Name: Recipe for Fresh Cucumber-Avocado Salsa
Prep time: 10-15 minutes
Cook time: None
Total time: 10-15 minutes
Yield: 3 (½ cup) servings
Cuisine: Salsas, Sauces, Spreads and Seasonings
Ingredients: 1 cucumber, diced; 1/4 sweet red pepper, diced; 2 green onion, cut into ¼-inch slices; 1-2 fresh basil, minced; 3/4 coarse-grain garlic salt; 1/8 salt (more if adding corn); 1 1/2 fresh lemon juice; 1/2 avocado, diced

Half an avocado filled with avocado salsa on a white surface

Salsas, Sauces, Spreads and Seasonings Refreshing and Delicious

This fresh salsa makes a delicious dip for whole wheat pita chips, baked tortilla chips, bread sticks, or crudités. Add it to burritos, on top of beans and rice, or with any Spanish-style meal to enhance the dish. You can vary the salsa by adding ½ cup sweet corn (thawed frozen corn works well) with cilantro or basil, or by substituting diced Roma tomatoes for the red pepper. Proportions can easily be adjusted to suit your taste.

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