Easy Cucumber Salad Recipe

This cucumber salad recipe is a delicious, fast and easy summer salad to make! You only need 4 main ingredients and a simple Italian vinaigrette.

Recipe Origin

Nothing Says Summer Like a Delicious Cucumber Salad

Cucumber salad reminds of me summer. It reminds me of a time when something so simple as chopped up cucumbers, tomatoes and onions could taste so delicious. This was something that my mother would make as a part of a dinner and she made them with garden fresh ingredients. If you let the salad sit for a few minutes, it gives a chance for the flavors to marinate and the flavors of the tomato, cucumber and onion will absorb into the vinaigrette. And my favorite part of this salad was dipping bread in the juice of the salad that was left at the bottom of the bowl! Happy and delicious times!

What You Need For This Recipe

You only Need 4 Ingredients for This Cucumber Salad Recipe

This is such an easy salad to make because you only need 4 ingredients.

• Cucumber

You can use any type of cucumber you like. This recipe was made with small cucumbers since they are usually more tender. But you can easily use larger cucumbers (sometimes called English cucumbers) or field cucumbers.

• Tomatoes

This recipe uses San Marzano type tomatoes, but you can use other tomatoes you might have on hand like Roma, or a larger variety like Beefsteak tomato.

• Green Onion

This recipe uses green onion, however, you can substitute with another type of onion, such as a red onion.

• Fresh Parsley

Finally, the last ingredient is fresh Italian parsley.

Next You Will Need 5 Ingredients for the Italian Dressing:

1. Extra Virgin Olive Oil
2. Red Wine Vinegar
3. Sea Salt
4. Fine Ground Black Pepper
5. Dried Oregano

All of these ingredients were staple ingredients we always had on hand. All you have to do is pour the Extra Virgin Olive Oil and Red Wine Vinegar over the Salad and then season with the sea salt, pepper and oregano and mix.

How To Make This Recipe

1. The first step is to gather all your ingredients and tools.
2. Next you will want to wash the tomatoes, cucumber, green onion and parsley.
3. Now start by cutting the ends of the cucumber. Then cut the cucumber in half lengthwise and chop each half in small pieces. Once all the cucumber is cut, add to the large bowl.
4. Next take the green onion and chop into small pieces and add to the bowl.
5. Then cut the tomatoes in half and then in half again and chop into small pieces and add to the bowl.
6. Finally, roughly chop the parsley and add to the bowl.
7. Once you have all the main ingredients in the bowl. drizzle with extra virgin olive oil.
8. Then add the red wine vinegar.
9. Now sprinkle with sea salt and add the finely ground black pepper and dried oregano.
10. Finally mix and let sit about 10 minutes. t gives a chance for the flavors to marinate and the flavors of the tomato, cucumber and onion will absorb into the vinaigrette. Then serve & enjoy. Buon Appetito!

Recipe Tips

Two tips regarding this salad are:

1. Make sure you use a good Extra Virgin Olive Oil because the flavor will come through. This is a simple salad and you want to make sure you use good ingredients.
2. After you add the dressing, let the salad sit for about 10 minutes. This will let the flavours to marinate and the flavors of the tomato, cucumber, parsley and onion will absorb into the vinaigrette.

So, give this salad a try. I hope you enjoy it as much as we did as a family.

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