What to do with Black Olives.

[cal72]

I have a large jar of black olives in my pantry and i have been wondering what to do with them other just eat them.
Has anyone got any good recipe ideas to get the best out of them?
Chris.

[dudleybloke]

i prefer then a la bin!

[Caulkhead]

Not a recipe as such, but I love black olives chopped up in any salad.

[escargot]

Greek salad to accompany a piece of barbecued meat?

[Miguel Alvarez]

I sometimes mix them with tuna and mayo and have them in a sandwich.

[Roberty]

dudleybloke said:

i prefer then a la bin!

My thoughts exactly!

[Agoogy]

great with pita and humous

or on the side with a thin n crispy pizza

choped up and thrown in with any and every pasta sauce.

[Henry Hawthorne]

Put in your lasagne!

[Lefty]

Tapenade.

[tuffer]

Plant them, grow a tree and then eat the Olives when they are green.....Much tastier.




(I fully realise that this is probably never going to work).

[Zaxxon]

Agree with Tapenade, only good use for black olives, I far prefer the Green ones.

Tapenade is lovely though.

[21TonyK]

Zaxxon said:

Agree with Tapenade, only good use for black olives, I far prefer the Green ones.

Tapenade is lovely though.

Another vote for this. Capers, garlic few anchovies and a squeeze of lemon.

[robsti]

Use them when you are making stew to add flavour!

[soad]

Greek salad?
Fetta, romaine, black olives, tomato, salad onions etc

[Shaw Tarse]

Agoogy said:

great with pita and humous

or on the side with a thin n crispy pizza

choped up and thrown in with any and every pasta sauce.

Sounds good to me!

[adycav]

Stick 'em on any supermarket pizza

Mix them with tuna and hard-boiled eggs for a tasty salad

Make a tomato and olive chutney and serve with pork pie or cheese

[cal72]

Thanks for the ideas folks.
Can tepenade be used to make a monk fish Wellington ?? Or am I thinking to far fetched or even some pasta parcels of feta cheese and spinach with a black olive sauce.
My taste buds are screaming to just crack the jar and eat.

[ThatPhilBrettGuy]

tuffer said:

Plant them, grow a tree and then eat the Olives when they are green.....Much tastier.




(I fully realise that this is probably never going to work).

If they did turn into a tree, you're going to get a horrible shock when you try one....

[cal72]

Here is what I am thinking.
Starter - black olive and wild mushroom pasta parcels with feta sauce.
Main - monkfish Wellington with boiled rice and garden pea puree.
Dessert - spotted dick with( prunes & black olives) served with basil and black olive ice cream.

[soad]

cal72 said:

Dessert - spotted dick with( prunes & black olives) served with basil and black olive ice cream.

Interesting choice