Mustard Free Mediterranean Tomato, Olive & Black Bean Corn Salad
Bright, colorful, and packed with Mediterranean personality, this corn salad is the kind of dish that disappears fast at any table. Juicy cherry tomatoes, hearty black beans, sweet corn, and briny Kalamata olives come together in one big bowl, with crisp cucumber and red onion rounding everything out. The dressing is where the magic happens — a simple whisk of extra virgin olive oil, fresh lemon juice, lemon zest, oregano, cumin, and turmeric creates something vibrant and deeply savory without a drop of mustard or mustard-derived ingredients. That matters more than it sounds, because plenty of store-bought dressings and spice blends sneak mustard in as an emulsifier or flavor booster, making a dish like this genuinely tricky to find ready-made. Here, every ingredient is straightforward and easy to verify, so you can dress and toss with total confidence. A short rest at room temperature lets the tomatoes release their juices and the flavors meld into something that tastes like it took far more effort than it did. Finish with crumbled feta and torn fresh mint if you like, and you've got a stunning side or light main that's as satisfying as it is stress-free.
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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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