Italian Marinated Olives with Citrus and Herbs
Italian marinated olives are an easy party appetizer of mixed olives, citrus, and herbs which takes only a few minutes to put together.
Servings 3 cups
Calories 1000kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 5 cloves garlic, smashed
- 5-6 strips citrus peel, lemon and orange
- 2 tsp grated orange zest
- 1 tsp cumin seed, lightly crushed
- 1 tbsp fresh chopped rosemary
- 1 tbsp fresh chopped thyme
- 1 tsp crushed red pepper, optional
- 2 leaves bay
- 3 cups mixed olives, black and green, unpitted
Instructions
- In a medium saucepan, gently heat the olive oil and garlic until it is quite warm, about 2 minutes. Add all the rest of the ingredients except the olives and warm it over very low heat for 3 minutes more. Take the pan off the heat, add the olives, and stir to combine.
- Transfer the olives to a sealed container and let them marinate for at 2 days and up to 1 week in the refrigerator.
Notes
If you prefer pitted olives, you can use them. However, you'll have the best flavor using olives which have not been pitted.
I used a mix of kalamata, nicoise, picholine, and castelvetrano olives. See what is available at your market and try for a variety of sizes and flavors.
Nutrition
Calories: 1000kcal