Baked Olives Recipes

BAKED OLIVES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 Fahrenheit (200 Celsius).
• Meanwhile: In a baking dish, combine together olives, lemon slices and add about 4 rosemary sprigs on top. Finely chop the remaining rosemary sprigs (remove the stems first) and sprinkle over olives. Drizzle with olive oil, and season with freshly cracked black pepper.
• Bake on the middle rack at 400 Fahrenheit (200 Celsius) for about 20 minutes.
• Enjoy warm or cold!

BAKED OLIVES AND FENNEL

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
• In a saute pan heat 2 tablespoons oil. Add fennel and saute for about 8 to 10 minutes, or until fennel is tender.
• In a small baking dish combine olives, red wine, garlic and Sauteed fennel. Toss to combine and season with salt and pepper. Sprinkle with remaining olive oil.
• Bake, uncovered, until olives and fennel are heated through, about 15 minutes. Serve warm with chunks of peasant bread

BAKED OLIVES

Steps:

• Drain oilves.
• Place in shallow round baking dish.
• Put garlic and herbs, tucking herbs in and around olives.
• Bake in 350 oven for 30 minutes, stirring every now and then.
• Store in Refridgerator in glass jar, covering with olive oil so that olive are submerged in the oil.

BAKED CHEESE OLIVES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• In a small mixing bowl, combine cheese and butter or margarine. Stir flour and cayenne pepper into the cheese and butter mixture. Blend well. Wrap a tablespoon of dough around each green olive. Arrange the wrapped olives on a cookie sheet.
• Bake for 15 minutes, or until golden brown.

BAKED OLIVES AND FETA CHEESE

Steps:

• In a small bowl, toss the olives with the thyme, lemon zest, red pepper flakes, fennel seeds and olive oil.
• Lightly oil the bottom of an 8 to 9 inch ovenproof skillet, such as cast iron.
• Place the cheese in the center of the pan, then top with the marinated olive mixture. Use a spatula to get all the goodies out of the olive tossing bowl and some will fall to the side. At this point, you can cover and refrigerate for up to 1 day.
• When ready to bake, heat the oven to 400*F.
• Bake the cheese and the olives for about 20 minutes, or until the cheese is soft and gooey. Serve immediately, right out of the pan, with slices of rustic bread, crostini, pitta, or Pita chips.

BAKED CHEDDAR OLIVES

Steps:

• In a bowl combine the Cheddar and the butter, add the flour and the cayenne, and blend the dough until it is combined well. Drop the dough by tablespoons onto wax paper and wrap or mold each tablespoon around each of the olives, covering each olive completely. Bake the wrapped olives on a baking sheet in the middle of a preheated 400°F. oven for 15 minutes, or until the pastry is golden, and serve them warm.

BAKED OLIVES WITH FETA

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Put the olives and feta in a small roasting tin with the olive oil, garlic, fennel seeds and chilli flakes. Bake for 12 mins and serve warm with cocktail sticks and bread, if you like.