Tomato Basil Avocado Mozzarella Salad with Balsamic Dressing - you'll love this refreshing, healthy, Mediterranean style salad. Made with fresh ingredients, it's perfect for the Summer!
This recipe is simple and uses just a few ingredients: tomatoes, fresh basil, avocado, Mozzarella cheese, and easy homemade balsamic dressing.
One of my favorite salad dressings ever is just a simple dressing with olive oil, balsamic vinegar, and honey. It goes really well with these salad ingredients:
This salad is perfect as a stand-alone meal if you're not too hungry, it makes a great appetizer, and it's also great to bring for cook-outs, picnics, and potlucks.
Enjoy!
Tomato Basil Avocado Mozzarella Salad with Balsamic Dressing
Ingredients
Salad ingredients:
- ½ pound red grape or cherry tomatoes, halved (2 cups)
- ½ pound yellow grape or cherry tomatoes, halved (2 cups)
- 2 avocados , diced
- 8 ounces small fresh mozzarella cheese balls
- ½ cup fresh basil , chopped
Dressing ingredients:
- ¼ cup olive oil
- ¼ cup balsamic vinegar
- 3 tablespoons honey , warmed
- salt to taste
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine all salad ingredients, except Mozzarella cheese balls. That is, combine halved red and yellow grape or cherry tomatoes, diced avocado, chopped basil.
- In a small bowl, combine all dressing ingredients: whisk olive oil, balsamic vinegar and honey until nice and smooth.
- Add the salad dressing to the large bowl with salad, sprinkle with a small amount of salt, and toss to combine. Taste and season with more salt, if needed. Add Mozzarella cheese balls on top only at this point - so that they don't brown from the dressing.
Nutrition
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I’m was served this recipe when I was visiting Palm Springs. My friend served it at dinner. Wow, it was wonderful, great flavors and well balanced. I like it so much I asked for the recipe. Company is coming for dinner tonight, and now I’m serving your salad.
Loved this salad! I added chopped Kale for some extra nutrients, it didn’t affect the taste. Will make again!
I added crispy, chopped bacon and sliced green onions. Mmmmm!
Love your additions!
I guess you could add some pasta to this to feed more people.
That's a great idea!
Great salad. I too use white balsamic to prevent discoloration. Also, try tossing the cut avocado with a small amount of lemon juice to prevent them turning brown so rapidly.
Thank you for such great tips! I am glad you enjoyed the salad!
The salad was amazing. The dressing amount was way too much. It was added after we arrived at the party and just dumped on and there was so much it sat in the bottom 🙁 I will definitely make this again - I will however, add a small amount of dressing at a time.
Thank you, Jenn, for your amazing feedback! I am glad you liked the recipe! I also usually add just enough dressing to coat the salad.
I very much agree about the salad dressing being way too much. Next time, I will cut it to 3T each of oil and vinegar.