Cucumber Tomato Salad

You are going to love this Cucumber Tomato Salad recipe. It is simple but packed with flavor. This quick and easy cucumber tomato onion salad recipe is one of our favorite summer salads. When you pair the two with onions and a simple dressing, you’ve got a flavor explosion on your hands.

If you love this salad make sure you also try this Cucumber Onion Salad Recipe or this Creamy Cucumber Tomato salad.

Why We Love This Recipe

This Summer salad is an easy recipe that is perfect for any BBQ, family gathering, or for a summer snack. We keep this in our fridge all the time when I can get cucumbers cheap so I can snack on it all day.  I love this healthy snack and you can find more of my favorite healthy late night snacks.

To make your life easy, make sure you buy a mandoline slicer (if you don’t have one yet). We just LOVE ours and it makes slicing cucumbers and onions a breeze. I can slice them all in half the time with my slicer.

Ingredients

• English Cucumber – Usually wrapped in plastic at the grocery store
• Large Tomatoes – Dice in bite size pieces.
• Red Onion sliced – Thinly slice the onions so the flavor is not overpowering

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Variations Ideas

• Dressing – You can also make a quick mustard vinaigrette by combining 1 tablespoon of dijon mustard with 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar and 1 ½ tablespoons of olive oil. Season with salt and pepper and some garlic powder and you’ve got a simple side dish with a creamy kick. You also use a apple cider vinegar as a substitute.
• Seasoning – It is also really easy to change up the flavors by adding various fresh herbs.  Fresh Dill, oregano, garlic and fresh basil leaves are all great options.
• Cheese – You can also toss in some fresh mozzarella pearls or feta cheese to add a delicious cheese to this easy salad.
• Additions – Add in diced avocado, cherry tomatoes, kalamata olives, diced roma tomatoes, or grape tomatoes.

How to Make Cucumber Tomato Salad

Step 1 – Cut the ends off of the cucumber.  Slice in half lengthwise and cut into approximately ½ inch thick slices. 

Step 2 – Place the cucumber, diced tomatoes and slice red onions in a large bowl. 

Step 3 – In a separate small bowl, whisk together the olive oil, red wine vinegar, salt and pepper.

Step 4 – Pour this dressing over the vegetables.  

• Step 5 – Gently stir in the fresh parsley and fresh basil.  
• Step 6 – Refrigerate the salad for at least 30-60 minutes before serving.  
• Step 7 – Serve cold and enjoy!

Recipe Tips

• Adding Dressing – If you make this salad the night before, stir in an additional dressing right before serving as the veggies will soak up quite a bit of the dressing overnight.
• Preparing Vegetables – We recommend cutting the vegetables in bite size pieces so it is easy to serve. We try to making them about the same size.
• Let Salad Rest – For the best flavor, allow the the salad to chill for at least 30 minutes. This gives the salad the best flavor.

What is The Best Cucumber to Use?

In this tomato-cucumber salad recipe, we prefer to use English Cucumber instead of a regular cucumber. The English Cucumber is longer, thinner and does not require peeling. They taste a little sweeter and less bitter.

You can use regular cucumbers but we do recommend peeling them before adding to this salad.

Serving Suggestions

This healthy salad is the perfect addition to your next potluck or BBQ. We have served it with Grilled Turkey Burger Recipe, Grilled Teriyaki Steak Recipe and Grilled Pork Kabobs.

The combination of the flavors pair perfectly with any grilled meats.