Fresh Tomato Salad

A bowl of fresh corn and tomato salad can satisfy your comfort food cravings!

Let me tell you my family’s secret to having hydrated skin in summertime. It’s cucumber onion tomato salad. It has become a staple at home that I prepare almost daily. This simple salad is packed with a whole lot of fresh flavors that make it perfect for lunch.

Besides the simple flavors, its simple preparation process makes it a perfect summer salad. You just need red onion, fresh tomatoes, feta cheese, cucumbers, and olive oils. If these ingredients sound too simple, you can add more items. Just toss everything together in a bowl, and you are done.

This tomato-fresh, healthy salad is best served with anything that is grilled. You can marinate the salad for an hour to make it more flavorful and delicious.

The secret to my best tomato onion cucumber salad lies in evenly dicing cucumbers, onions, and tomatoes. Preferably, I keep the pieces bite-size and finish off with a drizzle of olive oil. The result? I get flavors that stick to each piece of tomato, onion, and cucumber instead of sliding down.

Want to give healthy tomato salad a try? Scroll down to get the recipe.

Simple Tomato and Fresh Mozzarella Salad

Tomato salad made with simple ingredients is my absolute favorite. That’s because the salad gets prepared in just 10 minutes, and it can be served with literally anything.

I preferably use ripe, juicy, red seasonal summer tomatoes. I combine it with the crunchiest cucumbers and onions to add different textures to my salad. No matter how many times I make tomato, cucumber, and onion salad, I can never get enough of it.

The juiciest tomatoes, creamiest feta cheese, and crunchiest cucumbers always leave me craving for more. Use garden fresh tomatoes or purchase fresh ones from the market to try this tomato salad recipe yourself.

Steps to Make Cucumber Onion Tomato Salad

The fresh tomato onion salad recipe is quite easy and simple. Here’s how you can make this salad at your home in just 10 minutes.

Start by washing two fresh and juicy tomatoes under running water. Dice the tomatoes in an even shape and keep them aside.

Then take a large red onion. Peel it and wash it under running water. Dice it in even shapes and keep it aside. Lastly, take a fresh cucumber, peel it, wash it, and dice it.

Combine diced onion, tomato, and cucumber in a large mixing bowl. Add salt and other seasonings of your choice. Drizzle olive oil, give a nice toss to your salad, and sprinkle feta cheese on top.

Serve this salad at room temperature. Or chill it and enjoy it with any main dish of your choice.

Variations to Tomato Salad Balsamic

Here are quick and easy variations for a simple tomato salad:

• If you don’t have feta cheese, replace it with fresh mozzarella for a mild flavor. Fresh mozzarella’s creamy and cheesy flavors go well with tomato-onion salad.
• Enhance the flavors of your salad by adding garden vegetables, avocado, zucchini, fresh garlic, and chopped bell pepper.
• You can add fresh herbs, including dill, oregano, basil, or mint. 

Why try onion tomato salad?

You must try cucumber tomato and onion salad because they use the juiciest fresh tomatoes. It’s a great cheat meal recipe, and the flavors of the salad are simply divine. The fresh and juicy the ingredients are, the better your salad will taste. 

How to cut tomatoes for a salad?

If you are using cherry tomatoes for this recipe, remove their stem. Then wash the tomatoes under running water and cut them in half, length-wise. If the tomatoes are bigger, you can cut them in quarters as well.

Create a perfect blend of flavors and colors by combining different varieties of tomatoes, like yellow grape tomatoes and cherry red tomatoes. You can use any size of tomatoes. It just needs to be ripped and juicy. 

Can I store leftover salad?

If you have prepared salad in a large batch, transfer it to an airtight container. Your salad will stay fresh for up to 3 days. After a day, the juices from cucumber, tomatoes, and onion will mingle, enhancing the overall flavors of your dish.

Before serving the salad, allow it to thaw on the kitchen countertop. Enjoy the salad juices along with salad to get a blast of flavors. 

Serving suggestions for onion tomato salad

The beauty of onion tomato salad is that it can be served with almost everything. You can include it in your breakfast by adding it over scrambled eggs. Add to your wraps and tacos. Serve on top of pork chops and baked fish. Or enjoy it with tortilla chips. 

Preparation Time:10 minutes

Cooking Time: –

Total Time: 10 minutes

Serving: 2 people 

Ingredients to Make Tomato Salad 

• 2 large tomatoes, diced
• 1 cucumber, diced
• 1 small onion, diced
• Salt to taste
• 4 tablespoons olive oil
• 5 oz crumbled feta cheese 

Instructions

1. Mix the diced tomatoes, cucumber, diced onion, and salt to taste in a large mixing bowl, and drizzle the olive oil.
2. Toss everything until combined, and sprinkle the feta cheese on top.
3. Serve and enjoy

 

Equipment

• Salad Pasta Bowls

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