Nitrate & Nitrite Free Mediterranean Tomato, Olive & Cucumber Snack Box with Tahini Dip
Bright cherry tomatoes, cool cucumber rounds, and briny Kalamata olives come together in a snack box that feels like a little escape to the Mediterranean coast. Everything here is whole, fresh, and completely unprocessed — which matters a lot when you're avoiding cured or preserved foods that often sneak nitrates and nitrites into your day without you realizing it. The real star is the tahini dip: a silky, garlicky blend of sesame paste, fresh lemon juice, olive oil, and a whisper of cumin that pulls the whole box together. It's rich without being heavy, and it drizzles beautifully over the vegetables or doubles as a dipping sauce for each crisp cucumber round. Assembly is genuinely simple — whisk the dip, arrange the produce, drizzle with olive oil, and finish with dried oregano and flaky sea salt. This is the kind of snack that looks impressive enough to serve to guests but takes almost no effort to put together. Pack it up and refrigerate for a few hours, and you've got a clean, satisfying bite ready whenever hunger hits.
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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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