Recipes>Olive Recipes

Spiced Olives, Three Ways

by Tony Kitous , Dan Lepard from Comptoir Libanais Express

Easy

Serves 6-8

From the fantastic Comptoir Express, Lebanese olives are perfect as part of a mezze. Try with red pepper and rosemary, coriander and garlic or chilli and thyme.

Discover more delicious Olive recipes

From rustic breads to tangy tapenades

From the book

Comptoir Libanais Express

Tony Kitous, Dan Lepard

Buy From

Introduction

Olives are an important part of Lebanese agriculture so it’s natural that they should appear in such abundance on our tables. A mezze spread will undoubtedly include a bowl of juicy olives but you’re just as likely to see them at breakfast time. While your palate may not be quite accustomed to their sharp savoury hit in the morning, the options below make a great accompaniment to drinks or as part of a mezze.

Tags

Ingredients

200golives in brine, drained
2 tbspextra virgin olive oil
For red pepper and rosemary olives:
½marinated red pepper, chopped
1garlic clove, crushed
1rosemary sprig, roughly chopped
For coriander and garlic olives:
1garlic clove, sliced
10stems coriander, finely chopped
For chilli and thyme olives:
½ tspdried chilli flakes
6thyme sprigs, roughly chopped
¼lemon, roughly chopped

Method

Whichever flavour you’re making, put the olives in a bowl with the oil and add the rest of the ingredients. Stir everything together well, cover and chill for a day to marinate before serving.

My Secret

If I ruled the world there would be olives on every table and at every meal, even at breakfast. So a recipe like this can be tweaked to suit your tastebuds, ensuring you always have olives on hand to help make this dream come true. Bring on the olives!

Reviews

Have you tried this recipe? Let us know how it went by leaving a comment below.

Cancel reply

Your review

Name *

Our team will respond to any queries as soon as we can - this may take longer over weekends. You do not need to resubmit your comment.

Please note: Moderation is enabled and may delay your comment being posted. There is no need to resubmit your comment. By posting a comment you are agreeing to the website Terms of Use .

Be the first to leave a review

Ingredients
Method

More Olive Recipes

View all

Lemon-marinated Olives with Feta and Garlic

by Letitia Clark from For the Love of Lemons

Nikki’s Calzone

by John Torode, Lisa Faulkner from John and Lisa’s Kitchen

More Snack Recipes

View all

José Pizarro’s Hake Croquetas

by José Pizarro from The Spanish Home Kitchen

Jamie Oliver’s Oaty Fridge Balls: 2 Tasty Ways

by Jamie Oliver from Eat Yourself Healthy

More Dinner Party Recipes

View all

Mary Berry’s Horseradish Beef Cheeks

by Mary Berry from Mary 90: My Very Best Recipes

Mary Berry’s Gravadlax with Mustard Dill Sauce

by Mary Berry from Mary 90: My Very Best Recipes

Get our latest recipes, features, book news and ebook deals straight to your inbox every week