This Greek tomato cucumber salad is one of the best ways to enjoy all of the fresh tastes of summer! Whether you are selecting your tomatoes, cucumbers, green peppers, and onions from your own garden, a farmer's market, or the locally-grown produce section of your grocery store, the fresh ingredients for this Greek salad, combined with feta cheese, kalamata olives, and red wine vinegar, make this entire 15-minutes dish a WHOLE LOTTA YUM.
Best Greek Salad Recipe
There is just something about a fresh salad in the summer heat, and this healthy Greek tomato cucumber salad is no exception.
We have been on a Mediterranean kick lately, so it was easy to incorporate the best of fresh vegetables, including cucumbers, tomatoes, green peppers, and onions, and adding in kalamata olives and feta cheese. Topping our Grecian-inspired salad, of course, is red wine vinegar and oregano to create the best Greek salad recipe.
The fact that it takes just 15-minutes to create our Green tomato cucumber salad is a nice little bonus to the rich flavor, and the crunch of crisp, fresh vegetables.
Whether you are serving your Greek tomato and cucumber salad as a side for lunch or dinner, using it as part of your weekly meal prep, or adding in some baked chicken cutlets to make a Greek salad bowl, the only wrong way to serve your Greek salad is to not serve one at all.
Why You'll Love This!
- Filled with cucumbers, tomatoes, green peppers, kalamata olives, and onions, our Greek tomato cucumber salad is filled with fresh, crisp, and delicious vegetables.
- We are seasoning our salad with red wine vinegar, dried oregano, and sea salt to make the best Greek salad recipe!
- Ready in just 15-minutes, Greek salad is perfect as a no-cook lunch or dinner, or as a meal prep to help you stick to your healthy lifestyle.
- Speaking of healthy eating plans, our Greek tomato cucumber salad is perfect for most of them! Whether you are low-carb, keto, gluten-free, sugar-free, or vegetarian, this salad works. And one quick adaptation can have you enjoying the Greek salad life while sticking to your dairy-free, Whole30, and vegan lifestyles as well (adaptations are listed below).
- Easily change the ingredients for Greek salad to meet your specific food preferences.
We love salads that eat like a meal in our home, and we make a lot of them! Be sure to try out other Mediterranean-inspired salads including the Italian antipasto salad, the tomato basil mozzarella salad, and the Greek chicken salad.
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Ingredients for Greek Salad
As we love to say, fresh is best, and when it comes to your ingredients for Greek salad, this phrase still rings true. For our Greek cucumber and tomato salad, we aren't cooking a thing, so be sure your vegetables, cheese, and seasonings are as fresh as possible.
- cucumbers - sliced
- grape tomatoes - sliced tomatoes
- red onion - thinly sliced
- kalamata olives
- Feta cheese - small cubes or crumbles
- green pepper - sliced
- red wine vinegar
- dried oregano
- fine sea salt
Variations
- Feta - The feta can be cubed, crumbled, or served in large squares on top (which is the authentic Greek way).
- Red Wine Vinegar - Traditional Greek salad drizzles the salad with red wine vinegar and olive oil, our verision uses red wine vinegar dressing but the traditional version can be made instead.
- Optional Add-Ins - Other variations include mixing in cubed pre-cooked chicken or cooked quinoa.
Diet Adaptions
- Vegan - Make your Greek tomato cucumber salad vegan by leaving out the feta and replacing it with a plant-based cheese or swapping it for avocado.
- Whole30 - Use avocado in place of the feta cheese to make your cucumber and tomato salad Whole30.
- Dairy-Free - Same as vegan or Whole30.
Step by Step Instructions
Chop and slice some vegetables, add in some seasoning, and after a quick toss your Greek tomato cucumber salad will be ready to go.
Prep Ingredients
Prep the cucumber tomato salad ingredients by slicing the onions, cucumber, and green pepper.
You can leave the grape tomatoes whole or if you're using regular-sized tomatoes instead, cut them into wedges.
Assemble
Add all of the vegetables to the bowl, including the olives.
Drizzle with the red wine vinegar, dried oregano, and sea salt.
Stir to combine the ingredients together.
Sprinkle with feta cheese cubes before serving. Enjoy!
Recipe Tips
- If you are meal-prepping your Greek tomato cucumber salad to enjoy later in the week, do not add the red wine vinegar dressing until you are ready to eat.
- One of the best things about a salad is how easy it is to customize and make it your own! Add or remove items as your own personal preferences dictate.
- For the best flavor and crunch, serve your Greek salad chilled.
Common Questions
We lovee pairing our Greek tomato cucumber salad with baked chicken cutlets or pan fried chicken tenders, both of which go great on the side or as a part of our salad.
Traditional Greek salad does not containt lettuce, but some people do prefer to serve it on a bed of lettuce leaves.
You can keep prepared Greek salad in the fridge in a covered container for up to 3 days; however, we do recommend leaving the dressing off if you know you will be storing it.
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Greek Tomato Cucumber Salad
A healthy Greek salad with tomato, cucumber, feta, and kalamata olives makes for a great dinner side dish with chicken, or served as a meal prep lunch.
Ingredients
- 1 cup cucumbers, sliced
- 2 cups grape tomatoes or sliced tomatoes
- ½ red onion, thinly sliced
- 1 cup kalamata olives
- Feta cheese, 8 oz cut into small cubes
- 1 small green pepper, sliced
- ½+ cup red wine vinegar dressing (store-bought or homemade)
- ½ teaspoon dried oregano
- ¼ teaspoon fine sea salt
- DRESSING
- ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tablespoon red wine vinegar
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- ½ teaspoon dried oregano
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ⅛ teaspoon ground black pepper
Instructions
- If you're making our homemade red wine vinegar dressing, combine the olive oil, red wine vinegar, garlic, Dijon mustard, dried oregano, salt, and pepper in a small bowl. Combine. If you're using bottled dressing, skip this step.
- Prep the cucumber tomato salad ingredients by slicing the onions, cucumber, and green pepper. You can leave the grape tomatoes whole or if you're using regular-sized tomatoes instead, cut them into wedges.
- Add the cucumbers, tomatoes, and kalamata olives to a bowl. Drizzle with the red wine vinegar dressing, dried oregano, and sea salt and combine the ingredients together. Sprinkle with feta cheese cubes before serving. Enjoy!
Notes
Sprinkling the feta over the top of the salad at the end or on the side makes it easy to serve this as a dairy-free option.
The feta can be cubed, crumbled, or served in large squares on top (which is the authentic Greek way).
Traditional Greek salad drizzles the salad with red wine vinegar and olive oil, our version uses red wine vinegar dressing but the traditional version can be made instead.
Other variations include mixing in cubed pre-cooked chicken, avocado or cooked quinoa.
Nutrition Information
Yield 6 Serving Size 1Amount Per Serving Calories 300Total Fat 27gSaturated Fat 8gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 17gCholesterol 36mgSodium 799mgCarbohydrates 8gNet Carbohydrates 6gFiber 2gSugar 3gProtein 7g
The nutrional information is just an estimate and was calculated by an automated calculator. If you're on a restricted health program please manually calculate this information using the brands of ingredients you have since brands can vary.
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