Greek Cucumber Salad
This Greek Cucumber Salad is light and refreshing, and full of healthy ingredients. It's loaded with juicy tomatoes, crisp cucumbers, and tangy feta cheese, all tossed with a homemade Greek dressing. With minimal prep, it makes an easy side dish for any meal, or is perfect on its own for a light main course!
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 Tablespoons red wine vinegar
- 2 teaspoons dried oregano
- 1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese
- Salt and Pepper to taste (I like a lot of pepper)
- 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, red wine vinegar, 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!
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Notes
- Use fresh produce! You will most definitely want to use super fresh cucumbers, tomatoes, and red onion for the best flavor. The fresher and more in-season your veggies are, the better!
- Be sure to peel your cucumbers if using regular cucumbers. If you choose to use English cucumbers, you do not need to peel them because they have a thinner skin that is less bitter.
- What type of tomatoes to use: I like to use roma tomatoes, grape tomatoes, or fresh garden tomatoes in my salad.
- Add some fresh herbs like fresh oregano in the dressing instead of dried, or a bit of chopped fresh parsley sprinkled on top for a finishing touch.
- Olives are optional! If you're not a fan of olives (like me), feel free to leave them out. Alternatively if you're an olive-lover (like my husband), use whichever kind you prefer, but I usually just stick with sliced black olives.
- You can definitely make this in a quick pinch for any barbecue or summer get together, but if you let your cucumber greek salad marinate for at least a couple of hours (preferably longer!) the flavors will develop even more. I really like to make it the night before we plan to enjoy it.
- Store your Greek Cucumber Salad in an airtight container in the fridge for up to three days.
Nutrition
Calories: 103kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 8mg | Sodium: 108mg | Potassium: 197mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 360IU | Vitamin C: 8.3mg | Calcium: 69mg | Iron: 0.5mg