🥒 Italian Cucumber Salad
A fresh, crunchy, and light salad with simple Mediterranean flavors—perfect as a side dish for any meal.
🧾 Ingredients
- 2–3 cucumbers, thinly sliced
- 1 small red onion, thinly sliced
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tbsp red wine vinegar (or lemon juice)
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 1/2 tsp salt (to taste)
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- Optional: cherry tomatoes, feta cheese, fresh parsley
🥗 Instructions
- Slice vegetables
- Thinly slice cucumbers and onions for best texture
- Mix dressing
- In a bowl, whisk olive oil, vinegar, oregano, salt, and pepper
- Combine
- Add cucumbers and onions to the bowl
- Toss well to coat evenly
- Chill (optional but best)
- Refrigerate 15–30 minutes to enhance flavor
- Serve
- Garnish with parsley or feta if desired
🍽️ Flavor tip
- Add a squeeze of lemon for extra freshness
- Letting it sit a bit helps the flavors blend better
If you want, I can also give you:
- creamy Italian cucumber salad version
- spicy garlic version
- or viral “5-minute summer salad” post style 🥒
