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Leah Itsines · leahitsines.com.au

Warm Festive Marinated Olives

We are at Day 4 of this special Christmas series.. and today's recipe is straight from yiayia herself! Her marinated olives are seriously like no other and ALWAYS an absolute hit on our Christmas table... so obviously I had to share this one with you all to...

ServesMakes about 3 cupsPrep10 minutesCook10 minutesTotal20 minutes

Warm Festive Marinated Olives

ingredients

  • 1 garlic clove, slivered
  • 1 tsp thyme leaves
  • 1/4 tsp lemon zest
  • 1/2 tsp chilli, diced
  • 1 tsp olive oil
  • 1/2 tsp fennel seeds
  • Pinch of salt
  • 500g Olives (kalamata is great, but whatever you like!)

Optional Extras

  • Feta cubes
  • Roasted yellow capsicum

method

  1. Add olive oil, garlic, thyme, lemon zest, chilli, fennel seeds and salt into a pan and cook on a medium heat for 3 minutes.
  2. Add olives and leave to warm for 3-4 minutes.
  3. Take out of the pan and into a serving bowl.
  4. Add your optional extras like cubed feta or roasted yellow capsicum if you like and mix through before serving.
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