Greek Tomato and Cucumber Salad (Primal, Low Carb, GAPS) +VIDEO

This Greek Tomato and Cucumber Salad with or without feta cheese has all the robust Mediterranean flavors. With a simple 4-ingredient salad dressing, this salad can be made in 15 minutes.

Greek Tomato & Cucumber Salad (Primal, Low Carb, GAPS)

When garden fresh tomatoes and cucumbers are plenty, fresh salads become a regular on the dinner table.

There are so many different ways to enjoy fresh tomatoes and cucumbers. Even just slicing them and arranging them on a platter goes a long way.

Growing up, we would eat tomatoes like apples, straight off the vine, still warm from the heat of the sun. Now, I enjoy my heirloom tomatoes in delicious salads with other amazing flavors.

Greek Salad with Cucumbers and Tomatoes

I love using heirloom tomatoes directly from my garden or the Farmer's Market. Red zebra and Cherokee purple are bursting with sweet flavor and delicious texture. They are undoubtedly the stars of this salad.

Spiralizing the cucumbers not only makes the cucumbers more wow-worthy, but it also eliminates the seeds. But they can just as easily be diced, chopped, sliced, or cut however you wish.

If the cucumbers are large and too seedy, I recommend removing the seeds for better flavor. English cucumbers or Persian cucumbers are best for this salad as their seeds are tiny.

Greek Salad Dressing

My favorite part about this salad is that the salad dressing can be made in large quantities. It comes together with 4 simple ingredients - just toss everything in a mason jar and you're set.

Hold off on the garlic for a longer shelf life. But the dry herbs, salt, olive oil and lemon juice can be combined and even doubled for an easy salad dressing later. 

Note: I always add garlic directly to salad and not to salad dressing as it has an off-taste if it sits too long. Because I usually make salad dressings in big batches, I leave garlic out until ready to use in a salad. 

Greek Cucumber Salad with Feta Cheese

This salad is naturally GAPS compliant, low carb, and primal. Feta cheese is typically made from the milk of sheep or goat. Most people tolerate sheep dairy better than cow dairy.

However, if you are strict Paleo or Whole30, simply omit the feta cheese and enjoy the salad. There's loads of flavor without the feta. 

Printable Recipe

Greek Tomato and Cucumber Salad with Lemon Vinaigrette

Anya @ Prepare & Nourish

Greek tomato and cucumber salad combines fresh cucumbers, tomatoes, red onion, feta, and Kalamata olives with a light lemon-olive oil dressing. This easy salad is fresh, crisp, and goes great with any of the Mediterranean-inspired dishes.

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Total Time 15 minutes mins

Course Salad

Cuisine Mediterranean

Servings 4 servings

Calories 255 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• 4 Persian cucumbers diced
• 4 medium tomatoes diced
• 1 small red onion diced
• ½ cup fresh feta cheese
• ¼ cup Kalamata olives cut into quarters
• 2 sprigs fresh parsley chopped finely

Greek Salad Dressing

• ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 2 teaspoons sea salt
• ½ teaspoon dried basil
• ½ teaspoon dried oregano
• 2 garlic cloves minced

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Instructions

 

• In a small bowl, combine ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil, 2 tablespoons lemon juice, 2 teaspoons sea salt, ½ teaspoon dried basil, ½ teaspoon dried oregano, and 2 garlic cloves. Whisk to combine and set aside.
• In a large bowl, add the diced 4 Persian cucumbers, 4 medium tomatoes, 1 small red onion, ½ cup fresh feta cheese, and ¼ cup Kalamata olives.
• Pour the dressing over the salad and stir to combine.

Notes

Storage: This salad is best enjoyed fresh as the tomatoes and cucumbers will start to release juices immediately. But if needed, store in the container in the refrigerator for up to 2 days. 

Helpful Tips: 

1. Dice into uniform pieces. You want a good balance of cucumber, tomato, onion, feta, and olive in each bite. 
2. Whisk the dressing thoroughly before pouring it over the salad to make sure the garlic and herbs are evenly distributed. 
3. Consider cutting vegetables into larger pieces to help prevent a watery salad. In the video, the cucumber is spiralized, and the tomatoes are cut into wedges.

Nutrition

Calories: 255kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 12g | Cholesterol: 17mg | Sodium: 1522mg | Potassium: 778mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 1401IU | Vitamin C: 33mg | Calcium: 169mg | Iron: 2mg

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This recipe was originally published August 17, 1017 and has been updated.