Baked Olive Bundles 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 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

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.

PUFF PASTRY-WRAPPED OLIVES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• In a mixing bowl, toss together the Parmesan, lemon zest and parsley until combined.
• In a separate small bowl, whisk the egg with 2 teaspoons water to make an egg wash.
• On a floured work surface, gently roll out the puff pastry sheet, removing any fold marks but keeping the same general size and shape. Using a sharp knife or a pizza wheel, cut forty 1-by-2-inch rectangles. Place an olive in the middle of a rectangle and gently wrap the pastry around the olive, pinching the seam and ends to seal. Coat the wrapped olive first in egg wash and then in cheese mixture. Transfer to the prepared baking sheet. Repeat with remaining pastry and olives.
• Bake until golden brown and crispy, about 15 minutes. Remove the olives from the baking sheet and cool completely on a wire rack.

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

FLOUNDER ZUCCHINI BUNDLES

Steps:

• For each bundle, place 2 fillets on a double thickness of heavy-duty foil (18 in. x 15 in.); sprinkle with lemon-pepper. Top with lemon slices, zucchini and tomatoes. Sprinkle with dill and basil. , Fold foil around fish and seal tightly. Place on a baking sheet. Bake at 425° for 15-20 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork.

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.

BAKED OLIVE BUNDLES

Steps:

• Position the rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 400 degrees F.
• Lightly grease a baking or cookie sheet.
• In a bowl, blend together the cheese, the puree and the butter.
• Blend in the flour, a little at a time, to form a sticky dough.
• Drop by tablespoons onto the prepared baking sheet, and form into patties.
• Press the olives into the centers, and pull the dough up to completely cover.
• Bake for about 15 minutes, or until golden brown.
• Remove from the oven and serve.
• Note: Pepper cheese can be substituted for the mozzarella.