Cucumber Feta Salad is a cool and easy summer inspired salad that is perfect as a side dish or even a light lunch!

Put that bounty of fresh cucumbers to good use and serve this delicious side dish with roast chicken or pork tenderloin at your next meal!

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Cucumber Feta Salad

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What is Cucumber Feta Salad?

Cucumber feta salad is a fresh, delicious and crisp salad that has three parts.

  • Cucumber ribbons: a vegetable peeler vegetable peeler is the only tool needed to make cucumber ribbons. Simply slice the cucumber lengthwise in even strips straight into a bowl.
  • Dressing: just a simple olive oil, lemon juice and dill dressing makes this recipe so good!
  • Cheese: Feta cheese provides just the right amount of bite to this salad.

a vegetable peeler slicing cucumber ribbons

How to Make Cucumber Feta Salad

This fresh summer salad could not be easier to make!

  1. Prepare cucumber ribbons and arrange in a bowl.
  2. Whisk together dressing ingredients in a separate bowl.
  3. Assemble the ribbons and dressing for about 15 minutes. Add the feta just before serving.

Tips To Keep Cucumber Salad Fresh

When slicing cucumber ribbons, stop once you reach the seeds. This is where a lot of extra moisture is stored.

Drain the cucumber ribbons in a colander or gently pat them with paper towels to absorb some of the extra moisture.

Keep all ingredients separate until just before serving. The cucumber ribbons and dressing can be combined about 15 minutes ahead of time.

Feta cheese should only be added right before serving. The high salt content in the feta cheese will make the cucumber ribbons become soft and watery.

cucumber feta salad in a clear bowl.

Get inspired with this summer’s seasonal vegetables. Add tomato to create a hearty cucumber tomato feta salad. Or go for a greek theme and substitute fresh oregano for the dill, add ripe olives, tomatoes and red onion to create the perfect greek salad. The possibilities are endless!

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Cucumber Feta Salad

This cucumber feta salad is made with ribboned cucumber tossed in a homemade dressing then topped with feta cheese. Serve as a side dish or a light lunch!
Prep Time 20 minutes
Resting Time 15 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings 4 servings
Author Holly

Ingredients  

  • 2 english cucumbers
  • cup feta cheese finely crumbled

Dressing

  • ¼ cup olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
  • 1 tablespoon fresh dill
  • salt and pepper to taste

Instructions 

  • Wash and run a vegetable peeler down the length of a cucumber, creating long strips. Stop when you reach the seeds.
  • Combine the dressing ingredients and gently toss with the cucumber ribbons.
  • Top with feta cheese and allow to sit for 15 minutes before serving.
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Nutrition Information

Calories: 175kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 11mg | Sodium: 142mg | Potassium: 220mg | Fiber: 0g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 210IU | Vitamin C: 5.6mg | Calcium: 86mg | Iron: 0.6mg

Nutrition information provided is an estimate and will vary based on cooking methods and brands of ingredients used.

Course Salad
Cuisine American

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  1. Looks super tasty. I are definitely trying especially that one of my boys loves cucumber and the other feta 🙂 thank you very much!

  2. 5 stars
    This is so yummy! I chopped instead of ribboned my cucumber but it still turned out perfect! SWP Employee

  3. I chopped the cucumber and I didn’t have a fresh lemon, so I added balsamic vinegar instead. It turned out great and gonna serve it tonite with fresh baked cod and mashed potatoes.