Easy Cucumber Tomato Salad

This easy cucumber tomato salad is fresh and light, and it’s also amazingly flavorful! It’s a perfect side for all your favorite keto mains!

I love making fresh salads, and this easy cucumber tomato salad is always a hit. It’s perfect for everyday meals, but is also great for barbecues, parties, and all kinds of get togethers. It also comes together quickly and is amazingly flavorful!

Let’s talk about our salad ingredients!

The main ingredients for our fresh salad are cucumbers, tomatoes, and red onions. This is an awesome combination! I used an English cucumber for my salad, but you can use a regular cucumber if you’d like. English cucumbers have thinner skins and smaller seeds than regular cucumbers. So if you use a regular cucumber, you may have a slightly more watery salad, especially if you make it ahead of time. No worries, you can just drain any excess liquid before serving. Either cherry or grape tomatoes work well for this salad. I simply cut my tomatoes in half. Last, for the onions, I used red onions as they add such awesome flavor and color to this dish. I thinly sliced the onion, but you can finely dice your onion if you’d prefer to have smaller pieces of onion in your salad.

How do I make the vinaigrette for this easy cucumber tomato salad?

The vinaigrette for this salad comes together quickly and with just a few simple ingredients; but it’s amazingly tasty! The standard ratio for oil to vinegar in vinaigrettes is 3:1, which means 3 parts oil to 1 part vinegar. And although I don’t always follow this ratio, for this vinaigrette that’s what we’re using. I chose red wine vinegar for this salad, but if you’d prefer, you can use white wine vinegar or even champagne vinegar for yours. For seasoning, we simply add dried oregano, dried parsley, salt, and pepper. If you’d like to use fresh oregano and fresh parsley, you’ll want to use about ½ tablespoon of fresh in place of the ½ teaspoon of dried. You can give your salad a taste and add more salt if you’d like.

What are some ways I can serve this easy cucumber tomato salad?

You have some awesome low carb options for serving this salad! It’s a perfect side to serve for lunch or dinner. It’s also great to serve for barbecues and parties, and to bring to potlucks! This salad pairs well with all kinds of meats including beef, chicken, pork, and seafood. It’s a perfect side to serve with grilled meats, burgers, keto sandwiches, and lettuce wraps. It can be served with dishes such as pulled chicken, pulled pork, roasts, meatloaf, and meatballs as well. You can also serve it with all kinds of keto casseroles. This salad makes a great addition to most any brunch menu as well. If you’d like a lighter meal option, you can serve this salad with a keto soup for a fun soup and salad meal. You can then add some keto biscuits, cornbread, or English muffins if you’d like!

Here are some more delicious keto salads I think you’ll enjoy!

Cheddar Bacon Ranch Coleslaw

Creamy Keto Cilantro Lime Shrimp Salad

Creamy Ranch Cucumber Zucchini Salad

Keto Broccoli Bacon Salad

Helpful Hints:

*I recommend giving your salad a taste and adding more salt if you’d like.

*This salad can easily be doubled if you want to make a larger salad.

Main Kitchen Equipment and Utensils:

• Cutting board
• Kitchen knife
• Mixing bowls
• Measuring spoons

Splash of Encouragement:

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