Balsamic Marinated Olives Recipes

BALSAMIC VINEGAR MARINADE

Steps:

• Place vinegar, oil, and seasoning in a bowl and mix.
• Place desired food into a resealable zip-top bag. Pour in marinade and seal the bag. Roll the bag around in your hands to make sure the marinade touches every part of your food. Place in refrigerator for at least 45 minutes.
• Remove food and cook as desired.

THE BEST EASY BALSAMIC STEAK MARINADE RECIPE

Steps:

• Whisk together all marinade ingredients in a small bowl.
• Pour the marinade into a gallon zip lock freezer bag. Add the steaks, seal the bag, and move them around to coat well.
• Marinate for at least 3 hours and no more than 8 hours. (More may result in mushy meat.)
• Cook sirloin steaks as desired on the grill, or cook steaks in the oven like this.

"TONI'S MARINATED OLIVES"

Steps:

• Chop tarragon and thyme and mince anchovies. In a deep bowl stir together all ingredients except vinegar. Marinate olive mixture, covered and chilled, stirring occasionally, at least 6 hours and up to 3 days. Bring olive mixture to room temperature before proceeding.
• To serve olives, transfer to a bowl with a slotted spoon and drizzle with vinegar to taste.

SWEET BALSAMIC MARINADE

Steps:

• In a small bowl, whisk together the vinegar, oil, brown sugar, onion, and pepper. Pour over desired meat, and marinate in the refrigerator for 1 to 4 hours, turning meat occasionally.

MEDITERRANEAN GRILLED BALSAMIC CHICKEN WITH OLIVE TAPENADE

Steps:

• Trim any extra fat from the chicken breasts and place in a bowl or a gallon size freezer bag.
• In a small bowl, whisk the olive oil, balsamic vinegars, mustard, garlic, lemon juice, herbs, and salt and pepper. Reserve half of the marinade and add the other half to the bowl or bag with the cihcken. Marinate for at least 30 minutes up to overnight, turning occasionally.
• When ready to grill, bring one side of an outdoor grill to high heat with the other side off.
• Oil the grill grates well and drizzle the chicken breasts with more olive oil, then place the chicken breasts on the hot grill. Cook for 2-3 minutes or until grill marks appear, then flip the chicken and cook for another 2-3 minutes. Move the chicken to the cooler grates of the grill, cover, and cook for 10 minutes. Transfer a few tablespoons of the reserved marinade to another bowl and use it to baste the chicken with and flip. Continue cooking, basting, and flipping until the breasts have an internal temperature of 165 degrees. Move the chicken to the hot side of the grill to add more grill marks and color to the chicken breast but be sure to watch them so the balsamic marinade doesn't burn.The length of cooking time will depend up on the thickness of the breasts but you should count on the whole cooking time to be about 30 minutes.
• Transfer the chicken to a platter and cover with a piece of aluminum foil and let rest for 5 minutes. Serve with olive tapenade, chunks of feta cheese minced herbs and drizzle with any leftover marinade or olive oil.

BALSAMIC CHICKEN MARINADE

Steps:

• Whisk the marinade ingredients together in a freezer bag or glass bowl. Add chicken and turn to coat. Marinate for 30 minutes at room temperature or refrigerate up to 12 hours (the longer the better).
• When ready to cook, remove chicken from the refrigerator and let rest 15-30 minutes before cooking.

MARINATED BALSAMIC OLIVES

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine all ingredients; cover and chill in the fridge for at least 8 hours.
• Let stand for 30 minutes before serving.
• Serve with a slotted spoon.

BALSAMIC MARINATED GRILLED VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Wash vegetables and slice any vegetables that need to be sliced (onion, bell pepper, squash or zucchini, portobello mushrooms).
• Place veggies in a large bowl or dish.
• Whisk together the balsamic, olive oil, honey, basil, oregano, salt, pepper and garlic. If you're making the dip, reserve 3 tbsp of the marinade for the dip.
• Pour marinade over the veggies and gently stir or toss to coat every vegetable well. Cover and marinate in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour before grilling, or up to several hours.
• To make the balsamic dip, whisk 1/3 cup plain Greek yogurt into the reserved marinade. Refrigerate until you're ready to serve.
• Heat your grill to medium-high heat (about 350-400°F). Clean the grill grates well.
• Place marinated veggies on the grill and let them develop grill lines on the bottom. Once charred and caramelized, the veggies will release more easily from the grill, so try not to move them too soon. See notes for approximate grilling times of different vegetables.
• Turn vegetables halfway through to grill other side. Once charred, remove to a plate and serve with dipping sauce, or drizzle some reserved marinade over the top.

BALSAMIC MARINATE TOMATOES

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl, whisk together fresh herbs, garlic, olive oil, balsamic vinegar, salt and honey.
• Gently fold in tomatoes. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours and up to 8 hours.
• Just before serving, gently stir the tomatoes to coat in dressing. Top with some fresh cracked black pepper.

BALSAMIC MARINATED OLIVES

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients; cover and chill at least 8 hours. Let stand 30 minutes at room temperature before serving. Serve with a slotted spoon.