Cucumber and Tomato Salad Recipe

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Cucumber Tomato Salad pairs well with so many dishes! A summer favorite, this cucumber and tomato salad recipe is delicious and great to make ahead too! 

Cucumber Tomato Salad Recipe - A quick and easy summer staple, this cucumber and tomato salad goes well with fish, chicken, pork, or a plate filled with veggies! Add in onions too if you like! // addapinch.com

The smell of the garden is pretty heady and intoxicating. As much as I sometimes dread having to go out and water, weed, and tend to our garden, once I am within a few feet, the smell of the plants draws me in. The sight of my ripe, juicy tomatoes and the crisp, green cucumbers growing on the vine makes me a happy girl. One of the first recipes I make with my bounty is this Cucumber Tomato Salad. 

Cucumber Tomato Salad Recipe - A quick and easy summer staple, this cucumber and tomato salad goes well with fish, chicken, pork, or a plate filled with veggies! Add in onions too if you like! // addapinch.com

I didn’t always love to garden when I was a little girl. Maybe it was because we had one every year. Georgia summers are hot and I would have rather been playing than picking vegetables. I felt sure when I grew up I wouldn’t have anything to do with one.

Flash forward to when I married up to now and you’ll find me drawing out garden plans in the dead of winter, studying over seed packets, devouring the Farmer’s Almanac, and calling my great uncle to find out when he’s planting his beans. After I plant my garden, I stalk it like a criminal until the first blooms appear. Then, I’ll baby them like an overprotective mother.

Cucumber Tomato Salad Recipe - A quick and easy summer staple, this cucumber and tomato salad goes well with fish, chicken, pork, or a plate filled with veggies! Add in onions too if you like! // addapinch.com

Cucumber Tomato Salad Recipe

Once my garden starts producing cucumbers and tomatoes, this Cucumber and Tomato Salad is an immediate must-make in my kitchen. Even if you do not have a garden, this salad is definitely begging to be made. Just visit your farmer’s market or grocery store. This is delicious anytime you can get good, fresh veggies to make it.

How to Make Cucumber Tomato Salad

For this salad, you’ll only need a few items.

To make it, begin by washing your tomatoes and cucumbers really well. Slice the cucumbers into thin slices and cut the cherry tomatoes in half lengthwise. If using another type of tomatoes, dice them. If you wish to add onion to your salad, dice it too.

Add sliced cucumbers, tomatoes, onions (if using) and dressing to a large bowl. Gently toss all of the ingredients together until veggies are well coated with dressing. Then serve or refrigerate until ready to enjoy!

When I first started making this salad, I made it with the dressing my Grandmother always used. (Recipe in the recipe notes). But a few years ago as I was making it, I tried it with my homemade Italian dressing instead. So delicious and so easy! My recipe includes both dressing options. I think you’ll love them both!

Cucumber Tomato Salad Recipe - A quick and easy summer staple, this cucumber and tomato salad goes well with fish, chicken, pork, or a plate filled with veggies! Add in onions too if you like! // addapinch.com

Make Ahead

It’s a perfect recipe to make ahead too! After you make it, place in an airtight container and store in the refrigerator for up to 7 days. Such a tasty salad for picnics and potlucks too!

How to Serve

This salad goes with everything, from a southern pinto bean supper to a light topping for grilled fish. It’s so good served alongside bbq chicken, pork or any other summertime menu you can think of. It is so crispy and refreshing that it always satisfies. And it’s also great on it’s own too!

Make this salad for yourself soon. You’ll be so glad you did.

Cucumber Tomato Salad Recipe - A quick and easy summer staple, this cucumber and tomato salad goes well with fish, chicken, pork, or a plate filled with veggies! Add in onions too if you like! // addapinch.com

Other Easy Salads

Try some of my other quick and simple side salads too!

Honey Lime Fruit Salad

Easy Tortellini Pasta Salad

Caprese Salad

Grape Salad

Classic Egg Salad

Here’s my quick and easy cucumber and tomato salad recipe. I hope you love it as much as we do!

Cucumber and Tomato Salad Recipe

5 from 7 votes
Cucumber Tomato Salad Recipe – A quick and easy summer staple, this cucumber and tomato salad goes well with fish, chicken, pork, or a plate filled with veggies! Add in onions too if you like!
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes
Servings: 8 servings

Ingredients

  • 2 cucumber, sliced
  • 1 pint cherry tomatoes, halved or 2 medium tomatoes, diced
  • 1 medium onion, diced, optional
  • 1/2 cup Italian dressing, homemade or store-bought

Instructions 

  • Add the sliced cucumbers, tomatoes, onion (if using), and dressing to a large bowl. Gently toss all of the ingredients together to coat with the dressing. 

Notes

Grandmother added the following apple cider vinegar dressing for her salad rather than using Italian dressing:
1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
1/4 cup water
3 tablespoons sugar
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Make-Ahead:
Store Cucumber Tomato Salad in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up 7 days. 

Nutrition

Serving: 0.5cup | Calories: 60kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 3g | Sodium: 154mg | Potassium: 263mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 345IU | Vitamin C: 16.9mg | Calcium: 22mg | Iron: 0.6mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

Enjoy!
Robyn xo

Cucumber Tomato Salad Recipe - A quick and easy summer staple, this cucumber and tomato salad goes well with fish, chicken, pork, or a plate filled with veggies! Add in onions too if you like! // addapinch.com

From the Add a Pinch recipe archives. Originally posted 2012.

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62 Comments

  1. Aggie says:

    Salad like this just screams summer. I don’t usually think to use apple cider vinegar when I make salad like this but I will be next time! Great photo Robyn.

  2. Sommer@ASpicyPerspective says:

    Hey girl, this is the perfect summertime classic. I only wish I was growing cucumbers!

  3. Jamie | My Baking Addiction says:

    One of my favorite fresh, summer salads! So simple and beautiful!

  4. Good Food Good Friends says:

    My Grandma used to make this salad for me all the time. Love to make a big bowl of it and have for lunch or as an afternoon snack.

  5. Mary says:

    What a great way to add some veggies to your diet. It will make a tasty, light, refreshing lunch all by itself… Thanks for sharing!

    1. Robyn Stone says:

      I think you’ll love it, Mary. It is one of my favorite things to keep in my refrigerator during the summertime.

  6. Abby says:

    Love how light and refreshing this salad is, perfect for summer!

    1. Robyn Stone says:

      Thanks so much, Abby! It is perfect for summer. I can’t wait for tomatoes and cucumbers just so I can make it!

  7. Sylvie @ Gourmande in the Kitchen says:

    I’d have it right by itself, what a great fresh salad!

    1. Robyn Stone says:

      I think this is a salad you would love, Sylvie.

  8. Tickled Red says:

    Love this summer salad!! It will be nice and refreshing one hot evening, nothing else needed. xoxo

    1. Robyn Stone says:

      Oh yes, it’s perfect straight out of the refrigerator on these hot summer evenings.

  9. Sandy @ RE says:

    My favorite summer ingredients. So yummy!

    1. Robyn Stone says:

      Thanks so much, Sandy!

  10. Karen | The Food Charlatan says:

    Oh man this salad makes me wish I had a garden so bad! I will have to try it out!

    1. Robyn Stone says:

      It works great with tomatoes and cucumbers from the farmer’s market! 🙂