If you’re looking for a quick and tasty salad recipe, try this tomato cucumber salad. It makes the perfect side dish, lunchtime snack or vegetarian option and be sure to try the salad dressing…
Tomato cucumber salad
The Homegrown ChefA simple-to-make, delicious fresh salad that can accompany so many different dishes.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Course Salad, Side Dish
Cuisine Mediterranean
Servings 4 people
Ingredients
- 3-4 medium to large ripe tomatoes chopped
- ¼ red onion thinly sliced
- ¼ to ⅓ English cucumber finely chopped
- ½ slab feta cheese cut into little squares or crumbled
- 9-12 pitted black olives
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1-2 medium ripe avocados cut into chunks (optional)
- 4 leaves of butter lettuce roughly chopped (optional)
Dressing
- 2 tbsp O for Olive extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tbsp O for Olive salad dressing
- 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
Instructions
- Finely chop the tomatoes and salt well (4 grinds).
- Leave tomato for 5-10 minutes as the salt sweetens and reduces acidity.
- Chop cucumber in small squares followed by the feta cheese.
- Add all ingredients into a bowl including finely sliced red onion and any optional extras like avo or lettuce.
- Give a few grinds of pepper, as desired.
- Then add tomato mix and the dressing.Taste and adjust to your palate.
Notes
Leave out the butter lettuce and avo if you don't have these ingredients or prefer something simpler but equally delicious!
Keyword black olives, healthy lunch, olive oil dressing, side salad, summer salad, tomato salad
