Tomato, Cucumber & Avocado Salad with Citrus Dressing

Salad Ingredients:

2 small/medium tomatoes (diced)

1/2 cucumber (diced)

1 avocado (diced)

Handful of fresh basil, cilantro or fresh herb of your choice (rough chopped)

Salt & pepper to taste

Crushed pistachios for topping

*Dressing:

1 lemon

1 clove garlic (peeled, pressed and minced)

1/4 cup apple cider vinegar

1/2 cup EVOO

1 tsp maple syrup

1 tsp grainy mustard

1 tsp tamari sauce

Toss the diced tomatoes, cucumber, avocado and fresh herbs together with a little salt and pepper to taste. Prepare the dressing by whisking together all ingredients except the EVOO. Once thoroughly combined, add the EVOO in a slow stream while whisking. Pour the dressing over the top of the salad (you will have extra dressing on hand) and lightly toss-top with the crushed pistachios if you like.

*I like to prepare a large batch of this dressing to have for the week so you can always double or triple the dressing recipe to have on hand. The salad doesn't need a lot of the dressing so lightly drizzle on and taste to your liking.