Cucumber Tomato Salad With Bacon
Get the flavors of a classic BLT but in the form of a salad. This Cucumber Tomato Salad With Bacon is a simple delicious twist on your favorite cucumber tomato salad. Take a lighter road with this refreshing Cucumber Tomato Salad With Bacon.
This salad is absolutely delicious and really reminds me of the most delicious BLT sandwich. Minus the bread and minus the lettuce, but you won’t miss either. The cucumbers bring a freshness to the salad that completes it perfectly.
Easy Cucumber Tomato Salad With Bacon
I love a nice cold summer salad to serve when we are grilling and especially one that contains lots of vegetables that my kids will just devour. This is the dish that everyone will devour. Having a bbq?! Check out my creamy coleslaw recipe and pasta salad recipes on the blog.
Garden Vegetable Cucumber Tomato Salad With Bacon
I ran over to our local farmers’ market to grab some fresh tomatoes and cucumbers. I just love shopping at the farmer’s market and find so much inspiration for new vegetable dishes to make. I also find that when I let my boys come shop with me, they are more inclined to eat what I am serving without any hesitation at all. Mom WIN!
If you are a gardener this is the perfect salad to use up your fresh produce. Or if you are like me just stop at the farmers market! The fresher the veggies the more vibrant the flavors.
How To Make Cucumber Tomato Salad With Bacon
- Cut tomatoes and cucumbers to your desired shape and size.
- Cook your bacon (I microwaved mine in two batches)
- Salt your tomatoes and start combining the tomatoes, cucumbers, and bacon crumbles. (save some bacon crumbles to sprinkle on top)
- Combine your mayonnaise, garlic powder, and pepper.
- Combine your mayonnaise mixture with your tomato, cucumber, and bacon mixture.
- Sprinkle bacon crumbles on top and serve immediately.
Tips for Prepping Veggies in the Cucumber Tomato Salad With Bacon.
- Tomatoes | Reach for a serrated knife when slicing through tomatoes. The teeth of the knife help cut through the skin of the tomato easily.
- Cucumbers | I tend to peel my cucumbers a lot for a smoother texture. The skins offer more chew factor. But the skins have nutrients so do whatever tastes best.
- Bite-Size | One last tip is I love to cut my veggies nice and small. It gives it more of that bite-size value and makes it easier to eat.
How Long Does Cucumber Tomato Salad With Bacon Last
You can store your salad in the refrigerator for 2-3 days. If you find the mayonnaise base is soaking in just add a splash of milk and stir to revive it.
What Can I Use to Replace Mayonnaise In the Cucumber Tomato Salad With Bacon
If you don’t want to use mayonnaise you can always swap for ranch to replace it. Or if you are wanting a healthier option try plain Greek yogurt. It will vary the flavor of the salad some.
What to Pair with the Cucumber Tomato Salad With Bacon
Like I said I love this salad in the summer when produce is fresh and BBQs happen weekly! Here are some of my favorite main dishes to pair with my salad.
This salad is truly great any day of the week, for your family or to serve a crowd. I make it as a dinner side dish, bring it to a potluck, summer BBQs, and more. You won’t be disappointed.
As you can see this salad takes minutes to prep. It is my go-to recipe for sure on those nights I want to pull dinner together in a hurry!
Cucumber Tomato Salad With Bacon
Delicious Bacon Cucumber Tomato Salad that is reminiscent of the most delicious BLT with half the calories.
Ingredients
- 2 Large Cucumbers
- 1 Pint cherry tomatoes or 4 Nice Sized Tomatoes, seeds removed
- 1 Package Bacon
- 1/3 Cup Mayonnaise
- 1/2 Tsp Garlic Powder
- Salt to taste, I put mine on my tomatoes
- Pepper to taste
Instructions
- Cut tomatoes and cucumbers to your desired shape and size.
- Cook your bacon (I microwaved mine in two batches)
- Salt your tomatoes and start combining the tomatoes, cucumbers and bacon crumbles. (save some bacon crumbles to sprinkle on top)
- Combine your mayonnaise, garlic powder and pepper.
- Combine your mayonnaise mixture with your tomato, cucumber and bacon mixture.
- Sprinkle bacon crumbles on top and serve immediately.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
6Serving Size:
6Amount Per Serving: Calories: 134Total Fat: 10gSaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 8gCholesterol: 7mgSodium: 216mgCarbohydrates: 10gFiber: 2gSugar: 6gProtein: 3g
Think some shredded cheddar? Don’t know how that goes with cucumbers! I put it on regular salad with cucumbers.
I also love it on regular salad. I would definitely experiment with it. It may taste even more amazing!
I make a variety of this all the time – didn’t know it was a “thing”! I’m totally not into prep work at all so I go much easier – since tomatoes are so expensive lately, I open a can of petite diced tomatoes (the advantage there is you can get different flavors!) and I use the pre-packaged bacon crumbles instead of making my own. So I use one can of tomatoes, one cucumber, and then bacon crumbles. The only other difference is that instead of mayonnaise, I use ranch dressing. YUMMY! Mine ends up “sloppier”/wetter than yours would because of the juice on the tomatoes and the ranch dressing, but I love the flavor of the “juice”.
looks and sounds good
So delicious. I made it with cucumbers last month and was craving it tonight and didn’t have any cucumbers. I used pickles and it was amazing! Thanks so much!
I made this and it turned out very soupy from the tomatoes. Do you use cherry tomatoes instead of the big tomatoes? It had so much liquid in it that we couldn’t eat it
I used nice big jersey tomatoes in mine, but I removed most of the seeds. I am so sorry, I adjusted the recipe to mention removing the seeds.
I think I would let the cukes and maybe tomatoes weep in a colander while preparing the bacon. I will be trying this at our next family get together which will be Easter. Thanks for sharing!!
How could you make it keto
@Ronda, It`s mostly keto except mayo. Exchange yogurt instead.