finely minced
• 1/2 coffee spoon honey

The salad

• 1 avocado
• 1 tomato
• 1 small or half a cucumber
• 1/2 red bell pepper
• 1/2 red onion
• Salt and fresh cracked pepper
• Cilantro

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Instructions

1. Make the sauce: Whisk all ingredients in a bowl. Store in a covered glass jar in the fridge for up to a couple of weeks.
2. Dice all the ingredients and combine in a large salad bowl. Serve with a good drizzle of Thai sauce and chopped cilantro.

Recipe Notes

• For a low-carb and keto diet, skip the honey

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