Cucumber Tomato Salad – The Cookie Rookie®

This cucumber tomato salad recipe is so fresh and simple. It’s filled with cucumbers, cherry tomatoes, red onion, and feta, and tossed in a lemon olive oil dressing. It’s the perfect healthy summer salad for every occasion!

white bowl filled with cucumber tomato salad

Cucumber Tomato Salad with Feta

This bright cucumber tomato salad is just perfect for spring and summer. It’s simple, healthy, and so delicious!

Gather up some cucumbers and cherry tomatoes, add some red onion and feta, toss it all in a lemon olive oil dressing, and you’ve got a great salad ready to go!

Serve this salad before dinner, along with appetizers, as a side dish, or as a quick lunch.

Why you’ll love this Easy Cucumber Tomato Salad recipe:

QUICK AND SIMPLE: This recipe is so easy and won’t take more than a few minutes to toss together.
FRESH INGREDIENTS: Nothing beats fresh veggies. Make this in the spring/summer while tomatoes are in season for the freshest flavor!
HEALTHY: What could be healthier than a fresh salad filled with cucumbers, tomatoes, and onions?

ingredients for cucumber tomato salad with feta

How to make Cucumber Tomato Salad

Be sure to see the recipe card below for full ingredients & instructions!

Chop and slice up all your ingredients.
Combine tomato, cucumber, onion, feta, and herbs in a bowl to make the salad.
In a separate bowl, combine olive oil, lemon juice, salt and pepper to make the dressing.
When ready to serve, toss the salad with the dressing, and season to taste. Enjoy!

up close cucumber tomato salad in bowl with feta

Can I make this ahead of time?

Don’t dress the salad until you’re ready to serve it. Salt draws moisture out of the veggies, so they’ll end up soggy the longer they sit.

What you can do ahead of time is chop up the veggies and combine the rest of the ingredients together. Keep them in a bowl covered with plastic wrap (or an airtight container) in the fridge, and add in the dressing right before serving.

Luckily this recipe won’t take long to make either way, so it’s easy to make right when you’re ready to eat it.

What kind of dressing goes with this cucumber and tomato salad?

I made a simple olive oil dressing for this salad. I didn’t want to mask the flavor of the cucumbers, tomatoes, and red onion. It’s a mix of oil, lemon juice, and salt and pepper. Use Extra Virgin Olive Oil for the dressing.

Should I peel cucumbers for salad?

I recommend using English cucumbers for this salad so you don’t need to peel them!

If you use a different type of cucumber with a tough or thick skin, then go ahead and peel it.

What should I serve it with?

This cucumber, tomato, onion, feta salad is simple enough to go with just about everything!

Here are some ideas:

Tips!

Toss the salad in the dressing right before serving.
Since this salad recipe is so simple, good quality ingredients will go along way. Pick up some fresh tomatoes and cucumber for the most flavorful results!
Switch out the cilantro for different herbs if you prefer, like basil or dill.
Add in some (cooked and cooled) quinoa to make this cucumber tomato salad a little heartier.
If you prefer, use mozzarella or halloumi instead of feta.

Make this delicious cucumber, tomato, onion, feta salad recipe for a simple lunch, side, or pre-dinner salad. You can’t go wrong with something this flavorful!

If you make this recipe be sure to upload a photo in the comment section below or leave a rating. Enjoy!