Paraben Free Mediterranean Tomato, Peach & Cucumber Salad

Total time25 min

Prep time15 min

Cook time0 min

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Paraben Free Mediterranean Tomato, Peach & Cucumber Salad

Summer produce doesn't get more vibrant than this — juicy cherry tomatoes, ripe peach wedges, and crisp cucumber all tossed together with briny Castelvetrano olives and a shower of fresh mint and basil. The dressing is a bright, fragrant blend of extra-virgin olive oil, fresh lemon juice, honey, cumin, and turmeric, and it does double duty by macerating the red onion for ten minutes before everything else goes in, which mellows that sharp bite beautifully. Every ingredient here is whole and unprocessed, which matters when you're trying to avoid synthetic preservatives and additives that sneak into so many bottled dressings and packaged salad kits. Making the dressing from scratch takes about two minutes and gives you complete control over exactly what goes into the bowl. The combination of sweet peach, savory olive, and warm spice sounds unexpected but lands somewhere genuinely special — it's the kind of salad that disappears fast at a dinner table. A handful of dry-roasted pistachios scattered over the top adds a satisfying crunch if you want to take it one step further. Serve it immediately while everything is at peak freshness and the herbs are still fragrant.

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Ingredients

4 servings

For the salad

2 cups cherry tomatoes, halved
2 ripe peaches, pitted and cut into ¾-inch wedges
1 english cucumber, halved lengthwise and sliced into ½-inch half-moons
½ cup castelvetrano olives, pitted and roughly torn
¼ red onion, very thinly sliced
¼ cup fresh mint leaves, torn
¼ cup fresh basil leaves, torn

For the dressing

3 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
2 tbsp fresh lemon juice
1 tsp lemon zest
1 tsp raw honey
½ tsp ground cumin
¼ tsp ground turmeric
salt and pepper, to taste

For serving

¼ cup dry-roasted pistachios, roughly chopped (optional)

Instructions

1
In a small bowl, whisk together the extra-virgin olive oil, lemon juice, lemon zest, honey, cumin, and turmeric until fully combined. Season with salt and pepper.
2
Place the sliced red onion in the large mixing bowl and pour the dressing over it. Let the onion sit in the dressing for 10 minutes, until slightly softened and the sharp bite mellows.

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