Citrus-Marinated Olives
Recipe: #11352
November 26, 2013
Categories: Snacks, Appetizers, One-Pot Meal, Christmas, Game/Sports Day, New Years, Potluck, Marinate, Gluten-Free Kosher, Low Carbohydrate, No Eggs, Non-Dairy, Vegan, Vegetarian, Olives, more
"Let's face it - olives are good straight up with nothing on them! But when it's time for a party, well, plain ain't good enough! There's an unlimited number of ways to jazz things up - and this is just my take on it. No need to go to the pricey olive bar at your local grocer or Whole Foods, either. Nope, just get a nice assortment of olives, green and black, and you can go cheap or expensive. Just be sure to buy bone-in olives - pitted just don't work as well. NOTE: Plan ahead - prep and cook time does not include 24 hours to marinate. Number of servings is a guess. It's 2 cups of olives to nibble on."
Original is 10 servings
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (61.8 g)
- Calories 140
- Total Fat - 11.3 g
- Saturated Fat - 1.6 g
- Cholesterol - 4.6 mg
- Sodium - 140.1 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 7.4 g
- Dietary Fiber - 1.3 g
- Sugars - 0.9 g
- Protein - 2.9 g
- Calcium - 24.5 mg
- Iron - 0.9 mg
- Vitamin C - 2 mg
- Thiamin - 0.1 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Place the olive oil, garlic cloves, bay leaves and red chile in a small heavy saucepan. Heat over a low flame until everything gets fragrant and the garlic starts to turn golden brown - about 10-12 minutes. Don't let anything burn or the result is bitter.
Step 2
Remove the pan from the heat source and let it rest for about an hour. The flavors will steep beautifully into the oil.
Step 3
Meanwhile, drain the olives and place them in a bowl. Add the orange slices. Set aside.
Step 4
After the oil has steeped for an hour, pour the mixture over the olives and toss gently to coat everything.
Step 5
Place into a covered glass container and refrigerate for 24 hours, tossing gently several times to ensure all the olives marinate.
You can eat these after a few hours marinating time, but the flavor will not be as yummy and intense. Hands off!!!
Step 6
When serving, remove from refrigerator about an hour in advance so that they come to room temp. Place in a pretty bowl with cocktail picks alongside. Enjoy!
Tips
No special items needed.
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