This simple summer salad is loaded with lots of silky avocado, juicy tomatoes, crunchy nuts, and soft feta cheese.—The perfect way to use up all those garden tomatoes!
Wheeeeee!! Tomatoes, avocados, and nuts, OH MY.
And feta. LOTS of feta.
Sorry, am I a little too enthusiastic it being a Monday and all? I can’t help it. This past weekend was a good one and my high spirits are carrying into the workweek.
This is gonna be a GOOD week, I can tell. Even though I work double shifts for 3 days straight this week, I’m not gonna let that crush my good mood.
Good grief, I am freakishly optimistic today…
I’m blaming my happiness solely on this salad. And possibly these muffins that I had for breakfast yesterday too…
You should try ’em both, yo.
K, let’s put my goofiness aside for a moment and talk nuts. Not the crazy kind of nuts. The crunchy, GOOD stuff, guys.
So y’all know Diamond Nuts right? If not, PLEASE get your hands on some of their nuts. Their nuts are literally “nuts.”
Anywho, Diamond Nuts recently sent me a box FULL of nuts along with several salad recipes and gave me the challenge of creating my own salad twist.
Naturally, I reached for the package of pine nuts first and dug out some avocados and tomatoes….
And feta. Lots of feta.
Give me feta or give me death. My family doesn’t understand my obsession with feta. They don’t know how much creamy, soft cheese heaven they’re missing out on, but I’m not about to tell them. They might discover that they love feta too and then that would put a serious dent in my feta-stash.
Recently, I even got my hands on some garlic herb-flavored feta cheese. Aaaand my life is complete. 😀
This salad is pretty much a medley of all things summery. The simple combo of tomatoes and avocados works SO well together, which is then brightened up by fresh basil, lotsa’ nuts, even MORE feta cheese, and lastly is doused in a simple lime vinaigrette.
My family’s favorite way to enjoy this salad is alongside marinated grilled chicken with some just-baked bread and of course, generous slices of watermelon.
We love our summer dinners around these parts. 😀
You MUST try this salad before avocados and tomatoes go out of season. I plan on making this salad at LEAST weekly, since I have about 2 million tomatoes currently sitting on my counter.
Also, it’ll MAKE your Monday. I speak from experience. 😉
Tomato Avocado Salad with Pine Nuts + Feta
Ingredients
- 5 medium heirloom tomatoes halved and thinly sliced
- 2 medium ripe avocados sliced
- 1/3 cup pine nuts toasted
- 1/3 cup crumbled feta cheese
- 2 tablespoons minced fresh basil
- LIME DRESSING:
- 1 lime juiced
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 teaspoon white vinegar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground pepper
- 1 garlic clove minced
Instructions
- In a large serving bowl, combine tomatoes, avocados, nuts, feta, and basil.
- In a small bowl, whisk dressing ingredients until smooth. Pour over salad and toss to coat.
Notes
I’m a little bit salad-crazy….can you tell? 😉
Kelly // The Pretty Bee: Cooking & Creating says
This looks really good and fresh! I love avocado and tomato together!
Sarah says
Thanks, Kelly! I love how we were both on salad kicks yesterday. 🙂
marcie says
This looks so good, Sarah, and would be the perfect side dish with grilled meat. I can’t get enough of all the delicious tomatoes right now, and avocado is always at the top of my list!
Sarah says
Thanks, Marcie! And IKR? I’ve been eating tomatoes pretty much every day and I don’t think I could ever get tired of them! Ditto for avocado, obv. 😉
Gayle @ Pumpkin 'N Spice says
What a gorgeous salad, Sarah! I absolutely love all of the ingredients in here. And isn’t garlic herb feta the best?! I use it in practically all of my salads! 🙂
Sarah says
Thanks, Gayle! And YES, I am completely in love with this new feta.—I’ve been putting it on preeeeetty much well, everything. 😀
Mary says
Feta – Check
Pune Nuts – Check
Basil – Check
I can not wait to try this one
Sarah says
You’re going to LOVE it. Let me know how it turns out, Mary! 🙂
Olivia - Primavera Kitchen says
Dear Sara, this salad looks so tasty! Tomato, avocado and feta are great combo! It must be great with a grill meat 😉
Sarah says
Thanks, Olivia! And yes, this salad is the total BOMB with grilled meat. 🙂
Danielle says
Sounds like I need to get my hands on some garlic herb feta too! I love how fresh this dish looks. I’ve never had avocado and feta together, but boy do they look like a match made in heaven in this dish!
Sarah says
YES. I cannot recommend the garlic herb feta highly enough. Get some ASAP, Danielle! 😉 And oh my gosh, you will LOVE feta and avocado combined—it’s the best thing EVER. 🙂
Kathy @ Olives & Garlic says
I can see how this can easily become an staple side dish in my house. It has all of my favorite ingredients. Yummm.
Sarah says
It’s already quickly become a favorite lunch item around here, Kathy! You MUST try it, girlfriend. 🙂
Kristi @ Inspiration Kitchen says
This salad looks amazing Sarah! I love pine nuts, avocados AND feta. 🙂 So, this is a win-win for me, and I love the fact you’re freakishly optimistic today – because girl that is catchy and I’m feelin’ it! 🙂
Sarah says
Thanks, Kristi! This salad sounds RIGHT up your alley, girl. You totally need to try it.
And LOL yay! I’m glad my good mood is rubbing off! 🙂
Kelly - Life made sweeter says
This salad looks awesome, Sarah! Love tomatoes and avocado together and then you threw in some feta too? Sounds amazing!
Sarah says
Thanks, Kelly! You’ve gotta try this salad, girlfriend. 🙂
Cindy @ Pick Fresh Foods says
Love this salad and the addition of the pine nuts sounds delicious!
Sarah says
Thanks, Cindy!
Mary Frances @ The Sweet {Tooth} Life says
Girl, I need some pep for my Tuesday – this looks like a perfect pick me up! AVOCADO for the win ALWAYS. Pine nuts get underappreciated and I love the extra crunch they add to this salad. So colorful and healthy, too!
Sarah says
Avocado will make ANY Tuesday better. Fact. 😀 And ikr? Pine nuts never get enough credit—they’re one of my fav nuts! Thanks so much, Mary Frances!
Isadora says
“give me feta or give me death” haha, you are hilarious , Sarah!! Feta really is one of the best things in the world!! I’m love all of your summer garden recipes and this one is no different! It has all of my favorite ingredients in it! That is so awesome that they send you a box full of nuts! I think I would have gone for the pine nuts first too!
Sarah says
Gahh! YES. Finally someone who understands my feta-obsession! We’re feta-buddies you and I! 😉 You would TOTALLY love this salad, girl!