Entertaining Italian

Warm spiced olives

Name: Warm spiced olives
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: /italian
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil; 2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced; Zested rind of 1 orange; 2 rosemary sprigs; 2 thyme sprigs; 2 fresh bay leaves; 1 tablespoon coriander seeds; 1 teaspoon fennel seeds; 300g good-quality mixed olives

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by Jill Dupleix

Food writer

Oct 03, 2015

Forgo creamy dips or cheeses and serve these with drinks instead. Find a food store with a good olive selection and get a mix of large and small, skinny and fat, black, brown and green. Unpitted olives always taste better than pitted – just put out another small bowl for the stones when serving.

2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
Zested rind of 1 orange
2 rosemary sprigs
2 thyme sprigs
2 fresh bay leaves
1 tablespoon coriander seeds
1 teaspoon fennel seeds
300g good-quality mixed olives

Method

1.

Gently heat the oil, garlic, zest, rosemary, thyme, bay leaves, coriander seeds and fennel seeds in a pan over low heat for 3 minutes to allow the flavours to infuse.
2.

Add the olives, toss gently to coat, and cook for 1-2 minutes to warm through. Serve warm with an aperitif.