Marinated Olives Recipe
This simple Marinated Olives recipe is sweet, slightly spicy, and comes together in minutes! The perfect budget-friendly snack or appetizer.
Servings: 7 servings (¼ cup olives per person) Total Yeild: 1 ¾ cups (including brine)
Ingredients
- 1 orange, reserving all of the peel + juice $0.77
- 1 ½ cups Mediterranean olive mix*, drained $2.40
- 4 cloves garlic, smashed but kept whole $0.09
- 2 sprigs fresh rosemary $0.19
- 2 sprigs fresh thyme $0.05
- ¼ tsp cracked red pepper flakes $0.05
- 1 tsp black peppercorns, whole $0.08
- ½ cup olive oil $1.55
Instructions
- Peel orange with a vegetable peeler and juice the rest of it. Gather all ingredients.
- Layer olives, garlic, the orange peel, fresh rosemary, fresh thyme, red pepper flakes, and black peppercorns in a 16Oz mason jar. Pour orange juice and olive oil over the top.
- Screw on the jar lid and shake vigorously to blend the flavors.
- Let olives marinate at room temperature for 2 hours. Alternatively, you can put the jar in the fridge for up to 1 week, allowing olives and marinade to come back to room temperature before serving.
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Notes
*Any variety of olives will do! I love finding a ''Mediterranean olive mix'' at the store, so I only have to buy one jar of olives if I'm not using up what I already have on hand.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 192kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 20g | Sodium: 453mg | Fiber: 2g