Olive Crema

Name: Olive Crema
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons olive oil; 1 garlic clove, minced; 1/3 cup olives, minced; 1/2 preserved lemon; 1 scallion, white part, in rings; 1 red pepper strip, minced; 2 thyme branches; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon sweet smoked paprika; dash hot red pepper flakes; 1/4 teaspoon honey; 2 teaspoons vinegar; 1 teaspoon black pepper

13 ingredients

3 steps

Ingredients

2 teaspoons olive oil
1 garlic clove, minced
1/3 cup olives, minced
1/2 preserved lemon
1 scallion, white part, in rings
1 red pepper strip, minced
2 thyme branches
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon sweet smoked paprika
dash hot red pepper flakes
1/4 teaspoon honey
2 teaspoons vinegar
1 teaspoon black pepper

Directions

1

Remove the flesh from the preserved lemon and discard. Cut the peel into thin strips.
2

Melt the garlic over low heat in the olive oil, then add the olives, preserved lemon, scallion rings and red pepper. Heat for 5 minutes.
3

Add seasonings and warm for another 5 minutes. Taste. The preserved lemon flavor should have permeated the crema. Adjust the seasonings. It will be spicy, but you won't be eating it by itself. That's it!