CUCUMBER & AVOCADO SALAD WITH TEQUILA POPPY SEED VINAIGRETTE

This beautiful and refreshing salad is a delicious addition to any meal. Make as a side dish and wow your guests with the Cyprus Black Sea Salt as a finishing salt on this dish. 

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Prep Time:  15 minutes - Cook Time:  0 minutes - Total Time:  15 minutes

Yield: Serves 4 - 6 servings

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Ingredients:

-- 2 TBSP Barrel Aged White Balsamic Vinegar

-- 1 TBSP Tequila

-- 1 tsp Poppy Seeds

-- Juice of 1/2 Lime

-- 1/4 cup Frantoia EVOO

-- 1/4 cup Sicilian Lemon EVOOor Tahitian Lime EVOO

-- 2 English Cucumbers

-- 1 Avocado, peeled, pitted & sliced lengthwise

-- Cyprus Black Sea Salt

-- Fresh Basil Leaves, Chiffonade

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Instructions:

1.In a small bowl, whisk together White Barrel Aged Balsamic Vinegar, tequila, poppy seeds, lime juice. While whisking, slowly drizzle in oil until all oil is incorporated. 

2. Cut cucumbers lengthwise and place on a paper towel and blot dry.  

3. Divide cucumbers between serving dishes and top with avocados. Serve with tequila-poppy seed vinaigrette. Garnish generously with Cyprus Black Sea Salt and basil chiffonade.