Auberge Spiced Olives With Garlic Orange And Sun Dried Tomatoes Recipes

LINGUINE WITH SUN-DRIED TOMATOES, OLIVES, AND LEMON

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat. Add the pasta and cook until tender but still firm to the bite, stirring occasionally, 8 to 10 minutes. Drain and reserve about 1 cup of the pasta water. Place the pasta in a large serving bowl.
• In a food processor, combine the sun-dried tomatoes, olives, basil, garlic, oil, lemon zest, and lemon juice. Pulse until blended but still chunky.
• Add the Parmesan cheese to the pasta and toss well. Pour the tomato mixture on top and toss until the pasta is coated. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.

AUBERGE SPICED OLIVES WITH GARLIC, ORANGE AND SUN-DRIED TOMATOES

Steps:

• Heat up a dry heavy based frying pan over a medium heat and add the coriander seeds. Toss them around briefly until they start to release their fragrance. Remove them and put to one side.
• Mix all the other ingredients together, and then add the toasted coriander seeds and mix again.
• Store them in a covered jar or container for 24 hours before serving, to allow to flavours to infuse.
• Bring them to room temperature if they have been stored in a very cool or cold area - as the olive oil may have congealed.
• Serve with toasted pitta bread, cocktail bread or mini toasts, bread, cocktails, aperitifs or assorted Hors D'oeuvres.
• These can be made up to 3 days in advance.

OLIVE AND SUN-DRIED TOMATO VEGETABLES

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, whisk together 1/3 cup olive oil, sun-dried tomatoes, olives, and thyme. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
• In a medium skillet, heat remaining 3 tablespoons of oil over medium-high heat. Add the shallots and cook until translucent and tender, about 2 to 3 minutes. Add the zucchini, yellow squash, red bell pepper, and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Cook, stirring frequently, for 6 to 8 minutes until the vegetables are tender. Add the warm vegetables to the oil mixture and toss until coated.
• Transfer the vegetables to a serving bowl. Serve immediately.

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!

COUSCOUS WITH OLIVES AND SUN-DRIED TOMATO

Steps:

• Bring 1 1/4 cup vegetable broth and water to a boil in a saucepan, stir in couscous, and mix in salt and black pepper. Reduce heat to low and simmer until liquid is absorbed, about 8 minutes.
• Heat 3 tablespoons olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat; stir in pine nuts and cook, stirring frequently, until pine nuts smell toasted and are golden brown, about 1 minute. Remove from heat.
• Heat remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil in a saucepan; cook and stir garlic and shallot in the hot oil until softened, about 2 minutes. Stir black olives and sun-dried tomatoes into garlic mixture and cook until heated through, 2 to 3 minutes, stirring often. Slowly pour in 1 cup vegetable broth and bring mixture to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer until sauce has reduced, 8 to 10 minutes.
• Transfer couscous to a large serving bowl, mix with sauce, and serve topped with parsley and pine nuts.

CITRUS SPICED OLIVES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first 5 ingredients. Add citrus zest and juices; whisk until blended. Add olives and toss to coat. Refrigerate, covered, at least 4 hours before serving.

SUN-DRIED TOMATO AND OLIVE BREADS

Steps:

• Into a bowl sift together the flour, the baking powder, the baking soda, the salt, and the sugar. In a small skillet cook the garlic with the rosemary and the pepper in the reserved oil from the sun-dried tomatoes over moderately low heat, stirring, until it is softened and fragrant but not brown. In a large bowl whisk together the eggs, the milk, the shortening, and the garlic mixture, add the flour mixture, and stir the batter until it is just combined. Stir in the sun-dried tomatoes, the olives, the capers, the parsley, and the Parmesan, divide the batter among 4 buttered and floured loaf pans, each 5 3/4 by 3 1/4 by 2 inches, and bake the breads in the middle of a preheated 350°F. oven for 35 to 40 minutes, or until a tester comes out clean. Remove the breads from the pans and let them cool, right sides up, on a rack. The breads keep, wrapped well in plastic wrap and foil, chilled for 1 week or frozen for 1 month.

ORANGE-MARINATED OLIVES

Steps:

• Mix first 5 ingredients in small bowl. Season to taste with red pepper and salt. Cover and refrigerate overnight. (Can be prepared 4 days ahead. Keep refrigerated.)