This spiralized Greek Cucumber Noodle Salad is filled with heart-healthy Mediterranean ingredients and flavors and is so easy to prepare! Serve with a side of grilled chicken or a burger for a light and refreshing meal. This might just become your new favorite salad! {Gluten-free, keto, low carb and vegetarian}
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Spiralized Greek Cucumber Salad
I live for summer produce and love serving it as much as possible throughout the season. This Greek Cucumber Noodle Salad is a regular feature on my summer menu (and all year round) because it’s so simple to make and incredibly satisfying!
With refreshing cucumber noodles and tomatoes, salty feta and olives, it’s the perfect side dish to serve up when the warmer temperatures arrive… and totally crave-worthy too!
Not only is this easy cucumber salad recipe great for entertaining and serving a crowd, it also works well for a light and healthy weeknight meal that the whole family will love.
Pair it with some grilled chicken or burgers for the ultimate summertime feast! If you’re looking for your new favorite cucumber salad recipe, this one is definitely for you!
For more Greek-inspired recipes, be sure to check out this Greek Quinoa Salad and Greek Lentil Salad!
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- Requires only 10 simple ingredients (dressing included)
- Fun twist on traditional Greek salads
- Ready in just 15 minutes for easy summer meals
- Crowd-pleasing side dish for any summer gathering
- Naturally lower in carbs thanks to the cucumber noodles
- High in fiber to keep you full for longer
- Great for meal prep for healthy meals all week
Salad Ingredients
- Cucumbers: You can use any type of fresh cucumbers, but make sure they are burpless to avoid any bitterness. I prefer to use English cucumbers as they fit in the spiralizer nicely and make long noodles!
- Diced tomatoes: Use any type of fresh tomatoes you like. I usually use cherry tomatoes, but you can use grape tomatoes, heirloom tomatoes, or whatever tomatoes you have on hand.
- Olives: For that classic Greek flavor, I recommend using kalamata olives. If you have another variety you prefer, feel free to use those instead.
- Red onion: To add crunch and a little heat.
- Feta cheese: The salty, creamy flavor of feta cheese is the perfect complement to the fresh vegetables.
- Homemade Greek salad dressing: This simple vinaigrette can be made ahead of time for easy salads all week long. My recipe is made with olive oil, red wine vinegar, lemon juice, oregano, garlic, and salt and pepper. That’s it!
How do you make cucumber noodles?
It’s easy! Simply grab an English cucumber and slice off each of the ends since a flat base is best to work with when spiralizing vegetables.
Cut the cucumber in half to prevent the strands from being too long and insert the cucumber between the blade and the pointy end of the handle of your spiralizer.
Next, turn the crank and watch your cucumber transform into delicious vegetable noodles! It’s actually pretty fun once you get started.
My favorite spiralizer to use is the Paderno Spiralizer. I’ve had this thing for years now and it hasn’t failed me yet. In fact, it’s produced some pretty tasty veggie creations!
How to Make Mediterranean Cucumber Salad
- In a medium bowl, whisk together olive oil, lemon juice, vinegar, oregano and garlic. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
- Add the cucumber noodles, diced tomatoes, red onion, feta cheese and olives to a large bowl.
- Add the desired amount of dressing and toss to combine (I only used half the dressing). Enjoy!
Expert Tips
- Cut cucumbers in half before spiralizing to make the spiralizing process easier and to shorten the cucumber noodle strands. You may also wish to cut the strands in half with kitchen scissors or break up with your hands as you go to prevent them from being too long.
- If you don’t own a spiralizer, you can also thinly slice the cucumbers using a sharp knife or mandoline slicer.
- If you want to get rid of excess water in the cucumber noodles, place them in a wire mesh strainer and sprinkle them with a little bit of salt to help draw out some of the excess water. This can help prevent soggy noodles! I do this step if I have time, but it’s not 100% necessary. The salad is still delicious even if you choose to skip this step!
Recipe FAQs
The easiest (and least stressful) way to spiralize cucumbers is to use a spiral slicer. We use ours so much that it’s worth it to have on hand all year long. But, if you aren’t sure about buying one, you can get a similar effect by slicing the cucumbers into long noodles with a sharp knife or using a mandoline slicer. These methods aren’t quite as straightforward as using the spiral cutter, but you’ll get a similar effect.
Both of these veggie-based noodles are eaten as a low-carb, high-fiber alternative to regular pasta, but they’re generally served in different ways. Although you can eat zucchini noodles raw, most people prefer to cook them, so you’ll see them served warm with pasta sauce, etc. Spiralized cucumbers, on the other hand, are generally eaten raw in salads as cucumbers lose their texture when heated.
Yes, and this can be helpful! Cucumbers are very high in moisture and once they’re added to a salad, they often become wet and watery. If you spiralize the cucumbers ahead of time, you can place them in a strainer, sprinkle them with a little salt and let them weep off the extra moisture. Once prepared, the spiralized cucumber noodles can be stored in an airtight container or plastic bag in the fridge for 2-3 days.
Serving Suggestions
I swear, you could eat this salad with just about anything or even by itself, but it tastes especially good paired with the following options:
- Grilled chicken (marinated in one of these healthy chicken marinades)
- Turkey Zucchini Burgers
- One Pan Chicken Drumsticks and Potatoes
- Sheet Pan Chicken Pitas
- Chicken Caprese Burgers
- Pesto Chicken Burgers
- Falafel Bites on a pita with hummus
Recipe Variations
- Add more veggies: This spiral cucumber salad is already such a veggie-rich dish, but you can certainly add more! Consider adding some diced bell peppers, chopped green onions, marinated artichokes, or roasted red peppers for extra flavor.
- Add some heat: Since fresh cucumber is so cooling and refreshing, I often like to serve it with a little kick of heat. Add red pepper flakes to taste.
- Use store-bought vinaigrette: I promise you that it’s super easy to make your own dressing at home. But if you’d prefer to use a store-bought balsamic vinaigrette, Greek or Italian dressing, those can be really handy in a pinch!
More Healthy Recipes
- Easy Asian Cucumber Salad
- Chickpea Pesto Pasta Salad
- No-Mayo Broccoli Salad
- Kale Salad with Cranberries
- Blueberry Walnut Salad
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Spiralized Greek Cucumber Noodle Salad
Ingredients
For the Dressing:
- 1/3 cup olive oil
- 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
- 2 teaspoons fresh oregano minced (or sub in 1/2 tsp dried oregano)
- 1 garlic clove minced
- 1/4 teaspoons each salt and pepper
For the Salad:
- 2 English cucumbers spiralized*
- 1 cup halved cherry tomatoes
- 1/2 medium red onion thinly sliced
- 1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese
- 1/3 cup kalamata olives pitted and chopped
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, whisk together olive oil, vinegar, lemon juice, oregano, garlic, salt and pepper.
- Add the cucumbers, tomatoes, onion, feta cheese and olives to a large bowl. Add desired amount of dressing and toss to combine (I only used half the dressing). Enjoy!
Notes
Nutrition
This post was originally published August 2015 and was updated in June 2024 to include more helpful tips.
Cucumbers come in MANY sizes! approximately how many ounces?
The ones I used were about 11 ounces. Hope that helps!
Why can’t you print recipe or instructions? If you can how??
Hi JoAnne, if you scroll down to the recipe, you can find the word “print” written in pink font at the top upper right hand corner of the recipe. Hope that helps!
The spiralizer is my best friend. LOVE this that you made a spiralized cucumber salad!! Also, gorgeous photos!!
I hear ya Lisa! I never thought I could become best friends with a plastic kitchen device..but it happened! Thanks for stopping by :)
Wow, I have to buy a spiralizer asap! Your Greek salad looks fantastic! Thanks for sharing it :)
Thanks for stopping by Oana! Highly recommend the spiralizer! My new favourite kitchen tool!
I’m definitely buying a spiralizer now that I’ve seen this recipe! You’ve convinced me :)
Yess Chrissie!! You’ll be so happy you got one once you start experimenting with it :)
Me, I’ll be like your co workers and go get a spiralizer. You’re lovely pictures have convinced me I NEED to make that gorgeous salad. Nummy!
Hop on the spiralizer train, Diane! So many gorgeous spiral veggie salads you can make! Keep me posted on how your salad turns out :)
Wow…what a great way to make this wonderful salad. So pretty….looks awesome!!
Thank you Gloria!
Great idea to turn a traditional greek salad into something fancy. I am getting a spiralizer for my birthday next month from my mom. I think this will be the first thing I make!
Yay Julia…that’s so exciting! You’re going to have so much fun with your new spiralizer!! Hope you love this salad as much as I do!
just gorgeous. I love my spiralizers, they get quite a workout in the summertime!
Thank you Kristina! I have a feeling mine is gonna get quite the workout too! I’ll be on the lookout for some spiralizer recipe inspiration ;)
I have a spiralizer, in fact I have two of them, but I rarely use them. I think this delicious salad is the perfect inspiration I need. What a fun play on a greek salad, to spiralize the cucumbers. Great idea!
Ohhh Renee…you totally need to whip out those spiralizers again! So many yummy things to make! I highly recommended giving this salad a go.. it’s so much fun to eat :)
Yum! This looks fabulous!
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Thanks Erin!
Girl, this salad is gorgeous, I can eat all of it and ask for seconds, I love the greek flavors and the presentation is beautiful. Pinning the world must see this beauty!
Aw I love your comments Katalina! Thank you for your happy and encouraging words :)
Oh how I love zoodles! Beautifully done!!
Thanks Felesha! Aren’t veggies noodles the best?! My new obsession ;)
Oh my gosh is this recipe calling my name! I love greek salads (like more than I probably should!) and this recipe looks just delicious!
I hear ya J! Greek salad has so many amazing flavours going on! You should try it with the cucumber noodles…so good!!!