Cucumber Greek Salad Recipe
This Cucumber Greek Salad is light and refreshing, and full of healthy ingredients. With minimal prep, it makes an easy side dish for any meal!
Hey there, y’all! I originally shared this recipe right before the 4th of July over at Kenarry: Ideas for the Home.
Carrie and I did a recipe swap of easy barbecue side dishes, and she was here sharing her recipe for Classic Taco Salad. Be sure to check it out if you haven’t had a chance to yet!
This Cucumber Greek Salad makes a great side dish to serve at almost any meal, and especially at summer barbecues. When there’s lots of yummy desserts and other heavy dishes to chow down on, sometimes I like to prepare a healthier alternative.
It’s nice to have a fresh side to balance everything out, and this Cucumber Greek Salad definitely fits the bill!
This salad is so easy to throw together. The hardest part is chopping the veggies, and that really only takes about five minutes. Add in some spices, lemon juice, olive oil, and feta, and you are ready to go.
You can definitely make this in a quick pinch for any barbecue or get-together this summer, but if you let it marinate for a couple of hours, the flavors will develop even more.
I made ours with black olives because my hubby and son love them, but if it were just for me, I’d leave them out! I’m kinda anti-olives.
If you prefer a different kind of olive, you can definitely use those instead, too.

Cucumber Greek Salad
Ingredients
- 2 cucumbers,, peeled and chopped into 1/4 slices
- 4-6 Roma tomatoes,, chopped
- 1/2 of a red onion,, sliced
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1 1/2 Tablespoons lemon juice
- 2 teaspoons dried oregano
- 1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese
- Salt and Pepper,, to taste
- Black olives,, pitted and sliced (to taste)
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine cucumbers, tomatoes, and onions.
- In a smaller bowl, mix the olive oil, lemon juice, and dried oregano. Pour over the vegetables and mix well. Season salad with salt and pepper.
- Sprinkle feta cheese and olives over the top of salad and mix. Taste and adjust spices if need be. Refrigerate until ready to eat. Enjoy!
If you like this Cucumber Greek Salad, then you you might like these:
Bacon Ranch Pasta Salad
I made this today and it was very good. I thought the oregano might be too strong but it wasn’t. When I make this again I’m going to soak my red onions in ice water. The onion I had was a little strong.
I’ll probably add some kind of protein (like tuna, salmon, or chicken) to make it a meal.
Thank you for posting this!
Glad you’re enjoying it!! I think adding protein is a great idea!
whats the nutrition information for the greek salad?
Hi Kimberly, I just added it. 🙂
Do you use fresh lemon juice or from a bottle?
I use fresh!
I just made this salad for dinner tonight, it was awesome! The kids even loved it. The recipe is perfect as written, but I also added artichokes just because I had them on hand. Thank you so much!
Love the addition of artichokes, Jen, that sounds delish! So glad you’re enjoying the recipe!
Looks so light and tasty! Can’t wait to try it!
A lot of flavors in this salad!
This salad is amazing! I also add chunks of salami. Great recipe!!! 5 stars!
Love the addition of salami! Glad you’re enjoying it, Shannon!
Looks great! Do you think another cheese would work instead of the feta?? Jusy not a big feta fan ????.
Hi Lynda! So sorry, just now seeing your comment. I’m returning to blogging after taking some time off from being sick from my pregnancy. You could definitely use another type of cheese! I think fresh mozzeralla or maybe parmesan would be good in this, but you could try it with another cheese that you prefer!
Where do I get the recipe looks good.
Hi Ashlyn, I made this, this afternoon and absolutely loved it! My picky husband even liked it 🙂 The only thing I did differently was adding some chopped fresh basil because I have a basil plant. Thanks for the recipe! I think this will be my go-to potluck dish. Definitely making again 🙂
LOVE the addition of basil, Laura! So glad y’all enjoyed it!
Delicious! I added about 1/4 cup of apple cider vinegar to mine..came out GREAT!
Yum! Sounds great with the apple cider vinegar!
Hi! I saw this on Pinterest and I made it tonight for dinner. It was delicious, thanks for the great recipe. 🙂
Ashley
Glad to hear y’all enjoyed it, Ashley!
This looks delicious….can’t wait to make it!
Hope you enjoy it!
Do you know how long this will keep for?
Hi Kathryn, I’d say it should keep for a couple of days!
This was a refreshing new salad for us. I did add some balsamic vinegar to add some zing – thanks for sharing!
Great Tracy, glad y’all enjoyed it! The balsamic sound delish, too!
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Hi Ashlyn,
I found my way to your blog when I saw this recipe on Pinterest. It caught my eye, because my husband loves Greek salad (minus the feta). What I really just want to say to you is…GO DAWGS!!! Please give your Soldier a big thank you for his service, and thanks to you for supporting him – from this retired Navy wife.
From a Georgia-born girl living in Washington State.
Thank you so much, Sharon!!! I absolutely love it when other military spouses find my blog, and even better because you’re a Dawgs fan, too! 🙂 Thank you to your husband for his service as well! We hope to get stationed in Washington one day, I’ve heard it’s beautiful there. Thank you for your comment, it made my day to read it!
This sounds like a great Beach snack. We,could skip the chips!
I love Greek salads and have been looking for an alternative for lettuce besides cucumber or broccoli (and not pasta because I’m trying to keep it low carb.) Any suggestions?
Well that’s a tough one! Do you like tomatoes? You could always make a tomato greek salad. You could also try replacing the lettuce with a different green like spinach, kale, arugula, swiss chard, etc.
What about cabbage?
what kind of spices would you suggest? Thank you in advance.
Hi Tammy! I use salt, pepper, and dried oregano in this salad. 🙂
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Greek salads are one of my favorite side dishes! This looks so refreshing!
I love fresh salads with cucumbers!! What a refreshing dish for summer!
Greek salad is one of my favorites, and I love how this is cucumber based instead of with lettuce!
Love a good greek salad in the summer, this looks so refreshing!
This is one stunningly beautiful greek salad, Ashlyn!