SpainRECIPE FOR MARINATED OLIVES
    
 

RECIPE FOR MARINATED OLIVES
(Aceitunas aliñadas)

If you have been served olives in Spanish restaurants in Spain, you will already have tasted marinated olives - ones that are split, have a tangy, strong taste and are delicious. They are also very easy to prepare. This is an old recipe for marinated olives, used in small villages in southern Spain.

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Basic ingredients

  • 1 kg. olives
  • A sprig of thyme
  • A sprig of oregano
  • 1 lemon
  • 5 cloves of garlic
  • 1 bayleaf
  • A piece of fennel
  • A teaspoon of peppercorns
  • 1 part of vinagre to 4 parts of water

Steps:

1. Split the olives using a hammer or a wooden spoon

2. Put them in a bowl and cover with water.

3. Change the water every day until the olives become less bitter. It should take between 5 and 7 days

4. Put all the other ingredients into one large jar or plastic container (or several small ones) which can be properly sealed. Add the olives. Leave for at least a month, so that the flavours can blend before starting to use them

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