Cucumber Tomato Feta Salad
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Cucumber Tomato Feta Salad is a fresh salad recipe packed with grape tomatoes and red onions. Dripping in a delicious olive oil, lemon, and red wine vinegar base, this is a healthy salad recipe that takes under 10 minutes to make, looks fancy, and tastes so light that you still have room for dips.
Ingredients
I absolutely love making this cucumber, tomato, and feta salad. The combination of fresh cucumbers with tangy feta (or even blue or goat cheese) is just unbeatable. The cheese melts slightly into the veggies as you eat, giving it that perfect touch of creaminess and flavor.
It’s the kind of salad that’s both flavorful and healthy, making it perfect for a light lunch. To make it, I use a couple of large cucumbers, halved grape tomatoes, chopped red onion, green pepper, and a bit of feta cheese. I toss it all together with olive oil, red wine vinegar, lemon juice, oregano, salt, and pepper for a simple, delicious salad that’s ready in no time!
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Prep Tips
- I used a carrot peeler to peel away a bit of the cucumber skin to make it “fancy” for the summer salad.
- I also used grape tomatoes, but you can certainly use cherry tomatoes instead.
- Salt and Pepper is optional, but seasoning can be the difference in a good salad and a great one. I like freshly ground peppercorn and sea salt.
How to make Cucumber Tomato Salad
- Slice the ends off the cucumbers and discard. Use a carrot peeler or knife to remove a strip of skin all all the way around the cucumber. Slice cucumber into thin slices and put in a mixing bowl.
- Add halved grape tomatoes, chopped red onion and chopped green pepper to bowl and mix well. Set aside.
- In a small mixing bowl, add olive oil, red wine vinegar, lemon juice and remaining spices to make your salad dressing. Make sure dressing is mixed well – a whisk works best. Pour your dressing over your vegetables and gently toss to make sure cucumbers and tomatoes get the full value of the dressing.
- Refrigerate tomato salad for at least an hour. Prior to serving, stir well before serving and sprinkle with feta cheese
Easy Variations
While this particular Cucumber Tomato Feta Salad is full of veggies, if you are looking for a sweet option, try adding some watermelon chunks in the mix! Do not forget to refrigerate this salad for at least an hour and stir well before serving and sprinkle with your soft cheeses.
Don’t be afraid to mix it up and add some chicken or light seafood protein to the meal. While its already a great healthy option for lunch or a cold side salad, this salad is also delicious as a full on meal and can be altered pretty easily.
What kind of Vinegar to Use?
Types of vinegar really vary on flavors and colors. Choosing the right vinegar for your recipe can be tricky but when it comes to salads, there are a few favorite choices.
- Red Wine Vinegar
- Apple Cider Vinegar
- Balsamic Vinegar
- White Balsamic Vinegar
- White Wine Vinegar
Cucumber Tomato Feta Salad
Ingredients
- 2 large cucumbers
- 1/2 pint grape tomatoes halved
- 1/2 cup red onion chopped
- 1 small green pepper seeded and chopped
- 1/4 cup feta cheese OR blue cheese
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
Instructions
- Slice the ends off the cucumbers and discard.
- Use a carrot peeler or knife to remove a strip of skin all all the way around the cucumber.
- Slice cucumber into thin slices and put in a mixing bowl.
- Add halved grape tomatoes, chopped red onion and chopped green pepper to bowl and mix well. Set aside.
- In a small mixing bowl, add olive oil, red wine vinegar, lemon juice and remaining spices to make your salad dressing. Make sure dressing is mixed well – a whisk works best.
- Pour your dressing over your vegetables and gently toss to make sure cucumbers and tomatoes get the full value of the dressing.
- Refrigerate tomato salad for at least an hour.
- Prior to serving, stir well before serving and sprinkle with feta cheese
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Notes
- As a side dish salad, this can serve 4, but as a main dish, your servings will be closer to 2.
Nutrition
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This salad was the best I’ve ever had. 5 stars ⭐️ all the way. The only thing I would change the way I made it is I would only put half of a green pepper 🫑 in the salad. It’s hard to find a small pepper and I only had a medium pepper and I put the whole thing in the salad. But it was still so good. ❤️
I did the same thing putting the whole pepper in the salad. Lol now I know better not to put that much in.
Can’t wait to try with blue cheese though.
This salad is the best and looks beautiful on the table
Loved this salad I’ve made it a bunch of times. In fact we’re having it tonight. Thank you. 💯 the best.
It’s hard to believe that something with such seemingly simple ingredients can taste so mind-blowingly amazing! This does! The dressing alone is so delicious I could drink it. I omitted the green pepper, mostly because I made it in the serving bowl and it was already full! My cucumbers must have been larger than most. I used cucumbers and tomatoes from my garden. I plan on making this all summer long! I think it would be great with chickpeas mixed in, as well.