Best 20 Marinated Olives Recipes

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.

MARINATED GREEN BEANS WITH OLIVES, TOMATOES, AND FETA

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over medium heat and drop in the green beans; cook until slightly tender, but still crisp, 8 to 10 minutes. Immediately drain the green beans and plunge into ice water to stop the beans from cooking further. Drain the beans and place them in a shallow serving dish.
• Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Cook garlic in the oil for about 30 seconds. Remove the skillet from the heat. Stir in the olives, tomatoes, vinegar, oregano, salt, and pepper. Pour mixture over green beans. Toss together until beans are evenly coated. Sprinkle feta cheese over the top and garnish with oregano sprigs. Chill at least 3 hours before serving.

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.

CITRUS MARINATED OLIVES

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a small saucepan over medium heat. Add the red pepper flakes thyme, garlic, lemon zest, orange zest, salt and pepper to taste and cook, stirring occasionally, until the garlic is pale golden, about 2 minutes. Stir in the olives and cook, stirring, until just warm, about 2 minutes. Turn off the heat. Stir in the lemon juice and orange juice and transfer to a decorative jar or serving bowl. Serve warm or at room temperature.

GREEK MARINATED ROASTED PEPPERS, OLIVES AND FETA

Steps:

• Set oven control to broil. Place bell peppers on cookie sheet. Broil with tops about 5 inches from heat, turning occasionally, until skin is blistered and evenly browned. Place peppers in a plastic bag and close tightly. Let stand 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in tightly covered container, shake oil, lemon juice, parsley, onion, oregano and garlic.
• Remove skins, stems, seeds and membranes from peppers. Cut peppers into 1-inch pieces. In glass bowl or jar, place peppers, olives and cheese. Pour marinade over pepper mixture. To serve, use slotted spoon. Serve with baguette slices.

MARINATED OLIVES

Steps:

• Place olives in a colander, and rinse in cool, running water. Rinse the olive jars out with water.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine bay leaves, rosemary, fennel, thyme, and white vinegar. Add olives, and toss until olives are coated. Place the mixture into the two jars; make sure each jar gets one bay leaf. Fill any empty space in the jars up with water. Cap jar, and shake well. Refrigerate for at least 2 days.

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.

SPANISH MARINATED OLIVES

Steps:

• Add the olive oil and sherry vinegar to a small bowl and whisk.
• Add the mozzarella, manchego, garlic, rosemary, bay and orange peel to a large bowl, pour over the marinade and then toss. Add the olives, stirring to make sure they are covered in the marinade. Cover and refrigerate for 8 hours or overnight.
• Before serving, drain off any excess liquid. Add the cubed chorizo, toss and serve.

HERB-MARINATED FETA AND OLIVES

Steps:

• Combine cumin, coriander, and crushed red pepper in heavy small skillet over medium-high heat. Shake skillet gently until spices are fragrant, about 1 minute. Transfer to bowl. Add garlic, orange peel, and oil and stir to combine. Mix in olives, basil, and cilantro. Gently stir in feta. Cover and refrigerate at least 1 day. (Can be made 1 week ahead. Keep refrigerated.) Bring olive and cheese mixture to room temperature before serving.
• Transfer mixture to bowl and place on platter. Surround with baguette slices.

GARLIC MARINATED OLIVES

Steps:

• Split olives slightly and place in large jar with remaining ingredients.
• Cover tightly & shake.
• Refrigerate at least 24 hours. To serve, remove olives with slotted spoon.

HERB-MARINATED OLIVES

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, toss together olives, oil, parsley, lemon zest and juice, fennel and thyme; season with pepper. Let marinate at room temperature 1 hour (or cover and refrigerate, up to 1 week).

SPANISH MARINATED OLIVES

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in a large bowl, and marinate at room temperature at least 24 hours.

WARM CITRUS-MARINATED OLIVES

Steps:

• Bring a pot of water to a boil over medium-high heat. Blanch the olives for about 30 seconds. Using a slotted spoon or spider, remove the olives to a medium bowl. Toss with the tangerine pieces and lemon zest.
• In a small skillet, combine the olive oil, thyme, oregano, bay leaf, garlic and red pepper flakes. Warm gently over medium heat until small bubbles form around the herbs and garlic. Reduce the heat to medium low and simmer gently until the garlic is beginning to brown and the bubbles start to subside, about 7 minutes. Pour the hot oil over the olive mixture and toss well to coat.
• Allow the olives to marinate at room temperature for 2 hours, or cover and refrigerate for up to 4 days; warm gently before serving.

CITRUS-MARINATED OLIVES

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in large heavy-duty resealable plastic bag. Shake bag to blend ingredients. Refrigerate at least 1 day and up to 3 days, turning bag occasionally. Transfer olives and some marinade to bowl. Let stand 1 hour at room temperature before serving.

MARINATED ROASTED PEPPERS, OLIVES AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Set oven control to broil.
• Broil bell peppers with tops about 5 inches from heat, turning occasionally, until skin is blistered and evenly browned. Place peppers in a plastic bag and close tightly. Let stand 20 minutes.
• Remove skin, stems, seeds and membranes from peppers. Cut peppers into 1/4-inch strips. Place peppers, olives and cheese in glass bowl or jar.
• Shake remaining ingredients in tightly covered container; pour over pepper mixture. Cover and refrigerate at least 4 hours to blend flavors, stirring occasionally.
• Store tightly covered in refrigerator up to 2 weeks.

MARINATED FETA WITH KALAMATA OLIVES

Steps:

• Combine the peppers, feta and olives in a large bowl.
• Add the olive oil and toss gently.
• Add the remaining ingredients and toss gently again.
• Adjust seasonings, cover and chill atleast 5 hours before serving.

MARINATED FETA WITH GREEK OLIVES APPETIZER

Steps:

• Combine the peppers, feta and olives in a large bowl.
• Add the olive oil and toss gently.
• Add the remaining ingredients and toss gently again.
• Adjust seasonings, cover and chill at least 5 hours before serving.
• Serve this with toasted pita bread as an appetizer.

MARINATED ALMOND-STUFFED OLIVES

Steps:

• Insert an almond into each ripe olive; place in a large bowl. Add pimiento-stuffed olives with olive juice. In a small bowl, whisk vinegar, wine, oil, garlic, sugar and seasonings. Pour mixture over olives. Refrigerate, covered, 8 hours or overnight, stirring occasionally. Transfer to a serving bowl.

MARINATED OLIVES

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, combine olives, olive oil, orange slices, lemon slices, and fresh thyme. Season to taste with red-pepper flakes. Bring to a simmer and cook, stirring occasionally, 5 minutes. With a slotted spoon, transfer olives, fruit, and herbs to a serving dish; reserve oil for another use.

MARINATED GREEN BEANS WITH OLIVES,TOMATOES, AND FETA

Steps:

• Place beans in boiling water seasoned with 1 teaspoon salt; cook 6 to 8 minutes or until crisp-tender.
• Drain.
• Plunge beans into ice water to stop the cooking process.
• Place in a shallow serving dish.
• Cook garlic in hot oil in a skillet over medium heat 30 seconds or just until fragrant; remove from heat.
• Stir in olives, next 4 ingredients, and remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt.
• Pour mixture over beans, tossing to coat.
• Chill at least 3 hours or overnight.
• Sprinkle with feta cheese before serving.
• Garnish, if desired.