Greek Cucumber Salad

Greek cucumber salad is a fresh salad made up of tomatoes, feta, cucumbers, and dill with some olive oil to round it out. This Greek salad can be served as a side dish with meat or eaten on its own.

About this Greek Cucumber Salad

There are many variations of Greek salad but this easy Greek cucumber salad is my favorite. It is very uncomplicated and uses fresh ingredients that I always have in my Summer garden.

In fact, this Greek Cucumber Salad is almost always on my table at my Summer BBQs. This salad has a little dill added to it for that beautiful flavor that dill imparts and because dill is such a favorite in Greek cooking.

It is perfect any time of year, not just in the summer and it is so easy to make.

Ingredients needed

• Fresh Tomatoes: Vinerip tomatoes, beefsteak tomatoes or any large juicy variety are perfect.
• Seedless Cucumber: This makes it so much easier to make this salad quickly. If you use regular cucumbers, make sure to remove the seeds first.
• Feta Cheese. I prefer to buy feta in a block and crumble it myself. It has a higher moisture content this way.
• Olive oil
• Kosher salt and pepper
• Fresh dill. Optional.

How To Make This Simple Greek Salad

Making this Greek cucumber salad couldn't be any easier. That is why this is one of my favorite salad recipes. Here is what it looks like:

1. Quarter tomatoes and cucumbers.
2. Add to a large bowl.
3. Now drizzle olive oil over the top and a sprinkle of salt.
4. Crumble some feta over it all and gently toss.

That is it. The ingredients and steps are so simple but the flavor is amazing!

Pro-Tips

• You can make this salad ahead of time and refrigerate it until ready to serve. I have great success making this up to 2 days in advance.
• Buy block feta instead of already crumbled feta. The crumbled feta is dried out already and never as good.
• Make sure you are using very ripe tomatoes. This is a fresh salad so your tomatoes need to be fully ripe and juicy.

Add-ins and Variations

This Greek salad is very simple and perfect the way it is but you can certainly add your own touches to this salad. I love adding capers if I have them to add a bit of briny flavor to the salad.

Another thing I often enjoy is to just cut the fresh feta into triangles and serve it on top of the tomatoes and cucumbers. This way you can control how much feta you get in each bite. It is also more traditional to do this.

Some more add-in ideas:

• A squeeze of fresh lemon juice.
• A bit of fresh oregano.
• Greek olives.
• Sliced red onion.
• Some toasted bread to make a panzanella-style salad.

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