Shellfish Free Mediterranean Tomato, Olive & Cucumber Snack Box with Tahini Dip
Bright, fresh, and endlessly snackable, this Mediterranean-inspired box brings together juicy cherry tomatoes, crisp cucumber rounds, and briny Kalamata olives for a combination that feels like a little vacation on a plate. The real star is the creamy tahini dip — whisked together with fresh lemon juice, grated garlic, cumin, and a drizzle of olive oil until it's silky smooth and perfectly pourable. It's the kind of dip that makes raw vegetables genuinely exciting. Everything here is naturally plant-based and built from whole, recognizable ingredients, so there's no need to scrutinize labels for hidden seafood derivatives or cross-contamination concerns. The snack boxes come together in minutes and hold up beautifully in the fridge for a few hours, making them ideal for meal prep, lunchboxes, or a grazing spread when friends come over. A finishing scatter of dried oregano, flaky sea salt, and fresh parsley pulls the whole thing together with that unmistakable Mediterranean character.
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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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