Warm Spicy Kalamata Olives Recipes

WARM MARINATED OLIVES

Steps:

• Drain the green and black olives from the brine or oil that they're packed in and place them in a medium bowl. Add the orange zest, garlic, fennel seeds, thyme leaves, red pepper flakes, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon black pepper. Pour the olive oil over the mixture, add the thyme sprigs, and toss to combine.
• Transfer the mixture, including the olive oil, to a medium (10-inch) saute pan. Heat over medium heat until the oil begins to sizzle. Lower the heat and saute for 4 to 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the olives and garlic are heated through and fragrant. Serve warm right from the pan or transfer to a serving dish. Offer a small dish for the pits.

WARM SPICED OLIVES

Steps:

• Using a mortar and pestle, lightly crush the coriander seeds. Transfer to a 1-quart saucepan and cook over medium heat, stirring, until fragrant and lightly browned, about 1 minute. Stir in the olive oil, orange zest, garlic, and red pepper flakes. Cook, stirring often, until the garlic is fragrant but not browned, about 1 minute after the oil begins to sizzle. Add the olives and Pernod, if using. Warm the olives through, stirring often, about 1 minute. Strain the oil into a small serving bowl. Transfer the olives to another serving bowl. Serve with bread for dipping.

WARM SPICY KALAMATA OLIVES

Steps:

• Place olives in a medium bowl; set aside. Place sun-dried tomatoes in a medium bowl, and cover with very hot water. Let stand 15 minutes; drain. On a work surface, thinly slice tomatoes.
• In a small saucepan, combine vinegar, olive oil, sun-dried tomatoes, chile, and red-pepper flakes; bring to a simmer. Pour warm mixture over olives, and marinate at room temperature for at least 2 hours.

WARM MARINATED OLIVES

Steps:

• Drain the green and black olives from the brine or oil that they're packed in and place them in a medium bowl. Add the orange zest, garlic, fennel seeds, thyme leaves, red pepper flakes, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon black pepper. Pour the olive oil over the mixture, add the thyme sprigs and toss to combine.
• Transfer the mixture, including the olive oil, to a medium (10-inch) sauté pan. Heat over medium heat until the oil begins to sizzle. Lower the heat and sauté for 4 to 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the olives and garlic are heated through and fragrant. Serve warm right from the pan or transfer to a serving dish. Offer a small dish for the pits.

KALAMATA OLIVE TAPENADE (SPREAD OR DIP)

Steps:

• Add garlic to food processor, blend until minced. Add remaining ingredients except olive oil. Blend until smooth, adding olive oil slowly while the blade is running.
• Adjust ingredients to your liking - Additional pine nuts, parsley or pitted canned black olives will make it less salty and intense in flavor, while additional oil will increase the creaminess. You can also use other fresh herbs such as sage or basil.
• Serve at room temperature.

SPICED OLIVES

Steps:

• Drain olives, discarding juice; return olives to the jar. In a small bowl, combine the remaining ingredients. Pour over olives; cover and refrigerate for 3-10 days, turning jar daily. Drain before serving.

SPICED OLIVES

Steps:

• Over medium heat, warm oil in a large skillet.
• Add garlic and cook, stirring often, for 3 minutes until fragrant.
• Remove garlic and discard
• Add rosemary, thyme and hot pepper flakes.
• Cook, stirring often, for 2 minutes.
• Add olives, continue to stir and cook for only 2 or 3 minutes, just until until olives are warm.
• Stir in lemon peel.
• Serve and enjoy!

BRINE-CURED OLIVES

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Remove any stems or leaves and compost or discard. Thoroughly rinse the olives and discard any bruised ones.
• With the tip of a sharp paring knife, score each olive lengthwise 1 to 3 times.
• Place the scored olives in a medium-sized nonreactive bowl or pot.
• Cover the olives with water. Place a plate that's slightly smaller than the rim of the bowl on top of olives. Weigh down the plate with cans of food or heavy objects to keep the olives submerged at all times. Let soak for three days.
• Drain the olives in a colander and return to the pot.
• In a large measuring cup, make a brine by dissolving 3 tablespoons of the salt in 1 quart of the water.
• Pour the brine over the olives. Replace the plate and weight and leave for one week.
• Drain the olives again and repeat the brine with the same measurements (3 tablespoons of salt per 1 quart of water). Weigh down and leave for one week. Repeat the rinsing and brining process 2 more times (4 times total), which will result in four weeks of brining in salted water.
• Taste one of the olives. If it is bitter, continue with the brining process (using fresh water and more salt) for another week and taste again. Continue until the olives are no longer bitter.
• Drain the olives and transfer them to clean glass jars.
• Make another brine with 1 1/2 tablespoons salt and the remaining 1 pint water. Stir in the red wine or apple cider vinegar and pour the brine over the olives in the jars.
• Tightly cover the brined olives and store them in the refrigerator or a cool cellar for up to one year. The flavor will improve if you wait at least a week or two before sampling.
• Enjoy.

CERIGNOLA OLIVES WITH HOT PEPPER AND ROSEMARY OIL

Steps:

• Heat oil in a medium skillet over medium heat. Add peppers and 2 sprigs rosemary; heat until fragrant. Toss with olives and vinegar. Let cool. Transfer to jars. Add a few fresh sprigs of rosemary. Fill jars with oil. Refrigerate immediately for at least 8 hours and up to 2 weeks.