Salads

Marinated Olives

Name: Marinated Olives
Total time: 4 h 32 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Israeli
Ingredients: 2 cups green olives salted; 4 cloves garlic thinly sliced; 3 tbsp lemon juice freshly squeezed; 4 tbsp olive oil extra virgin; 1 sprig rosemary fresh; 1 sprig fresh thyme; ½ tsp smoked paprika; ¼ tsp chili flakes; ¼ tsp salt

Olives in a jar with sliced garlic, rosemary and thyme, in olive oil with lemon juice or vinegar and spices, in the fridge for a few hours until they soak up the flavors; sometimes the herbs are warmed in the oil first.

⏱ 4 hr 32 min

⚖ Pareve 🥬 Vegetarian 🌱 Vegan 🌾 Gluten-free

👨‍🍳 Method

1
Gently press the olives with the back of a knife to crack them slightly and let them soak up the flavors.
KnifeCutting board
2
Put the olives, garlic slices, rosemary sprig and thyme in a clean jar.
Jar
3
Add the lemon juice, olive oil, paprika, chili pepper and salt.
4
Close the jar and shake well.
5
Refrigerate at least 4 hours, preferably overnight, so the olives absorb the flavors.
Refrigerator
6
Serve at room temperature, taking it out of the fridge half an hour before serving.

239calories

1 gprotein

3 gcarbs

25 gfat

● protein 2%● carbs 5%● fat 93%

Per serving (107 g), of 4 servings

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⚖ About the ingredients

Green olives: measured in cup in this recipe: 1 cup = 147 g · 145 kcal per 100 g · More about Green olives →
Garlic: measured in pieces: one ≈ 5 g · 149 kcal per 100 g · More about Garlic →
Lemon juice: measured in tbsp in this recipe: 1 tbsp = 15 g · 21 kcal per 100 g · More about Lemon juice →
Olive oil: measured in tbsp in this recipe: 1 tbsp = 14 g · 884 kcal per 100 g · More about Olive oil →
Rosemary: 1 tbsp = 1.7 g · 131 kcal per 100 g · More about Rosemary →
Fresh thyme: 1 tbsp = 8 g · 101 kcal per 100 g · More about Fresh thyme →
Smoked paprika: measured in tsp in this recipe: 1 tsp = 2.3 g · 282 kcal per 100 g · More about Smoked paprika →
Chili flakes: measured in tsp in this recipe · 0 kcal per 100 g · More about Chili flakes →
Salt: measured in tsp in this recipe: 1 tsp = 6 g · 0 kcal per 100 g · More about Salt →

🔧 Tools needed (4)

Refrigerator · Also works: Freezer (Chills faster; don't let it freeze) · Ice bath (Ice bath)
Cutting board · Also works: Plate (Large plate, dulls the knife)
Knife · Also works: Food processor (Fast, less control over size) · Kitchen shears (For herbs/dough)
Jar · Also works: Storage container (None)

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⚙️ What you can change

Possible additions: Lemon juice · Smoked paprika · salt · Lemon zest · Wine vinegar · black pepper · Out of the fridge before serving (half an hour)
Warming in the oil (minutes): 5
Time in the fridge: at least 4 hours, preferably overnight, so the olives absorb the flavors

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