Easy Tomato Cucumber Salad

This quick and easy tomato cucumber salad is the perfect side for summer grilling.

This is my all-time favorite summer salad. It's easy to put together and highlights fresh homegrown tomatoes, cucumbers and herbs. With a simple red wine vinegar and olive oil dressing, it comes together in just a few minutes. Tomato cucumber salad is my go-to for a barbecue or picnic.

This salad is so versatile. It's easy to double or triple the recipe for a crowd and always gets rave reviews. You can use whatever fresh herbs you have — basil, mint, parsley or even cilantro. I used basil, but half basil and half mint is another favorite combination.

The key to this salad is letting the onions and cucumbers sit in the vinegar for a few minutes before adding the rest of the ingredients. This takes the edge off the raw onions and adds a nice tangy kick to the cucumbers. However you make it, this easy tomato cucumber salad is the perfect taste of summer. And it's naturally paleo, gluten-free, and grain-free.

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Easy Tomato Cucumber Salad

Prep Time

15 mins

 

This simple cucumber and tomato salad is a real crowd pleaser.

Course: Salad

Diet: Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Keto, Low Carb, Paleo, Vegan, Vegetarian, Whole30

Servings: 8 servings

Calories: 83 kcal

Author: Cook Eat Paleo

Ingredients

• 1/2 purple onion thinly sliced
• 2 cucumbers peeled and thinly sliced
• 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
• 4 large tomatoes
• 1/4 cup good olive oil
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
• coarse sea salt and freshly ground pepper to taste

Instructions

1. Add onion and cucumber to large bowl and toss with vinegar. Let sit while you prepare the rest of the ingredients.
2. Cut tomatoes into thin wedges and add to bowl with cucumbers and onions. Add olive oil, basil, salt and pepper and toss.

Nutrition Facts

Easy Tomato Cucumber Salad

Amount Per Serving

Calories 83 Calories from Fat 63

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 7g 11%

Sodium 5mg 0%

Potassium 257mg 7%

Total Carbohydrates 4g 1%

Dietary Fiber 1g 4%

Sugars 2g

Protein 1g 2%

Vitamin A 11.9%

Vitamin C 13.7%

Calcium 1.8%

Iron 2%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.