Tomato Cucumber Herb Salad
Tomato Cucumber Herb Salad is a fresh tomato cucumber salad with fresh herbs, served with pita bread and a tangy tahini sauce.
Friends, this salad idea is so refreshing, easy, healthy, crisp and a flavorful! It’s also a unique appetizer! This makes the perfect side salad, appetizer, or main dish (add chicken or fish) for dinner!
Tomato Cucumber Herb Salad
Take a piece of pita, put a spoonful of this Cucumber Salad on top, and drizzle with tahini for the perfect bite!
Ingredients for a salad board
Today, all you need are these easy ingredients for this board:
- Pita breads and pita chips
- English cucumber
- Roma tomates
- Parsley
- Fresh dill
- Capers
- Red onion
- Feta cheese
- Dates
- Tahini dressing (see recipe)
Mediterranean Salad
We mixed together this Mediterranean Salad and served it with the pita chips and bread on a board. But you can also use a platter or tray.
We all know that eating the Mediterranean way (not really a diet, but a way), is good for us! So today we took simple ingredients with tomatoes and cucumbers, to create a simple board or tray: A Tomato Cucumber Herb Salad.
Eating the same old chicken, rice, and salad gets old, so why not change it up with good flavors, and make a salad board? You can add chicken to this Tomato Cucumber Herb Salad if you’re looking for more protein. Or, make a board like this Chicken Farro Salad Board!
Anything with herbs, veggies, and chickpeas, topped by a tahini sauce—is pure deliciousness!
More Mediterranean dishes to try:
We love fresh produce, fish, whole grains, garbanzo beens, and Mediterranean flavors. In fact, we made an Epic Summer Mediterranean Board last summer that we so enjoyed. Or you may want to try this easy dinner: Eggs Poached in Tomato (Shakshuka)!
Try these summer recipes:
My popular Cucumber and Chickpea Salad
Cashew Pesto Steelhead with Heirloom Tomatoes
Summer Orzo Salad with Garbanzo Beans
Mediterranean Shrimp Foil Packets
Get the Recipe:
Tomato Cucumber Herb Salad
Ingredients
- Pita chips
- 3-4 pita breads, cut into wedges
- 1 English cucumber, cut into 1’’ quarters
- 1 lb Roma tomates, quartered
- 1 bunch parsley, finely chopped
- 1 package fresh dill, roughly chopped
- 3 oz capers, drained
- 1/2 small red onion, julienned
- 6 oz feta cheese, crumbled
- 8 dates, roughly chopped
Tahani dressing:
- 1/4 c olive oil
- 1 Tbsp tahini
- 1 tsp za’atar seasoning
- 1 lime, juiced
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 tsp preserved lemons, optional
Instructions
- In a small mixing bowl, combine the olive oil, tahini, za’atar, lime juice, salt, preserve lemons. Set aside.
- Set aside a few sprigs of dill and about 1/4 cup of feta to garnish. In a large mixing bowl, combine the tomato, cucumber, parsley, dill, capers, red onion, dates, and feta cheese. Drizzle the dressing over the salad and toss until just combined. Garnish with remaining feta cheese and dill.
- For the board:
- Arrange on a large board or platter the salad, in the center, with the dressing on the side.
- Lay down the pita bread, cut into wedges, or pita chips, around the outside, with pita chips on the other side, and serve!
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