Mediterranean Cucumber Salad
This Mediterranean Cucumber Salad is Greek inspired…filled with cucumber, tomato, red onion, feta cheese, kalamata olives and herbs. It’s so darned flavourful; you’ll crave it! It keeps really well, too. So leftovers are great for next day lunches. With some naan, or some crusty bread, it’s a light fabulous meal for Meatless Monday.
There isn’t one single thing in this salad that I don’t adore. I love cucumbers; I transform into a human tomato during tomato season; I could (and do) drink red wine vinegar; I have an abiding affection for feta cheese (especially since I started making my own); kalamata olives are rapturous. I’m tellin’ ya’, if a person could marry a salad, this one just might be my amour.
One thing, though. I rarely put oil on my salads. If you like oil, I’d add a nice olive oil to this, but it really doesn’t need it. It’s so fresh and light and packed with flavour. Make it!
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- 2 cucumbers, diced
- 3 Roma tomatoes, diced
- ½ cup red onion, diced
- ¼ cup Kalamata olives, halved
- ¼ feta cheese, crumbled
- 3 tablespoons fresh cilantro, chopped
- ¼ teaspoon ground cumin
- ¼ teaspoon dry oregano leaves
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
- salt and pepper, to taste
- ¼ cup red wine vinegar
- Place all the ingredients in a large bowl and toss to combine.
“One thing, though. I rarely put oil on my salads. If you like oil, I’d add a nice olive oil to this, but it really doesn’t need it.”
You know I love you for that!
Like most people just starting out following recipes, I used to put oil in all my grain and vegetable and bean salads. Now, none. 90% of the time, it just doesn’t need it!
Right? They just don’t need the fat. And I knew you would have made that transition too.
One exception is when I make Caesar dressing…but I use very little even then. P~
I made this for a Grimwood family cookout this past weekend. It was a big hit! Thanks for all the great recipe ideas!
TJ, you have no idea how happy that makes me! Thank you for following and for trying the recipes…and thank you, especially for commenting! P~
Hi, thanks for the recipe! How many servings would you say this makes?
Thank you,
Candace
Candace, As an entree, I’d say it would serve two. As a side, it would easily serve 4-6. P~