BHA & BHT Free Mediterranean Tomato, Olive & Black Bean Corn Salad
Bright, fresh, and loaded with color, this Mediterranean-inspired salad is the kind of dish that looks like you spent way more time on it than you actually did. Cherry tomatoes, Kalamata olives, crisp cucumber, sweet corn, and hearty black beans come together in one big bowl, making it satisfying enough to stand alone as a meal or shine as a crowd-pleasing side. The dressing is a simple whisk of extra virgin olive oil, fresh lemon juice, lemon zest, oregano, cumin, and turmeric — real pantry staples with no synthetic preservatives hiding in the mix. That matters more than it sounds, because packaged dressings and flavored oils are some of the sneakiest sources of additives like BHA and BHT, so making your own from scratch is genuinely the easiest way to stay clean. A short ten-minute rest lets the tomatoes release their juices and meld with the dressing, turning a simple toss into something that tastes like it marinated for hours. Finish it with crumbled feta and torn fresh mint if you want to lean fully into those Mediterranean vibes — both optional, both absolutely worth it.
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4 servings
For the salad
- 1 pint cherry tomatoes, halved
- 1 can (15 oz) black beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 ½ cups fresh or thawed frozen corn kernels
- ½ cup kalamata olives, pitted and halved
- ½ english cucumber, diced
- ¼ red onion, finely diced
- ¼ cup fresh flat-leaf parsley, roughly chopped
For the dressing
- 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tbsp fresh lemon juice
- 1 tsp lemon zest
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- ½ tsp ground cumin
- ¼ tsp ground turmeric
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp black pepper
For serving
- ¼ cup crumbled feta cheese (optional)
- ¼ cup fresh mint leaves, torn (optional)
Instructions
- 1
In a small bowl, whisk together the olive oil, lemon juice, lemon zest, dried oregano, ground cumin, ground turmeric, salt, and black pepper until fully combined.
- 2
In a large mixing bowl, combine the cherry tomatoes, black beans, corn kernels, Kalamata olives, cucumber, red onion, and parsley.
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