Spicy Marinated Black Olives Recipes

SPICY MARINATED OLIVES WITH ALEPPO PEPPER

Steps:

• Toss all of this goodness together in a large bowl and mix thoroughly to coat the olives.
• Marinate in the refrigerator at least overnight before serving. The flavor is best if marinated for 48 hours.
• To serve: Remove olives from the refrigerator about 2 hours before serving to bring them to room temperature.

SPICY MARINATED BLACK OLIVES

Steps:

• Lightly crush the olives, without breaking them, and pour into a glass jar with a lid, discarding any oil produced. Add the dried chilies, garlic, and dried thyme if using lightly shaking the jar to ensure equal distribution. Pour in enough red wine vinegar so that the jar's contents are entirely submerged.
• Add a dash of lemon juice, seal the jar, and store at room temperature for several days, shaking the jar occasionally.

MARINATED MIXED OLIVES

Steps:

• If olives are in brine, drain and discard liquid. Toss all the olives together in a bowl. Toss with a generous amount of olive oil, lemon zest, red pepper flakes, rosemary sprigs, salt, and slivers of fresh garlic. Let marinate at least overnight and up to a couple weeks in the refrigerator - they'll only get more flavorful.

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.

MARINATED OLIVES

Steps:

• Place olives in a bowl. Combine the remaining ingredients; pour over olives and stir. Cover and refrigerate for 1-2 days before serving, stirring several times each day. , Olives may be refrigerated for 2 weeks. Serve with a slotted spoon.

ITALIAN OLIVES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first five ingredients. In a small bowl, whisk the oil, vinegar, garlic, basil, oregano, pepper flakes and salt; pour over olive mixture; toss to coat. , Cover and refrigerate for at least 3 hours before serving. Store in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.

MARINATED BLACK OLIVES

Steps:

• In a resealable container, mix together all ingredients. Cover and marinate in the refrigerator overnight or up to 1 week. Serve at room temperature.

MARINATED OLIVES

Steps:

• Combine the olive oil, vinegar, bay leaves and garlic in a small saucepan and heat just until warm over low heat. Remove from the heat and stir in the lemon rind, thyme, rosemary and fennel seeds.
• Place the olives in a wide mouthed jar and pour in the olive oil mixture. Shake the jar to coat the olives. Refrigerate for two hours or for up to two weeks. Shake the jar a few times a day to redistribute the seasonings.

SPICY BLACK MARINATED OLIVES

Steps:

• Drain olives.
• Combine remaining ingredients.
• Turn olives in mixture.
• Place in sealed bowl, jar or other sealable container.
• Refridgerate for a week before serving.
• Will keep for a month (remove garlic and chilles after 2 weeks).

SPICY MARINATED MOZZARELLA WITH OREGANO AND CAPERS

Steps:

• Overlap cheese slices on medium platter.
• Heat 2 tablespoons oil in small skillet over medium heat. Add garlic and crushed pepper and stir just until garlic begins to color, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in oregano, salt, and pepper. Cool. Stir in capers and remaining 4 tablespoons oil. Spoon over cheese slices.