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23 Oct

Curing of Home-Grown Olives, Greek Style

If you own an olive tree and do not want to go through the complicated process of leaching olives with chemicals, follow one of these ancient Greek methods to get rid of the bitterness. SALTING METHOD: Place washed olives in a wicker basket or a plastic container with holes. Cover with medium-coarse salt. Set basket […]

07 Oct

How to prepare Olives yourself

My big, fat Greek olive-making tradition harvest predicted to be bad for 2006, so here is how to make them yourself. By Sophia Markoulakis, I was weaned on my Greek grandmother’s olives. Her basement was olive central, and the acrid smell of her enterprise permeated the walls, leaving a mark in my memory and in […]

29 Sep

Green Olive Salad

If you like green olives and bitter food, you might enjoy this recipe. Ingredients: 1. 250 gr pitted green olives 2. 4 stalks of green onions 3. 3 stalks of green garlic 4. a bunch of parsley 5. about 1/2 cup of roughly chopped walnuts 6. 1 – 2 Tbs pomegranate concentrate (available in Middle […]

27 Sep

Olive Fennel Tapenade

1/2 pound pitted black olives in brine 2 teaspoons minced garlic 1 1/2 teaspoons fennel seed 1/2 teaspoon red wine vinegar 2 tablespoons olive oil 1/2 teaspoon Pernod 1 tablespoon minced parsley Rinse the pitted black olives, shake them dry and place them in the bowl of a food processor fitted with the metal blade. […]

25 Sep

Tagine de poulet aux olives

Peut être préparé à l’avance Temps de préparation : 15 minutes Temps de cuisson : 50 minutes Pour 6 personnes Ingredients * 1kg de cuisses et pilons de poulet * 1 oignon * 250 g d’olives vertes dénoyautés * Beurre * Sel, poivre noir, safran, cannelle * 1 citron * 1 demi bouquet de coriandre […]