My Cucumber with Tomato Salad is delicious, light, and refreshing, and can be made in less than 15 minutes.
Made with garden-fresh produce tossed with a simple vinaigrette, this flavorful salad is the perfect side dish for your next barbecue or family dinner.
Crisp cucumbers and juicy tomatoes guarantee that this simple salad is full of fresh flavors. It’s a family favorite and one you’ll love making.
My easy cucumber with tomato salad recipe uses simple ingredients you’ll find at your local grocery store or farmers market. If you’d rather not make your own dressing, use your favorite balsamic or Italian dressing.
Another favorite summertime salad is my easy coleslaw recipe.
Ingredients to make Tomato, Cucumber, Onion Salad
Gather the ingredients to prepare our cucumber with tomato recipe. Culinary professionals call this the “Mise en Place,” which means “everything in its Place.”
Setting up your ingredients not only helps speed up the cooking process but also ensures you have all the necessary ingredients on hand to make the recipe.
Can I use other ingredients?
Absolutely, I love the versatility of my tomato cucumber salad recipe; it’s one of my favorite summer salads! You can add green bell peppers, celery, and fresh herbs, and you can use your choice of regular tomatoes, Roma tomatoes, grape tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, or your favorite heirloom tomatoes.
I used red onions for this delicious salad, but you can also use your favorite type of sweet onions.
Fresh dill, cilantro, or basil leaves will add more flavor to this refreshing salad. ChatGPT said:
I used regular cucumbers for this recipe, but they do need to be peeled before slicing. You can also use English or Persian cucumbers, which don’t require peeling.
To make this simple dressing, you can use olive oil (my choice) or your favorite oil. You have options when it comes to the type of vinegar. Red wine vinegar, apple cider vinegar, white wine vinegar, and balsamic vinegar are all good choices.
Add a little Greek yogurt or sour cream to the dressing if you want to make a creamy cucumber salad.
You can enhance this tasty salad by adding feta, blue cheese, gorgonzola, or cubes of your favorite cheese.
How to make a Cucumber with Tomato Salad
Follow along with my simple step-by-step instructions to learn how to make a cucumber with tomato salad in your home kitchen.
- Add the tomatoes, cucumbers, red onion, and chopped parsley to a large bowl.
- Season with salt and black pepper and toss to combine.
- Add the olive oil, red wine vinegar, and honey to a small bowl.
- Whisk to combine.
*You can also use your favorite Italian or balsamic dressing instead of making your own.
Pour the dressing over the tomato, cucumber, onion salad and toss to coat the ingredients. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate until ready to serve.
*The tomato with cucumber salad is best served within one hour of assembling. If you need it to sit for longer, do not salt the cucumbers and tomatoes, and wait until ready to serve to add the dressing.
Recipe FAQ’s
Yes, you can make it in advance. However, the salt in the dressing will draw water out of the cucumbers and tomatoes, which could make the salad a bit watery over time. It’s usually best if eaten within 1 hour of preparing.
You can also leave the salt out until you’re ready to serve.
That is a personal preference, but the short answer is no.
It’s not as important if you’re using thin-skinned varieties like English or Persian, but if you’re using standard garden cucumbers, peel them to avoid bitterness and waxy texture.
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Cucumber with Tomato Salad
Ingredients
Salad
- 2 cups tomatoes Cut in halves or quartered – I used Campari tomatoes
- 1 large cucumber peeled, quartered, and sliced
- 1 small red onion thinly sliced
- 1 tablespoon Italian parsley finely chopped
- 1 teaspoon salt more or less to taste
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- 2 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
- 1 teaspoon honey optional
Instructions
Salad
- Add the tomatoes, cucumbers, red onion, and chopped parsley to a large bowl. Season with salt and black pepper and toss to combine.
Dressing
- Add the olive oil, red wine vinegar, and honey to a small bowl and whisk to combine.You can also use your favorite Italian or balsamic salad dressing instead of making your own dressing.
- Pour the dressing over the cucumber salad and toss to coat the cucumbers and tomatoes. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate until ready to serve. *The salad is best served within one hour of assembling. If you need it to sit for longer, do not salt the cucumbers and tomatoes and wait until ready to serve to add the dressing.
Rose Marie A Klavon says
I love this recipe! You are a great chef and use lot of your recipes.
Chef Dennis Littley says
Thank you! I’m happy to hear you’ve been enjoying my recipes.
Faraway says
Cher,
What do you think? Substitute toasted Sourdough bread cubes for the cucumbers, basil for the parsley and we could have a Panzanella salad?
Chef Dennis Littley says
You could definitely do that.
Dr. Christopher Vogelmann says
This was absolutely delicious! One of my favorites.