Food and Recipes Dish Salad Ina Garten's New Favorite Salad is an Instant Summer Staple Avocado lovers are guarenteed to swoon over this easy summer salad. By Meghan Overdeep Meghan Overdeep Meghan Overdeep has more than a decade of writing and editing experience for top publications. Her expertise extends from weddings and animals to every pop culture moment in between. She has been scouring the Internet for the buzziest Southern news since joining the team in 2017. Southern Living's editorial guidelines Published on July 28, 2018 Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: Jeff Neira/Getty Images Like the rest of us, Ina Garten has zero interest in spending the dog days of summer toiling away in a hot kitchen, and that's exactly what makes the first recipe shared from her upcoming cookbook such a delight. Garten recently graced our Instagram timelines with her Tomato & Avocado Salad from her new book, Cook Like A Pro, and we'd be lying if we said it didn't have us running for the produce aisle. This colorful, juicy and easy-to-make salad features an A-list cast of summer stars—tomatoes, avocados, red onion and arugula—topped off with a fresh lemon dressing. She starts by gently tossing diced Hass avocados with lemon juice, halved cherry tomatoes and diced red onion. Then, she adds in a modest helping of her foolproof dressing featuring more lemon juice, olive oil, salt and pepper. Finally comes the fresh, peppery arugula and enough dressing to moisten the ingredients completely, and voila: a delicious, sweat-free accompaniment to your main course. WATCH: See Ina Garten's Actual Home Kitchen For the full recipe, visit BarefootContessa.com. Garten's new cookbook, Cook Like A Pro, will be available for purchase in October. Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit