Xanthan Gum Free Pomegranate-Mint Tomato & Olive Mezze Snack Box
Bright, fresh, and endlessly snackable, this mezze box is a celebration of Mediterranean flavors that comes together without any cooking at all. Juicy cherry tomatoes and crisp cucumber rounds get a gorgeous finishing touch from jewel-like pomegranate arils and fragrant mint leaves, while briny Castelvetrano olives and creamy hummus round out every bite. A drizzle of good olive oil and a pinch of flaky sea salt tie it all together, with optional sumac adding a subtle citrusy tang that makes the whole spread feel restaurant-worthy. For anyone navigating thickener sensitivities, this kind of recipe is a genuine relief — every ingredient here is whole and straightforward, with no hidden additives or stabilizers to worry about. Store-bought dips and packaged snack trays can be surprisingly tricky to vet, so assembling your own box from scratch puts you completely in control. It's the kind of thing you can pull together in minutes for a weekday lunch, a party spread, or an afternoon snack that actually feels special.
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2 servings
For the box
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
- ½ cup castelvetrano olives, pitted
- 1 medium english cucumber, sliced into rounds
- ½ cup hummus
- ¼ cup pomegranate arils
- ¼ cup fresh mint leaves
- 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
- ¼ tsp flaky sea salt
- ¼ tsp ground black pepper
- ¼ tsp ground sumac (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Halve the cherry tomatoes and slice the cucumber into rounds about 1/4 inch thick. Place each prepared item in its own section of a divided snack box or alongside small ramekins.
- 2
Spoon the hummus into one section or a small ramekin. Arrange the olives, cherry tomatoes, and cucumber slices in the remaining sections.
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