Cucumber Tomato Salad

This classic and simple Cucumber Tomato Salad really highlights fresh summer produce. It requires just a few ingredients and tastes fresh and delicious!

I really didn’t mean to give you two recipes in a row featuring tomatoes, onions, and fresh herbs, but they’re in season right now, and I can’t stop eating them! As similar as this Cucumber Tomato Salad looks to my Pico De Gallo recipe from last week, I promise it tastes much different!

Cucumber Tomato Salad is one of those classic salads for which you don’t even need a recipe; it just comes together with a few simple ingredients.

Why Your Body Will Love This Summer Salad

• Antioxidants—Cucumbers and tomatoes have antioxidant power. Antioxidants help neutralize harmful free radicals in the blood, and the lycopene in tomatoes may help reduce the risk of chronic diseases, including heart disease and cancer.
• Vitamins and minerals – Cucumbers have a high water content and are super hydrating for our bodies, which is especially great during the hot summer months. They also contain vitamins and minerals like vitamin C, potassium, vitamin K, and magnesium. They’re a great source of antioxidants.
• Superbulbs – Onions are superfoods with benefits ranging from heart health to cancer prevention to immune support. They’re loaded with potassium and have anti-inflammatory benefits.

What You’ll Need For Cucumber Tomato Salad

Since this salad recipe has so few ingredients, it is really important to use ripe, in-season, quality ingredients for this recipe! Garden-fresh produce is perfect if you have it 🙂

• Cucumber – I like to use the hothouse English cucumbers because they are less watery and have smaller seeds. The skin is also much thinner than regular cucumber skin, so it’s easier to eat.
• Tomato – I used cherry tomatoes in this recipe because I love their sweetness, but any kind of tomato would work! You can even mix a few different kinds together.
• Onion – Any kind of onion you like will work! I usually use a purple onion, but I have been enjoying the milder taste of white onions lately.
• Fresh Herbs – I used a combination of mint and basil, but any fresh herbs you have will be great!
• Dressing – The dressing is a mixture of olive oil, vinegar, salt, and pepper. It’s super simple and allows the natural flavors of the fresh vegetables to shine.

How To Make This Fresh Garden Salad

Sometimes, simple recipes are the best! This Cucumber Tomato Salad is perfect for summer when you want something easy, healthy, and delicious. It’s full of fresh vegetables and goes well with many other dishes. If you plan to make it in advance, leave out the fresh herbs until serving. They can turn brown quickly when cut up and refrigerated.

1. Add all ingredients to a large bowl and stir until combined. Serve the salad immediately or refrigerate for up to 3 days.

Ways To Enjoy This Cucumber Tomato Salad

• With beans and rice – I have a Spanish rice recipe coming up soon and a few days in a row I ate rice, beans and a big scoop of this salad for lunch and it was delicious!
• On top of a hummus pita – I fried some pita bread, spread it with hummus, and then topped it with cucumber tomato salad.
• On top of a bed of greens – I like to have this on hand to make a super easy salad. I chop up some greens and then add them to the veggie-filled salad.
• As a veggie side dish – We made veggie burgers and fries the other night for dinner, and this cucumber tomato salad was the perfect light and fresh side dish.

I hope you all are taking full advantage of the delicious summer produce right now! If you make this salad, I’d love to hear your thoughts below.

If you have a question about this recipe, post it in the comments, and I’ll respond as soon as possible.

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Cucumber Tomato Salad

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• Author: She Likes Food
• Total Time: 0 hours
• Yield: 6 1x
• Diet: Vegan

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This Cucumber Tomato Salad is easy to make, healthy and so refreshing!

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Ingredients

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• 1 pint cherry tomatoes
• 1 medium sized cucumber (I like to use a seedless hothouse cucumber)
• 1/2 small onion, diced
• Small handful fresh herbs
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
• Salt and pepper, to taste

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Instructions

1. Add all ingredients to a large bowl and stir until combined.  Serve salad immediately or refrigerator up to 3 days.

Notes

If making salad in advance I would leave out the fresh herbs until serving.  They can turn brown quickly when cut up and refrigerated.

• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: NA
• Category: Salad, Vegan
• Method: No Cook
• Cuisine: American