Creamy cucumber tomato salad is the perfect side dish for outdoor entertaining. This refreshing salad only takes 5 minutes to make!
We make this salad a lot in summer not only for its quick and easy prep but also because all the ingredients are in season.
It goes so well with grilled pork, chicken (Grilled Turkey Kabobs, Yogurt Marinated Grilled Chicken or Honey Lemon Grilled Chicken) or steaks.
By the way, this article on how to grill the perfect steak is pretty helpful so if you need some advice how to achieve the right doneness or how to master your steak grilling skills you might wanna check it out.
Ingredients needed to make creamy cucumber tomato salad:
- Cucumbers
- Tomatoes
- Fresh dill
- Sour cream
- Lemon juice
- Seasoning
How to make creamy cucumber tomato salad
Get a large mixing (or serving) bowl. Then all you have to do is cut the tomatoes, cucumber and finely chop fresh dill. All these 3 ingredients go in the bowl altogether with the sour cream dressing. The dressing is simply sour cream mixed with lemon juice, salt and pepper.
All you have to do at this stage is give everything a good stir until all the veggies are well coated with the dressing.
Make sure to give it a taste before serving to see if it is seasoned to your liking. If not, add some more.
Tips for making creamy cucumber tomato salad
- This salad can be made ahead or served right ahead. When you are planning on making the salad ahead, keep it in the fridge. Otherwise I recommend keeping all the ingredients in the fridge before the prep. That way this easy side dish will have the right temperature.
- If you are not a fan of dill, try using chives or spring onion instead.
- I like using cherry tomatoes but any variety will work well in this creamy cucumber tomato salad. Just make sure they are ripe.
- Some cucumbers have a bitter skin. To avoid spoiling your salad, taste them first. If you find the skin bitter, simply peel it off.
- If you don’t have sour cream on hand, try using unsweetened Greek yogurt.
Creamy Cucumber Tomato Salad
Ingredients
- 13 ounces Cherry Tomatoes (380 grams)
- 1 pound Cucumbers (440 grams)
- 2-3 sprigs of Fresh Dill
- 4.5 ounces Sour Cream (130 grams)
- 1 tablespoon Lemon Juice
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- A pinch of Black Pepper
Instructions
- Wash the tomatoes and cucumbers. Cut them into bite-size chunks and throw everything in a large bowl. Add finely chopped dill.
- In a small bowl, combine the sour cream, lemon juice, salt and pepper and pour over the chopped veggies. Stir until all the vegetables are coated with the sour cream dressing.
- Serve right away or keep in the fridge until ready to serve.
Notes
- Dill can be omitted or substituted with chives, red onion or spring onion.
- Tomatoes – use any tomatoes you like or have on hand. My preference are cherry tomatoes for their sweet taste.
- Cucumbers – English cucumbers (the very long ones) or garden cucumbers or any that are available in your supermarket are ok to use. Taste a slice first and if it is ok, you can leave the skin on. If it tastes bitter, you will have to peel it.
- Adjust the seasoning to your taste.
Jen says
Oh, this looks soooo good!! Reminds me of the sour cream cucumber salad my mom used to make…only yours looks much more elegant. I could make a meal out of this!
Julia | Happy Foods Tube says
Thank you, Jen! If you give it a go, let me know if it tasted similar to your mom’s!
Traci says
Love love love this time of year when we can stuff on into our yards and grab the ingredients to make salads like this. So quick and easy…this is a beautiful recipe. Just pinned, thank you for sharing it :)
Julia | Happy Foods Tube says
You are welcome! :)
Jessie says
What a perfect light lunch time salad and I love the colors! Trying this with the garden veggies that are still coming in!
Julia | Happy Foods Tube says
Mmm… homegrown veggies make this salad even better!
Elaine says
I love fun and different salads! Your creamy cucumber tomato salad looks delicious! I love the addition of dill, there is something so clean and fresh tasting about it!
Julia | Happy Foods Tube says
Glad to hear you like it!
Stephanie says
This looks incredible and so easy. A great salad to throw together any time and would be the perfect side with any meal.
Julia | Happy Foods Tube says
Definitely! Thanks, Stephanie :)
Mary K says
we made a similar salad with tomatoes, cucumber, green peppers and mayo or miracle whip – had forgotten all about it until saw your recipe
Stephanie says
Yum! I always forgot to add tomatoes to cucumber salad.