Chestnut Free Mediterranean Tomato, Olive & Cucumber Snack Box with Tahini Dip
Bright, briny, and endlessly snackable, this Mediterranean-inspired box brings together juicy cherry tomatoes, crisp cucumber rounds, and salty Kalamata olives for a spread that feels like a mini mezze platter you can take anywhere. The real star is the creamy tahini dip — whisked together with fresh lemon juice, grated garlic, cumin, and olive oil until it's silky smooth and just pourable enough to drizzle or scoop. Every single ingredient here is naturally free from tree nuts, including chestnuts, so there's no label-scanning or substitution stress involved. Snack boxes and dips can be surprisingly tricky territory when store-bought options sneak in unexpected nut-based ingredients, but this one is made entirely from scratch with clean, straightforward pantry staples. The components stay fresh for up to four hours in the fridge, which makes it a smart option for meal prep, packed lunches, or easy entertaining. A finishing scatter of fresh parsley and a pinch of flaky sea salt pulls everything together with that effortless, sun-drenched flavor you'd expect from a coastal Mediterranean table.
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2 servings
For the tahini dip
- ¼ cup tahini
- 2 tbsp fresh lemon juice
- 1 clove garlic, finely grated
- 2 tbsp water
- 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- ¼ tsp ground cumin
- ¼ tsp salt
For the snack box
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes
- 1 medium english cucumber, sliced into rounds
- ½ cup kalamata olives, pitted
- 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- ¼ tsp dried oregano
- flaky sea salt, to taste
- 1 tbsp fresh flat-leaf parsley, roughly chopped (optional)
Instructions
- 1
In a small bowl, whisk together the tahini, lemon juice, grated garlic, water, olive oil, cumin, and salt until smooth and pourable — the dip should be thick enough to coat a spoon but thin enough to drizzle. If it seizes and thickens, whisk in an additional teaspoon of water at a time until it loosens.
- 2
Arrange the cherry tomatoes, cucumber rounds, and Kalamata olives across two snack boxes or shallow containers, keeping each component in its own section.
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