Baked Olives (recipe)

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these smell heavenly when coming in back door from cold outside : ).

 

2 c. Kalamata olives

1/2 c. dry red or white wine

3 tbsp olive oil

3 cloves garlic, 1 sliced, 2 coarsely chopped

1 bay leaf

2 tbsp fresh marjoram or 1 tsp dried oregano

1 tbsp chopped parsley

freshly milled pepper

several pinches red pepper flakes

 

preheat oven to 375 degrees. rinse olives if salty and put them in

a baking dish large enough to hold them in a single layer. add the

wine, half the oil, the sliced garlic, and the bay leaf. cover and

bake until they are fragrant and swollen, ~45 minutes.

meanwhile, pound the chopped garlic in a mortar with the marjoram,

parsley, and a few grinds of pepper. when the olives come out of

oven, poke each with a fork or tip of knife, then stir in garlic-

herb paste, the remining oil, and red pepper flakes.

 

Anne