Marinated Cucumber, Tomato, and Onion Salad is the perfect summer salad. It’s both sweet and tangy and the fresh crispness of the cucumbers and onions can’t be beat.
This summer salad is a simple mixture of oil, vinegar, sugar, salt and pepper along with sliced cucumbers, tomatoes, and onions. I love to serve it really, really cold and will often add ice cubes to it just before serving. So refreshing on a hot summer day!
Cucumbers are so plentiful and inexpensive during the summer months. If you have a vegetable garden, you no doubt have more than you know what to do with. Cucumbers are also amazingly low in calories and have a very high water content. They are a great way to stay hydrated and full during the summer.
Tips for making Marinated Cucumber, Tomato, and Onion Salad:
This is a basic, simple recipe that can be easily customized.
- Add some chopped fresh dill or some dried Italian seasoning for more flavor.
- Use red onion instead of sweet onion.
- Use cherry tomatoes instead of regular tomatoes.
- Instead of apple cider vinegar, use rice wine vinegar, distilled white vinegar, or red wine vinegar.
- Olive oil can be used instead of vegetable oil.
- Peel the cucumbers or leave the skin on.
Marinated Cucumber, Tomato, and Onion Salad is such a healthy way to enjoy fresh summer vegetables.
More Great Summer Recipes:
- Creamy Cucumber and Tomato Salad
- Marinated Tomatoes
- Stewed Okra and Tomatoes
- Summer Squash and Onions
- Jalapeno Popper Grilled Corn Salad
Marinated Cucumber, Tomato, and Onion Salad
Ingredients
- 1 cup water
- 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper
- 2 cucumbers,, sliced
- 3 tomatoes,, cut in wedges
- 1 sweet onion,, cut into rings
Instructions
- In a large bowl, whisk together water, vinegar, vegetable oil, sugar, salt and pepper.
- Add cucumbers, tomatoes, and onion and stir to coat.
- Refrigerate for at least 2 hours. Will keep for 3 to 5 days.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Just made this. Can’t wait 😍
Yummy!
I used balsamic vinegar, 1/2 tsp crushed garlic. Excellent. A matter of taste I’m sure. 🙂
This recipe is so great my husband and I fight over who gets the last serving. I win!!
I’ve made this a couple of times with rice vinegar and it is delicious. I also added a some dill weed and Italian seasoning. It was so good!
I love that this didn’t have an overpowering onion flavor. I will be making this again and again!
Try fresh mint in it also👍🏻
Great for Christmas! Dad loves it..
You can also add smell pieces of red and green pepper. Great colors for Christmas, but delicious any time of the year.
This is such a wonderful summer salad! My husband and I devoured it!
How do you keep the oil from floating to the top in small little patches especially after its been in the fridge over night and wouldn’t it do the same if ice cubes are added
The oil does float, but ypu still get the flavor as you eat it because ir just gets a little bit per bite, ive also made it without the oil.
I can taste a slight difference, and have to say with the oil, its better.
I also used minced garlic, instead of whole crushed garlic.
Im also a sweet eater, so i use a cup of sugar 🤣
I make this every weekend during the summer.