Roasted Olives With Feta And Lemon – the ultimate elegant and easy appetizer!
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If you’re looking for an elegant appetizer, try these roasted olives with feta and lemon. It’s as easy as combining a few luscious varieties of olives, adding a little feta, spicing it up and roasting for 30 minutes. Plus, your house will smell heavenly as they roast.
Here’s how I put it together. I used several varieties of olives: Pitted Greek kalamata olives, pitted black olives, pimento stuffed green Spanish olives, and pitted Castelvetrano olives, which are the bright green olives. I used jarred olives, but if you have access to an olive bar at your local supermarket, even better – you’ll have an array of varieties from which to choose.
I add the drained olives to a casserole dish, crumbled in feta cheese, added some olive oil and lemon juice, and just a splash of red wine. I also added some fresh sprigs of thyme. Then I roasted the whole lovely concoction.
After 30 minutes, I pulled out a very hot, but beautiful dish of roasted olives. Let them cool just a bit before transferring to a serving bowl. Replace the roasted thyme sprigs with some fresh thyme before serving.
These olives are a perfect appetizer for entertaining or just for yourself. Pour a glass of wine and enjoy!
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- ½ cup pitted Green kalamata olives, drained
- ½ cup pitted black olives, drained
- ½ cup pimiento stuffed Spanish olives, drained
- ½ cup Castelvetrano olives, drained
- ½ cup feta cheese, large chunks or crumbles
- ¼ cup olive oil
- juice of one lemon
- splash of red wine
- handful of fresh thyme sprigs
- lemon slices for garnish
- Preheat oven to 400°F.
- In a casserole dish, combine olives and feta cheese. Drizzle with olive oil and lemon juice. Add splash of red wine. Garnish with a few fresh thyme sprigs and lemon slices.
- Roast in oven for 30 minutes.
- Remove from oven and let cool for 10 minutes before serving. Remove roasted thyme sprigs and replace with fresh thyme before serving.
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