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Avocado cucumber salad


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Avocado Cucumber Salad
Adapted by Cindy Alexander for The Recipe Table 
from a recipe posted at http://smittenkitchen.com     serves 2-4 as a side
2 tablespoons mayonnaise
Juice of half a medium lime, plus more to taste
½ tsp fine sea salt or table salt, plus more to taste
½ tsp Sriracha or your favorite hot sauce, plus more to taste
2 TB chopped cilantro OR flat-leaf parsley; OR 1 TB chopped tarragon 
1 small spring onion or 2 scallions
1-3 seedless cucumbers, depending on size (¾-1 pound total)
1 large avocado
In a medium bowl combine the mayonnaise, lime juice, salt and Sriracha. Stir in the chopped herbs.
Thinly slice the bulb and light green parts of the onion. Add them to the bowl and stir to combine.
Chop the cucumber into ½-inch cubes. Add them to the bowl and stir to combine. 
Cut the avocado into ½-inch cubes. Add them to the bowl and fold gently to combine. 
Let set at room temperature for 10 minutes, gently stir again. Taste and add more lime juice, salt, or hot sauce, if desired.
 

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