Seasoned Green Olives – Country Living

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Mediterranean-style light and flavorful appetizer that brings home-style flavor to your table
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This Mediterranean appetizer features Fresh green olives, Water, Uniodized or pickling salt, White-wine vinegar, Lemon. It delivers bright, zesty notes. Ideal for parties, potlucks, or as a starter before the main course. Simple to make with ingredients you likely already have on hand, this is a recipe you will come back to again and again.

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Seasoned Green Olives – Country Living

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Difficulty: Advanced
Servings: 15 Calories: 55.2

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This Mediterranean appetizer features Fresh green olives, Water, Uniodized or pickling salt, White-wine vinegar, Lemon. It delivers bright, zesty notes. Ideal for parties, potlucks, or as a starter before the main course. Simple to make with ingredients you likely already have on hand, this is a recipe you will come back to again and again.

Ingredients

Directions

  1. cut into 1/2-inch cubes 1 tb Dried or 3 T chopped fresh -oregano 3 Cloves garlic, halved 1/4 c Olive oil 1.
  2. With flat side of meat mallet or rolling pin, crush each olive just to crack the flesh.
  3. Place cracked olives in 1-quart jar.
  4. Add enough cold water to
  5. cover olives and insert a small, sealed plastic food-stor- age bag filled with 1/4 C water to keep the olives immersed.
  6. Seal jar; refrigerate 3 weeks, changing water in jar every day.
  7. After 3 weeks, sample an olive-it should be only slightly bitter.
  8. Continue to soak olives in water if still very bitter.
  9. When olives are ready, in 1-quart saucepan, heat 2 C water to boiling.
  10. Add salt and stir to dissolve.
  11. Set brine aside to cool to room temperature.
  12. Drain olives and rinse in cold water: Place cured olives in clean 1 ~quart jar.
  13. Cover olives with cooled brine.
  14. Stir in vinegar, lemon cubes, oregano, and garlic.
  15. Top with olive oil and seal jar.
  16. Refrig- erate olives at least 1 month to develop flavor.
  17. Olives will keep for 2 more months refrigerated.
  18. Drain before serving.
  19. Country Living/Sept/94

Nutrition Facts

Servings 15

Amount Per Serving
Calories 55.2kcal
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 2.8g5%
Saturated Fat 1.6g8%
Cholesterol 6.8mg3%
Sodium 29259.4mg1220%
Total Carbohydrate 5.9g2%
Dietary Fiber 2.3g10%
Sugars 3.1g
Protein 1.2g3%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

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