Greek Cucumber Salad
on May 10, 2018, Updated Aug 12, 2024
Greek cucumber salad recipe with chickpeas, tomatoes, feta cheese and tangy lemon olive oil dressing. A fresh and easy salad bursting with flavor!
This greek cucumber salad is all things delicious.
Bursting with flavor, fresh produce, and a delicious homemade lemon-y dressing, it is sure to be a hit.
It’s one of our favorite summertime salads along with this Tortellini Pasta Salad.
How to make greek cucumber salad
Step 1: Drain and rinse a can of chickpeas and add to a large bowl.
Step 2: Chop up your red onion, cucumber, and tomatoes, and add them to the bowl along with the feta cheese.
Making the salad dressing
This recipe uses a super easy lemon-y olive oil dressing with just a few simple ingredients.
Step 3: Add the lemon, olive oil, salt, pepper, and dried basil to a mason jar. Screw the lid on and shake the dressing to combine.
Pour the dressing over the chickpea greek salad and stir to combine.
This recipe is best served chilled, so cover and refrigerate it until you are ready to eat.
This greek cucumber salad is a great side dish for any meal, and perfect for summer barbecues.
It is so fresh and crisp and flavorful!
You only need a few minutes to chop up the veggies, but otherwise this recipe is a cinch to throw together.
Feta cheese + tangy delicious lemon-y olive oil dressing is the perfect combination.
Feta cheese in salads is so delicious and one of my favorite flavors!
It is the classic cheese used in greek salads.
This recipe makes a great easy side dish, and would be perfect to bring to a potluck.
Let it marinate in the fridge for a few hours and the flavors will be even more delicious!
Olives in greek salad
Traditional greek salad recipes have olives in them.
I’m not an olive person, but if you are, those would be a great addition to this salad!
Just add sliced olives to taste.
So tangy, so fresh.
This greek tomato cucumber salad is perfect for spring and summertime!
More Easy Summer Side Dishes
Greek Cucumber Salad
Ingredients
- 15 oz can of chickpeas, drained and rinsed
- 1/2 small red onion, diced
- 4 oz crumbled feta cheese
- 2 cucumbers, diced
- 4 roma tomatoes, diced
- Juice of 2 lemons
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
- 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
Instructions
- Add chickpeas, red onion, feta, cucumber, and tomatoes to a large bowl and stir to combine
- Add the lemon juice, olive oil, salt, pepper, and basil to a mason jar and shake to combine.
- Pour the olive oil salad dressing over greek salad and toss to combine
- Serve chilled
Great vegtable and protein rich salad. Just add crust bread for full meal.