Easy Greek Cucumber Salad

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This easy ten-minute Greek Cucumber Salad is packed with Mediterranean flavor and is the perfect dish to freshen up your day! Made with simple ingredients, fresh produce, kalamata olives, and traditional or vegan feta cheese, this easy salad will be a family favorite.

Whether you love a delicious salad for dinner or to bring to a summer picnic, this Greek cucumber salad can be served with almost every meal and is great for all purposes. It is zesty, flavorful, and light.

You can prepare this salad in 10-15 minutes (depending on your vegetable chopping speed). The Greek-inspired cucumber tomato salad can be served with your favorite main dish or as a light lunch. 

What’s not to love about this easy-to-make cucumber tomato Greek salad? Enjoy the tangy and salty flavor of feta, cherry tomatoes, and olives. With my Lebanese hummus and tabule recipes, you will have the perfect Mediterranean Mezza.

Why This Salad Is Perfect for Everyone

Greek feta salad is a nutrient-dense light meal that naturally contains various vitamins. Moreover, this great recipe has antioxidants, phytonutrients, and a healthy dose of potassium and iron. Apart from that, there are several reasons for consuming Mediterranean cucumber salad.

• Beat the Heat - Greek feta salad is delicious all year, but its freshness and tangy flavors are generally associated with summer. Even thinking about eating heavy meals is difficult during the hot summer days. This is where the Greek cucumber salad will help. You can have it for lunch, dinner, a picnic, or with your BBQ. The recipe below is so delicious you will not get tired of it. The best part: making the Greek salad does not require cooking (Phew, what a relief), which means you will not have to turn on the oven and add to the heat. 

• Easy to Prepare – Unlike Italian salads, you will not have to boil pasta for this delicious cucumber tomato salad. If you follow the recipe below, it will only take you 10 minutes to prepare it.

• Suits a Variety of Diets- The cucumber tomato Greek salad is very healthy. It fits a variety of dietary requirements. The salad is gluten, soy, and can be dairy-free. Compatible with Whole30 and Paleo diet plans, the Mediterranean cucumber salad recipe below is the perfect addition to your summer weight loss goals. In addition, you can entertain your guests with this flavorful salad at cookouts or picnics. Make sure you keep it at room temperature so it stays fresh. 

• Flavorful – Once you eat the Greek salad, it will be hard to live without it. This salad is healthy, light, fresh, and fabulously YUMMY. It is loaded with lovely flavors and has incredible textures. You can add crunchy seasonal veggies to the mix. The combination of juicy tomatoes, crunchy cucumber/zucchini, and zesty dressing make this a delectable dish.

Ingredients

Salad Ingredients

Fresh Cucumbers - 2 large cucumbers - Use a regular or English cucumber. Slice the cucumber in half and remove all of the seeds. I recommend dicing the cucumbers into bite-sized chunks instead of sliced cucumbers.
Note: Always dry the vegetables with paper towels to remove excess water.
Tomatoes - 1 cup - I find that cherry and grape tomatoes work best with this recipe. If using a roma or larger tomato, remove the seeds to reduce the water content.
Red Onion - ½ cup - Red onions are flavorful and synonymous with Greek salads. Thinly slice the red onion. You can also use white, yellow, or green onions in a pinch.
Sliced Kalamata Olives - ¼ cup - Kalamata olives are Greek and perfect with this salad. If you prefer a milder flavor, substitute sliced black olives.
Feta Cheese - ¼ cup - Any feta cheese tastes great with this salad. I used a vegan brand of feta, and I thought it tasted like the real deal.

Lemon Juice - ½ lemon - I like to top this salad with a squeeze of fresh lemon. This ingredient is optional.

Greek Salad Dressing Ingredients

Olive Oil - 2 tablespoons - Use extra virgin olive oil for the best taste.

Red Wine Vinegar - 1 tablespoon - is a must for the zing of the dressing.

Dijon Mustard - 1 teaspoon - Adds a must-have richness to the dressing

Oregano or other Greek Seasoning - ½ teaspoon - I like to use dry oregano with this recipe.

Instructions

Salad Prep: Chop and prepare all the fresh vegetables. Slice olives and crumbled feta cheese if needed—place in a large bowl.

Greek Dressing: Place all ingredients in a small bowl and whisk together.

Toss Salad Together: Evenly pour the dressing over the salad, sprinkle with fresh lemon juice, and toss. Serve as either a side salad or a main meal.

Watch How to Make This Salad

Preparing Ahead in a Large Batch

If you are busy and don’t have time to chop veggies daily for a fresh salad, this Mediterranean cucumber salad is for you. You can prepare the salad beforehand, but remember several things to get the right nutrition.  

• Separate the cucumber from the dressing- Chopping the veggies can take time. For this Greek Cucumber Salad, you can cut them into cubes beforehand. It is imperative to remember that the cucumber stays separate from the dressing or salt because it will start to let off the water. As a result, the cucumber cubes will be dry when you add them to your salad. 
• Preparing the dressing – The dressing for this cucumber tomato Greek salad can be prepared ahead of time and stored in a jar. You must keep the jar in the fridge if you want to use it after a few days.

Frequently Asked Questions

Make-Ahead and Storing

Make-Ahead Instructions - Make the salad normal without the dressing in an airtight container for up to three days. Then, just before eating, pour the dressing and toss the salad.

Refrigerator Instructions - Eat dressed salad within 24 hours. If the salad has not been dressed, you can store it in an airtight container for up to three days. Dress just before eating.

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