Name: Cucumber Tomato Salad Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Ingredients: 1 lb cherry tomatoes (cut in half); 1 English cucumber (quartered lengthwise then sliced); ¼ cup EACH: minced red onion, parsley, and cilantro (see notes); 2 tablespoons olive oil (see notes); 1 large garlic clove (minced); ½ teaspoon EACH: salt and pepper; Optional: ¼ cup feta cheese (omit for a dairy-free salad)

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Cucumber Tomato Salad is bright, fresh, and quick and easy to make. It’s the perfect light side dish for almost any dinner and packs well for a potluck. This is our go-to salad recipe and one that I know you’ll love as much as we do!

Wooden tongs serving some cucumber and tomato salad from a glass bowl.

This is the cucumber tomato salad of my dreams. Crunchy cucumbers and sweet cherry tomatoes are simply meant to be together, especially when you add a little spicy red onion and plenty of chopped fresh herbs.

Everything gets drizzled with good olive oil and finished with lots of freshly cracked black pepper. Sometimes I add feta, sometimes I don’t — it’s delicious either way, but the feta definitely makes it feel like a special treat. With just a handful of simple ingredients, the flavors really shine, and the whole salad comes together in under 10 minutes.

For a different variation, try my Creamy Cucumber Salad next.

All the ingredients for the cucumber tomato salad in a glass bowl and olive oil being poured over the top.

A close up of this cucumber and tomato salad recipe in a glass bowl.

What to serve with this cucumber and tomato salad

This salad is so bright and fresh that it pairs perfectly with a simple main course. In the summer, I love this salad with my Juicy Grilled Pork Chops or my Best Grilled Chicken Breast recipe. They’re both the ideal way to turn this salad into a summer dinner.

Cherry tomatoes are sweet year-round, and cucumbers are always available. So even after the weather turns cooler, this cucumber tomato salad is still one of my favs. In the winter, I like to serve it with my Perfect Baked Chicken Breasts or my Juicy Baked Pork Chops.

And a few sides to round out the meal:

Cucumber Tomato Salad Recipe

Prep: 10

Cook: 0

Total: 10

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Cucumber Tomato Salad is bright, fresh, and quick and easy to make. It's the perfect light side dish for almost any dinner and packs well for a potluck. This is our go-to salad recipe and one that I know you'll love as much as we do!

Ingredients

▢ 1 lb cherry tomatoes (cut in half)
▢ 1 English cucumber (quartered lengthwise then sliced)
▢ ¼ cup EACH: minced red onion, parsley, and cilantro (see notes)
▢ 2 tablespoons olive oil (see notes)
▢ 1 large garlic clove (minced)
▢ ½ teaspoon EACH: salt and pepper
▢ Optional: ¼ cup feta cheese (omit for a dairy-free salad)

Instructions

Add the cherry tomatoes, cucumber, red onion, parsley, and cilantro to a large bowl.
1 lb cherry tomatoes, 1 English cucumber, ¼ cup EACH: minced red onion, parsley, and cilantro (see notes)
Whisk the olive oil with the minced garlic, salt, and pepper and pour over the salad and toss to coat.
2 tablespoons olive oil, 1 large garlic clove, ½ teaspoon EACH: salt and pepper
If you are using the feta cheese, crumble it over top of the salad and toss to mix it in.
Optional: ¼ cup feta cheese

Notes

If you are not a fan of cilantro, simply use ½ cup of minced parsley.

If you have more than one type of olive oil, use the best one you have for this recipe.

Nutrition

Serving: 1 serving = ¼ of the recipe, Calories: 100kcal (5%), Carbohydrates: 9g (3%), Protein: 2g (4%), Fat: 7g (11%), Saturated Fat: 1g (6%), Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 5g, Sodium: 308mg (13%), Potassium: 401mg (11%), Fiber: 2g (8%), Sugar: 5g (6%), Vitamin A: 1017IU (20%), Vitamin C: 34mg (41%), Calcium: 34mg (3%), Iron: 1mg (6%)

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