Life All Travel Destinations Entertaining Food All Chefs Recipes Restaurants Wine Pairing Food News Wine All Wine 101 Wine News Wine Regions Wine Varietals Wineries Home > Selector Magazine > Food > Adam D'Sylvas avocado, cucumber and mint salad Food Adam D'Sylvas avocado, cucumber and mint salad Preparation time 10 minutes Cooking time 20 minutes Serves 4 with lemon mustard dressing Adam D'Sylva's recipe for avocado, cucumber and mint salad with lemon mustard dressing is perfect paired with any unoaked white wine or for a pop of colour, try a dry Rosé. Ingredients 2 avocados 3 Lebanese cucumbers 3 tbsp pomegranate pods 1/2 bunch mint 2 lemons, juiced 100ml extra virgin olive oil 1 tbsp Dijon mustard Salt and pepper, to taste 1 tbsp black sesame seeds Recipe by Adam D'Sylva Photography by Kristoffer Paulsen Method 1. Peel and remove avocado pip, then cut avocado flesh into 3cm cubes 2. Peel and slice the cucumber, also into 3cm cubes. Place both ingredients in a mixing bowl, with half the mint picked off the stem and 2 tablespoons pomegranate. Set aside. 3. In another mixing bowl, add Dijon mustard and lemon juice. While whisking, add in extra virgin olive oil until emulsified. Season to taste, with a pinch of salt and cracked pepper. 4. Pour dressing over cucumber and avocado and mix well. 5. Place in a serving dish, and sprinkle over the rest of the mint and pomegranate. Finish with black sesame seeds and serve. Wine Match White Wine Rosé Food Preparation time 10 minutes Cooking time 20 minutes Serves 4 SHARE WINE MATCH First Creek Winemaker's Reserve Semillon 2021 $0.00 in any 12 $0.00 in any 6 $80.00 each Price $80.00 Per bottle Qty Add to cart Stalking Horse Sauvignon Blanc 2022 $18.70 in any 12 $19.80 in any 6 $22.00 each Price | options $18.70 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Patrick Two Blocks Riesling 2023 $21.25 in any 12 $22.50 in any 6 $25.00 each Price | options $21.25 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Hungerford Hill Classic Series Verdelho 2022 $22.95 in any 12 $24.30 in any 6 $27.00 each Price | options $22.95 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Sensational Sauvignon Blanc 6-pack Price $115.50 Save $28.50 Qty | case Add to cart Alkoomi Grazing Collection Riesling 2023 $17.85 in any 12 $18.90 in any 6 $21.00 each Price | options $17.85 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Andrew Thomas Synergy Semillon 2022 $19.55 in any 12 $20.70 in any 6 $23.00 each Price | options $19.55 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Drop Zone Pinot Grigio 2023 $18.70 in any 12 $19.80 in any 6 $22.00 each Price | options $18.70 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Thorn-Clarke Mount Crawford Pinot Gris 2021 $21.25 in any 12 $22.50 in any 6 $25.00 each Price | options $21.25 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Hunter Valley Verdelho 6-Pack Price $115.50 Save $37.50 Qty | case Add to cart Shop Wine Match More recipes with Adam D'Sylva Food Adam D'Sylvas burrata with pesto on olive sourdough Food Adam D'Sylva's rib-eye steak with curry butter Food Meet Culinary Expert Adam D'Sylva Words by Libbi Gorr on 5 Sep 2022