Tomato Cucumber Feta Salad is fresh, flavorful, and SO delicious! It combines crisp cucumbers, juicy tomatoes, red onion, and feta cheese with a simple homemade vinaigrette. One of our favorite go-to summer salads!
This salad! It’s one I’ve been making for years now, and it’s still one of my all time favorites. Because you can’t go wrong with 4 ingredients… especially when they pack so much flavor!
Between the fresh vegetables, the tangy feta, and the homemade vinaigrette, this salad covers all the bases. And it couldn’t be easier to make.
It’s the perfect side dish for summer cookouts, potlucks, or dinners with friends. And best of all… you can grow half of what you need in your own garden!
What You’ll Love About This Recipe
Fresh: It’s made with all healthy, fresh ingredients and packed with nutrients.
Easy: It comes together in minutes, making it perfect for last minute get togethers.
Versatile: It makes a delicious side dish for any meal, and doubles as a main dish. Add your favorite protein for a more satisfying lunch or dinner!
what you’ll need for this recipe
Cucumbers – I used 3 large cucumbers, peeled and chopped (about 4 cups). I like using English cucumbers in salads because they have fewer seeds, but any type of cucumber is fine.
Tomatoes – I used 6 Roma tomatoes, cut into 1 inch pieces (about 4 cups). Use any type of tomatoes you like.
Onion – I used 1 large red onion, chopped. Red onion is sweeter and milder than other varieties, making it perfect for salads like this one.
Feta – I used 8 ounces feta cheese. I like using a block of feta (instead of crumbled) in this recipe larger pieces. Substitute crumbled if you prefer.
Vinaigrette – I made a delicious homemade vinaigrette using extra virgin olive oil, red wine vinegar, dried oregano, minced garlic, dijon mustard, salt & pepper. *Substitute your favorite store bought vinaigrette to save time!
how to make cucumber tomato feta salad
Combine the ingredients. In a large mixing bowl, combine cucumbers, tomatoes, onion, and feta.
Make the dressing. Combine the dressing ingredients in a mason jar or other small container with a lid. Close and shake well to mix.
Add the dressing to the salad. Pour the dressing over the salad and gently toss to combine.
storage tips
Leftovers can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 3-4 days. For the freshest tasting salad, enjoy within 1-2 days!
Recipe Variations
- Add kalamata olives
- Add chicken, shrimp, or any of your favorite proteins
- Substitute grape tomatoes or cherry tomatoes
- Substitute fresh mozzarella or any type of cheese for the feta
- Add fresh dill, fresh parsley, fresh basil, or fresh oregano
- Make it a pasta salad by combining it with your favorite noodles and doubling the dressing
- Make it a cucumber tomato salad by omitting the feta
- Add a squeeze of lemon juice to the vinaigrette
More Summer Salads You’ll Love
You can never have too many summer salad recipes! These are some of our tried & true favorites!
Tomato Cucumber Feta Salad
Ingredients
- 3 large cucumbers peeled and chopped (about 4 cups)
- 6 Roma tomatoes chopped (about 4 cups)
- 1 large red onion chopped
- 8 ounces feta cheese cut into squares
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
- 1/2 Tablespoon dried oregano
- 1/2 Tablespoon minced garlic 3 cloves
- 1/2 teaspoon dijon mustard
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
Instructions
- Combine cucumbers, tomatoes, onion, and feta in a large salad bowl.
- Prepare dressing by combining all ingredients and shaking well.
- Pour dressing over salad and stir to combine.
What a delicious and perfect salad to enjoy this season and at the summer bbq’s.
I am sure going to make this. I can’t wait
Wow, what a fantastic recipe, perfect for summer! Thanks for sharing, PINNED!!
DEFINETELY going to make this Memorial Day weekend! Thanks for the inspiration and recipe my friend!
Great pictures! These salads look so colorful and inviting. I love that fresh vegetable season is upon us!.
What a gorgeous salad — total eye candy! We definitely have our favorites, but this is definitely going on our summer menu!
This is my kind of summer salad! Love the combination of feta with crisp veggies!
I could eat this ever day! Seriously obsessed with feta and cucumber together!
So gorgeous and refreshing! Perfect for a summer BBQ!
I’m a creature of habit at restaurants–I always go for what I know and love! Speaking of loving things, feta cheese is my favorite! Love this summer salad!
This is going to become a summer staple for us for sure! This looks fantastic!
I like to play it safe too when I go out to eat! Well…sometimes. I’m an odd ball haha, it depends on the restaurant. 🙂 This recipe though, I see myself making this over and over.
I can taste that great looking salad through the phone screen. Summers BBQ and salads go hand in hand.
Hi, this looks delicious, it reminds me a lot of Greek salad.
After viewing this recipe on Pinterest, I have eaten this almost daily at work! Takes about 5 minutes to prepare. For a single serving, I cut a whole cucumber, peeled. I slice about 10-12 grape tomatoes in half. Cut up some red onion. I use crumbled feta cheese for a quick add. And finally, for the dressing, I use Lighthouse Red Wine & Olive Oil dressing which you can find in the cold section, next to the salads. Love this salad! <3
I’m so glad you are enjoying it, Brittani! Thanks for the single serve instructions!
I made this for work and I can’t wait to hear the comments! Like a previous comment, it reminds me of a Greek salad. Very delish!
Sorry to break it to you but nothing innovative here. Check Bulgarian salad called Shopska salad 😉
Sometimes old favorites are the best! No claim of innovation….just my take on a delicious combo 🙂
I think that was kinda mean. I personally have never seen this salad (except that I make a Greek salad with the addition of artichoke hearts and black olives which I initially got from a friend’s child’s bar mitzvah, and which I mentioned below and which most likely is not innovative either). Apparently a lot of other people had never seen it before as many people commented as if they had not. Anyway, I don’t think anyone posting recipies is trying win some kind of contest, but rather just posting foods/recipies they like for the benefit of others, you know? Anyway, I hope you’ll post some of your favorites also. I am always looking for something new to me!
I make a very similar salad, except instead of making my own dressing (this dressing sounds AWESOME, by the way), put in a jar or two of marinated artichokes, which has a dressing already in it and I just use that. And I add some black olives. I either go to my grocery’s olive bar, or just get lazy and put in some canned olives. Love it either way…
This is delicious!!! My husband isn’t a fan of tomatoes so I cut back on those and added kalamata olives! This is now a regular in our house!
Yummy! Add kalamata olives and you have a true Greek Salad. (Their dressing is olive oil n I think red wine vinegar) this one sounds wonderful also!
This is my type of salad. And I’m right there with ya….love my “go to’s”☺️ Making this for sure!
Made this today and it’s delicious. Only change I made was substituting raspberry vinegar for the red wine vinegar. It’s a keeper. Thanks for sharing
I’m not much of a cook, but this is something I definitely can do!!
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How far ahead of time can I make this and it still be crisp and fresh?
We had a family get together and I chose to do this delicious salad just by the picture!! Man, did this salad impress! Very fresh, light and crisp with the vegetables. The dressing was perfect mixture. This salad isn’t just a summer salad, its a GO TO SALAD… thanks!!!
Very good! Thank you!
This is an amazingly easy and delicious salad. It comes together quickly, especially if you use crumbled feta like I did. I also used cherry tomatoes cut in half and I didn’t peel the cucumber. I think peeling the cucumber is really just a preference, but it’s not necessary and quite honestly, I’m lazy! The dressing is amazing and not a thing was changed. This salad is beautiful, easy to make, and delicious! Perfect summer salad to go with any meal. I served it along side my husband’s grilled steak.
saw that I had three cucumbers on my plant and googled recipes and found this one. It’s a keeper!!! Better the next day! Couldn’t stop eating it!
Made this tonight to go along with brats and potatoes on the grill. One of my cucumbers was bad so I only had two but they were bigger. We were out of feta but had a ball of fresh mozz so I chunked that up. I eyeballed the mustard and used more garlic and s&p because my husband and I just like it that way. It was amazing! So simple and yet so full of flavor! This one will be going into the rotation especially with our cucumbers and tomatoes getting ready for harvest in our garden. Thanks!
I have made this for a family reunion tomorrow. Smells delicious. By tomorrow I think it will be divine. Will let you know. Thank you for the recipe.
This salad is gorgeous! I love, love, love all that color!
Can you make this the day before ?
Yes you can!
Would it work if I added some chickpeas in it as well for a little more of a hardier version? Just wondering if they would combine well or not? thinking of putting this salad as the side dish to my grilled chicken.
Yes, chickpeas would be a delicious addition!
Absolutely the best dressing recipe for this type of salad! I added half a box of cooked orzo to make it serve more people. So delicious!
Hi there!
What do you think about using fresh oregano in the dressing for the tomato cucumber feta salad?
I love using fresh herbs in dressings!
Our dietician at work requested “healthy” dishes for National Dietary Month (we do a potluck monthly), so I found this gem to make. Everyone loved it! I only used half the onion (because I wasn’t sure of everyone’s preferences, and the onion was strong), and I used dried Italian seasoning instead of oregano because that’s all I had on hand. 10/10, I will make this again! I only wish I had taken a picture before we dug in. Thank you!
I love this salad; it’s been one of my go-to recipes! It’s so simple yet delicious. Thank you!
I’ve made this time and time again and people just rave about it. Sometimes I add black olives if I have them on hand. Kalamata are just too salty for me.
Made this salad today for dinner. It was so good!!!!.. thank you
Would be nice to have the nutrition facts for the recipe. I can figure myself, just takes time.