Lemon-Scented Green Olives

By The Canadian Living Test Kitchen

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Nutritional Info
Per 2 tbsp (25 mL) without cheese: about	-
cal	3838 cal
pro	00 pro
total fat	4 g4g total fat
sat. fat	1 g1g sat. fat
carb	00 carb
fibre	00 fibre
chol	0 mg0mg chol
sodium	367 mg367mg sodium
% RDI:	-
calcium	11 calcium
iron	22 iron
vit A	11 vit A
vit C	22 vit C

These olives are impressive — and impressively easy. Garnish the gift with a slice of lemon and, if you have them, sprigs of thyme.

Ingredients

1-1/4 1-1/4cups cupsgreen olivegreen olives, with pits 8 oz (250 g)
2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil 2 2tbsp tbspextra-virgin olive oil
1/2 tsp chopped fresh thyme 1/2 1/2tsp tspchopped fresh thyme
Pinch grated lemon rind Pinch Pinchgrated lemon rind
Pinch hot pepper flakes Pinch Pinchhot pepper flakes
2 tbsp lemon juice 2 2tbsp tbsplemon juice
1-1/2 1-1/2cups cupscubed feta cheese, (6 oz/175 g) optional

Preparation

Rinse olives and pat dry; slit on both sides. Transfer to jar. Add oil, thyme, lemon rind, hot pepper flakes and lemon juice; seal and shake gently to coat. Refrigerate for 24 hours. (Make-ahead: Refrigerate for up to 1 week, gently shaking jar occasionally.)

Transfer to bowl; gently stir in cheese (if using).

Source : Canadian Living Magazine: December 2005

Keywords : Freeze or Refrigerate; Christmas; Feta; Green olives; Lemons; Appetizers;

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