Warm Imported Olive Appetizer

Name: Warm Imported Olive Appetizer
Ingredients: 1/2 lb kalamata olive; 1/2 lb nicoise olive; extra virgin olive oil; Spicy Olives; 2 garlic cloves, minced finely; 1 tablespoon fresh red hot chili pepper, finely minced; Zesty Olives; 2 -3 bay leaves (fresh if you have them!); 1/2 teaspoon fennel seed, slightly crushed; Zingy Olives; 1 tablespoon fresh lemon peel (or orange peel); 1/2 teaspoon fresh thyme (rosemary or oregano can be substituted)

12 ingredients

6 steps

Ingredients

1/2 lb kalamata olive
1/2 lb nicoise olive
extra virgin olive oil
Spicy Olives
2 garlic cloves, minced finely
1 tablespoon fresh red hot chili pepper, finely minced
Zesty Olives
2 -3 bay leaves (fresh if you have them!)
1/2 teaspoon fennel seed, slightly crushed
Zingy Olives
1 tablespoon fresh lemon peel (or orange peel)
1/2 teaspoon fresh thyme (rosemary or oregano can be substituted)

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2

Rinse and drain the olives well.
3

In 3 separate, small oven proof pans divide the olives up and toss with the olive oil.
4

Add the spicy ingredients to one pan, the zesty mixtures to the next and finally the zingy olive ingredients to the last pan. Toss to coat.
5

Bake approximately 15-25 minutes.
6

Transfer to divided serving platter.