This Greek cucumber and tomato salad is a great way to turn a few basic vegetables into a delicious and easy side dish. I love making this recipe when I want a salad but I don’t have any lettuce in the fridge!

Greek tomato and cucumber salad
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I’m a huge fan of Greek salads. I love salty feta and a drizzle of olive oil. There’s nothing better than sweet summer tomatoes and crunchy cucumbers. While most salads are made on a bed of lettuce, this one skips the leafy greens and gets right to the good stuff.

Greek Cucumber Tomato Salad

It’s great when you have a few leftover veggies in on hand and you want to transform them into an “official” side dish. I also love this recipe for barbecues or cookouts because you don’t have to worry about wilted lettuce. Since this recipe does have cheese, you don’t want it to sit in the sun, but feta cheese can be at room temperature for about 6 hours and still be safe to eat. 

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Greek Cucumber & Tomato Salad Ingredients

  • Cucumbers- You can use regular or english cucumbers. Both are delicious!
  • Tomatoes- I used cherry tomatoes but you can use slicing tomatoes, chopped into smaller pieces.
  • Red onion- I love the bite of a raw red onion, but if you want a more mild flavor, try a shallot.
  • Feta- Crumbled Feta cheese adds a salty, creamy taste.
  • Olive oil- A drizzle of olive oil adds flavor and healthy fat to the salad.
  • Oregano- Dried oregano adds a lovely earthly flavor.
  • Salt & pepper- Add a little salt and pepper to taste.
cucumber and tomato salad

Substitution Options

  • Feel free to use a regular cucumber or an English cucumber. English cucumbers have fewer seeds and thinner skin than common cucumbers but they tend to be a bit more expensive.
  • For the tomatoes, I like various colors of cherry or grape tomatoes but you can also use larger tomatoes and just chop them into smaller pieces.
  • While the feta cheese is where a lot of the flavor comes from in this dish, if you wanted a vegan option I’d recommend adding a little more olive oil, double the parsley, add three tablespoons of pine nuts, and a hefty pinch of salt.
  • If you find the taste of raw onions to be too sharp, feel free to leave them out or use pickled red onions instead.

How to Store Leftovers

This is definitely the kind of salad that you can prepare with dinner and then take the leftovers for lunch. I packed a container to take with me the next day and it was just as delicious! Since there isn’t any lettuce, you don’t really have to worry about wilting. It should last 2-3 days in the fridge.

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Greek Cucumber & Tomato Salad

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  • Author: Liz Thomson
  • Prep Time: 10 mins
  • Cook Time: 0 Minutes
  • Total Time: 10 mins
  • Yield: 6 1x
  • Category: Salad
  • Method: No Cook
  • Cuisine: Greek

Description

This Greek cucumber and tomato salad is a great way to turn a few basic vegetables into a delicious and easy side dish. I love making this recipe when I want a salad but I don’t have any lettuce in the fridge!


Ingredients

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  • 2 large cucumbers, sliced lengthwise, then into half moons
  • 1 pint cherry tomatoes
  • 1/4 small red onion, thinly sliced
  • 3 oz feta cheese, crumbled
  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
  • Dash of Salt & Pepper

Instructions

  1. Combine the cucumber, tomato, and red onion in a large bowl.
  2. Sprinkle with feta and drizzle with olive oil. Top with oregano, salt, and pepper.
  3. Mix gently until completely combined. Add additional salt to taste.
  4. Keep refrigerated until ready to serve.

Greek Cucumber Tomato salad

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This recipe was originally published in April 2015. Updated May 2019.