Spicy marinated mixed olives

Name: Spicy marinated mixed olives
Total time: 600 s
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 cup olives with stone; 3 clove garlic or more to taste; 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil; 1 tsp thyme (2 or 3 sprigs); 1 each pepperoncini chile; 1 pinch red chile flakes (optional); 1 tsp lemon zest

pomdoro @cook_3735574

This is my go to appetizer. Fast, tasty and bursts with flavor. I serve with aged cheese. Simple, and yet impressive dish.

pomdoro @cook_3735574

This is my go to appetizer. Fast, tasty and bursts with flavor. I serve with aged cheese. Simple, and yet impressive dish.

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Ingredients

10 mins

8 servings

2 cupolives with stone
3 clovegarlic or more to taste
2 tbspextra virgin olive oil
1 tspthyme (2 or 3 sprigs)
1 eachpepperoncini chile
1 pinchred chile flakes (optional)
1 tsplemon zest

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Steps

10 mins

1

Used meaty Spanish Gordal, and the french Nicoise and Lucques all with stone.
2

For the marinade, 3 to 5 cloves garlic, one whole peperoncini pepper, and 2 to 3 sprigs dried thyme.
3

Peel the garlic.
4

Put garlic and peperoncini in pan with olive oil.
5

Saute until the garlic just begins to golden.
6

Drain brine from olives. (Can rinse with water, but the earthy taste is also nice.)
7

Add olives.
8

Add thyme.
9

Continue cooking until tender. (10 minutes)
10

Remove from heat and place in serving dish.
11

Add lemon zest.
12

Add additional chile flakes, if desired.
13

Serve with aged cheese, such as Manchego or Iberico thinly sliced after being brought to room temperature.