Recipe video above. One of my favourite Cucumber Salads. It's so refreshing, loaded with Mediterranean flavours - garlicky lemon dressing, fresh dill and mint, salty crumbled feta. Plus swap out options - I don't always have fresh herbs! Serve as a side or stuff into gyros. It's good enough for company and quick enough for dinner tonight! And I love how leftovers turn into semi-pickled cucumbers. :)
Prep time: PT15M
Total time: PT15M
Rating
5 stars (15 reviews)
Keywords
cucumber salad
Ingredients
500g / 1 lb Lebanese cucumbers (, ~3 medium, sliced in 3-4mm / 1/8" thick (US: Persian cucumbers, mini cucumbers in the UK) - Note 1)
1/4 red onion (, finely sliced)
1/4 cup roughly chopped fresh dill ((Note 2 if you don't have))
1/4 cup roughly chopped fresh mint ((Note 2 if you don't have))
1/3 cup (50g) crumbled Greek feta ((Note 3))
1 tbsp fresh lemon juice ((substitute white or red wine vinegar, or apple cider vinegar))
3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1 small garlic clove (, crushed using garlic press or finely grated using microplane)
1/4 heaped tsp cooking salt / kosher salt
1/8 tsp black pepper
Categories
Side Salad
Cuisine
Mediterranean
Western
Steps
Dressing - Shake the ingredients in a jar until well combined (or whisk in a bowl). Set aside to let the flavours meld while you chop.
Toss - Put the cucumbers, herbs, onion and most of the feta in a bowl (reserve a bit for topping). Add dressing and toss.
Serve - Pour into a serving bowl. Top with remaining feta and serve straight away, though it keeps well for an hour, and I still enjoy it the next day (it becomes semi-pickled).
Nutitrion
Serving Size: 1 serving
Calories: 122 kcal
Carbohydrates: 5 g
Protein: 2 g
Fat: 11 g
Saturated Fat: 3 g
Cholesterol: 9 mg
Sodium: 138 mg
Sugar: 2 g
Unsaturated Fat: 8 g
Reviews
Ray McHenry on 2026-09-06 (5 stars): I made it for lunch yesterday. It was great, but not quite right. I think my mistake was to buy the cucumbers, but especially the dill and mint I bought from the supermarket and were not entirely fresh. I will try it again with fresh mint and dill from the greengrocer (until my own herb garden is ready).
Lisa Abrahmsohn on 2026-09-05 (5 stars): We made it last night with the satay chicken. We did a buffet and added Thai salmon, sticky rice and broccoli stems with chilli and flaked almonds! What a feast. The peanut sauce-went with everything and everyone had second helpings! Keep ‘em coming! And thank you!
Rita on 2026-09-04 (5 stars): Very easy and simple salad and so delicious. I have made a cucumber salad but this is so much better especially when substituting the red vinegar instead of lemon juice since hubby can consume lemon. Thanks again for another great recipe.
Victoria P on 2026-08-29 (5 stars): Made this for my French in laws and they loved it!! Phew 🤣
Ania on 2026-08-28 (5 stars): Oops forgot to rate
J on 2026-08-28 (5 stars): Absolutely delicious, well worth making. I did it for part of a meal train, mixing the dressing in just before delivery, and it held up fine.
Also discovered that herby/onion/feta/cucumber mouthfuls with no dressing were a far too easy way to get through a lot of cucumber 😀
I sliced mine on a mandolin so they were uniform 3mm, but thicker chunks would have been equally good or better.
Chiko on 2026-08-27 (5 stars): Hello Nagi san
I live in Spanish coast of Mediterranean. I make very similar salad and I put watermelon and black olives as well. But I never tried garlic. So tonight I will make it with garlic. Arigato xx
