Cucumber Tomato Salad

The freshness of this cucumber tomato salad is a wonderful addition to your meal, especially when the tomatoes and cucumbers are in season.

Why You'll Love Tomato Cucumber Salad

Bright, summer flavors make this salad the perfect side dish for your picnic, grill-out, or a light lunch.

Make this salad the day before and take it to work for a fast and easy light lunch. Top it with baked tofu, homemade baked falafel, spiced chickpeas, and feta cheese, and add the dressing when you are ready to eat.

Take a beautiful cucumber tomato salad with you to any gathering and share your garden bounty with friends and family.

Ingredients for Cucumber Tomato Salad

• Grape or Cherry tomatoes or regular-sized tomatoes: choose the freshest most flavorful tomatoes.
• English Cucumber: Substitute 6-7 Persian cucumbers. A regular cucumber will also work if that's all you can find.
• Scallions: Green onions or scallions are interchangeable.
• Herbs: Chopped Fresh Cilantro, Parsley, mint, or a combination of the three.
• Extra Virgin Olive Oil: A high-quality oil makes a huge difference!
• Freshly Squeezed Lemon Juice: For brightness and contrast with the vegetables. If you don't have fresh lemons you may use any kinds of vinegar that you may have on hand such as red wine vinegar or balsamic vinegar.
• Salt: salty is essential for this recipe in order to bring all the flavors together, we use sea salt, but feel free to use kosher salt.

How to Make Cucumber Tomato Salad

A cucumber and tomato salad is super easy. First, slice, dice, or chop your veggies and herb of choice. Peel the cucumber if you wish, but it isn't strictly necessary and we do not. Then, just toss all the ingredients together in a large bowl. Taste and adjust the dressing ingredients to taste. Keep this salad in the refrigerator until you are ready to serve it.

Variations for this Tomato Salad

• While we call for diced cucumbers, you can use cucumber slices instead if you like.
• Add red bell peppers for a sweet touch.
• Consider feta cheese or fresh mozzarella balls for a lovely touch of richness if you enjoy cheese for a tomato cucumber feta salad.
• Add Shawarma spiced chickpeas or canned chickpeas for a Tomato cucumber chickpea salad.
• Fresh basil leaves or fresh dill are both a great choice for the herb in this recipe.
• Avocados will turn this into a lovely cucumber tomato avocado salad.
• Red can replace the scallion and make this a tomato cucumber onion salad.
• If you enjoy raw garlic, add one or two cloves, minced or grated.

What to Serve with Tomato Cucumber Salad

This Mediterranean salad stands alone as a light summer lunch but also works great as a side for Mujadara, Falafel, focaccia grilled veggie burger, grilled peppers with halloumi, or any main dish that needs an acidic balance. It adds brightness to any meal.

FAQ

How to Make an Israeli Salad?

An Israeli salad is exactly the same salad, just dice the cucumbers and tomatoes really small and you may use red onion instead of scallions.

What dressing for tomato cucumber salad?

Our salad has a very simple lemon juice, olive oil, and salt with your herb of choice.

Is tomato cucumber salad good for you?

Yes. All of the ingredients in this recipe are good for you with vitamins such as vitamin c, minerals, and healthy. It is also low carb and low calorie.

How do I cut tomatoes for cucumber and tomato salad?

If you are using cherry or grape tomatoes slice them in half, if you are using juicy summer tomatoes, dice them. Diced cucumbers in a similar size.

Tips to Make the Easy Cucumber Tomato Salad Recipe

• This is the perfect summer salad when you can get fresh tomatoes and cucumbers from the farmer's market, roadside stand, or your own garden! In the winter when tomatoes are less flavorful choose the tastiest tomatoes you can find.
• For a prettier salad, you can use assorted color tomatoes or heirloom tomatoes
• You can use a combination of all three herbs or any fresh herbs you like
• This salad is best during the summer when tomatoes and cucumbers are at their peak flavor.
• Preferably, serve the same day.  If you need to make this salad ahead of time, make it one day ahead and add olive oil, lemon, and salt right before serving.
• Juicy tomatoes are the best choice, they release all their juice into the salad. The best part is to soak up all the remaining juice and dressing with some good rustic bread.

Storing Leftovers for this Salad Recipe

Store any leftovers of our easy salad in an airtight container for no more than 2 days, the veggies start to get soggy and the salad won't taste as fresh. You cannot freeze this salad.

More Great Cucumber Recipes

• Cucumber Avocado Salad
• Avocado Cucumber Salad
• Peach Caprese

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