Black olives and olives are fruits of the same tree. Olives are called olives because the fruits contain a lot of oil. In Russia, black fruits are called olives, green olives. Let's dwell on the latter. Olives are sold in canned form. In production, depending on the quality and type of olives, they are divided into: whole - whole (with a stone), pitted - without a stone, stuffed - stuffed.

Stuffed olives are sold in tin or glass jars, as well as in plastic containers, for sale by weight. Stuffed olives are a ready-made snack that is served with white, fortified wine, added to salads, snack cakes, etc. Olives are stuffed with paprika, almonds, garlic, fish (anchovies, tuna, salted salmon), shrimps, chili peppers, onions, capers, gherkins, sun-dried tomatoes, feta cheese, citrus fruits, etc.

Unstuffed olives are widely used in cooking. Used for cooking olives mostly pitted. A lot of recipes can be found in Mediterranean cuisine.

Sandwiches are prepared with olives. Dry the bread in a toaster or in a frying pan, sprinkle with olive oil mixed with salt and chopped garlic, put slices of ham, slices of tomato, chopped olives. The sandwich is decorated with greens. Sandwiches with olives are prepared in the same way, adding baked eggplants instead of ham. This is a variant of the vegetarian sandwich.

With olives and carrots, a vegetarian appetizer "salmon" is prepared. Slices of fresh carrots, dried seaweed, olives, onions and olive oil are placed in a blender. The mixture is crushed, but not to a homogeneous state, but so that pieces are felt. The pate is cooled. Served with rye bread or crackers.

Tapenade is prepared with olives. Put olives in a blender, add capers, parsley, garlic and olive oil. Bring the mixture to a paste. Pasta is served with bread or grilled vegetables - zucchini, eggplant, tomatoes.

Pesto is prepared similarly to tapenade with olives. Grind olives, basil, nuts (pine nuts), cheese, garlic in a blender. Add olive oil and stir. Pesto is traditionally served with pasta or cherry tomatoes stuffed with sauce.

With olives, small buns made from wheat flour are served as an appetizer. Cut the top off the buns and scoop out some of the pulp. Lubricate the buns with olive oil, put a mixture of chopped olives, shrimp and tomatoes, mozzarella, decorate with basil or parsley and serve.

Bread, focaccia, snack muffins are baked with olives. Olives for baking are taken fleshy, with a bone. The stone is removed beforehand, the pulp is finely chopped and mixed into the yeast dough. The dough is molded into bread, focaccia, put into a mold or rolled out, sprinkled with water and baked. Olives add a wonderful flavor to baked goods.

Various soups are prepared with olives. Olives are added when serving, as in the variant with hodgepodge or put in fish soups or soups with seafood 5 minutes before the end of cooking.

Salads with cheese are prepared with olives. Pickled cheeses, such as feta, mozzarella, go well with olives. Tomatoes and sweet multi-colored peppers are cut into cubes, olives into circles. The cheese is crumbling. Dress the salad with garlic and olive oil. This salad goes well with fried or grilled meat.

Salads are prepared with olives with the addition of squid or octopus. Squids (octopuses) are boiled, cut into cubes. Add garlic, olives, salt and pepper. Dress the salad, of course, with olive oil.

Olives combine well in taste with many herbs, especially with spicy ones - basil, mint. Mix chopped olives, mint and pine nuts, season with a little olive oil and lemon juice. Serve this mixture with focaccia - small, unleavened, yeast cakes.

Spaghetti is served with olives, tomatoes and fried minced meat. Minced meat is fried in oil, tomatoes, salt, red pepper are added. Pasta is boiled. Transfer the pasta to a plate, put minced meat, chopped olives, mix. Sprinkle with parmesan when serving.

Boiled potatoes are served with olives. Hot potatoes are mixed with garlic, olives and olive oil. In Russia, pickled, large olives are served with fried potatoes instead of pickles. Potatoes and olives are a good combination.
Olives are stuffed with meat, chicken or fish. For example, they bake meat rolls with olives and cheese, stuff sea fish with pickled olives, chicken “pockets” from breast fillet, or put pitted olives in meat or fish zrazy.

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Olives and black olives are a very common ingredient in culinary recipes. Based on them, you can cook both main dishes and snacks, salads, various fillings for pies and pancakes, etc.
Olives are almost all oil. They contain a lot of polyunsaturated acids, vitamins, protein and fiber. In addition, they are easily absorbed in the body and do not harm the digestive system. With the regular use of olives in food, the level of heart diseases, including heart attack and cancer, decreases. Eating 12 olives before meals, a person without suspecting it, carries out prophylaxis against stomach ulcers.

In the people, the green fruits of the olive tree are called olives, and the black fruits are called olives. But few people think that both categories belong to the same tree - European olives.

Only green olives are selected for conservation. But blacks are mainly used for the extraction of olive oil. In order for olives to become black, they are placed in a solution that is very highly saturated with oxygen. That's the whole difference.

Olives are most often used in Mediterranean cuisine as a main component or for decorating a dish. Small olives are taken for cooking snacks, medium ones for pizza or pasta, but large ones are mostly stuffed. Black olives are served with meat and game, and green olives with fish dishes. In addition, both green and black olives go well with red and white wine.

	Cod with olives, tomatoes and garlic. Put olive oil (3 tablespoons), chopped black olives (185 g), finely chopped garlic (2 cloves), tomatoes (400 g), pre-cut into 4 pieces and salt into a special ceramic oven dish. Mix all the ingredients well and put cod fillet on them (4 pcs.). Send to the oven for 20 minutes. Bake at 180 degrees until fully cooked. Sprinkle the top of the fish with chopped boiled egg.
	Raw olives. Combine cream cheese (200 g) with chopped chives (1 tbsp). Then mix the ingredients and transfer to a pastry bag. Black olives (250 g) and green olives (175 g) cut in half not completely. Stuff each olive with the prepared cheese mixture. Top the olives with chopped chives (1 tbsp) and almonds (3 tbsp). The dish can be served at the table.
	Chops in Greek. For 10 minutes on the grill, you need to bake lamb chops (8 pcs.). Then turn them over to the other side and simmer for another 5 minutes. Next, you need to chop and combine red onions (1 pc.), Black (50 g) and green (50 g) olives and salted Feta cheese (200 g). Sprinkle the prepared mixture on top of the chops and cook for another 3 minutes. It is recommended to serve such chops with ciabatta bread and green salad.
	Salad "Olive". Hard boil eggs and chop. Then chop the crab sticks. Cut green olives into slices. Combine all three ingredients in one container, mix and season with thick mayonnaise.
	Italian stuffed tomatoes. It is necessary to take large tomatoes (4 pcs.) And cut off their tops. Then gently scoop out the centers with a teaspoon. Finely chop the remaining tomato pulp and combine with white bread crumbs (100 g), Italian spices (1 tablespoon), minced garlic (1 clove) and black olives (12 pieces), which must first be cut into 4 parts. Season the top with salt and a little black pepper. Then stuff the tomatoes with the resulting mass, cover them with cut tops and drizzle with olive oil. In this form, the tomatoes must be sent to bake. Cook 30 minutes.
	Pickled olives. For cooking, you need to take black and green olives (225 g) pitted and crush with a rolling pin in several places. Then place the olives in a deep bowl and add olive oil (4 tablespoons), chopped parsley (3 tablespoons) and finely chopped garlic (1 clove) to them. Mix the whole mass thoroughly and marinate for a day or three days.
	Summer spaghetti. Combine red and yellow cherry tomatoes (500 g) with black olives (150 g), minced garlic (1 clove) and red wine vinegar (1 tbsp). Mix everything thoroughly and add basil leaves (20 g), oregano (20 g) and olive oil (150 ml). Mix everything again and let stand for 10 minutes. In the meantime, boil spaghetti (400 g) strictly according to the instructions that are written on the package. Then drain the water from the pasta and combine with the prepared salad. The dish is ready and ready to serve.
	Olives in puff pastry for beer. Roll out puff pastry (500 g) and cut into portioned squares 4x5 cm. Put one black olive on each of the squares and roll the dough into a roll. The edges must be pinched. Then place them seam side down on an oiled baking sheet. Brush the top of the rolls with beaten egg white. Then sprinkle with grated cheese (poppy seeds, sesame seeds to choose from). Bake rolls in the oven at 220 degrees for 12 minutes. Serve with beer.
	Instant appetizer with feta cheese and olives. Feta cheese (100 g) chopped into small cubes. Then combine with black and green olives. Top the dish with quality olive oil, sprinkle with crushed red chili peppers (be sure to remove the seeds) and fresh basil leaves. Mix everything and serve.
	Greek salad. In a large bowl, combine the following ingredients - chopped tomatoes (3 pcs.), Chopped cucumber (1 pc.), Chopped onion (1 pc.), Bell peppers chopped into rings (2 pcs.), Green and black olives (25 pcs. each of them). Then prepare a dressing of olive oil (6 tablespoons), vinegar (2 tablespoons), salt and pepper to taste. Mix everything and season the salad with the prepared mixture. Top the dish with crumbled Feta cheese (150 g), finely chopped parsley and oregano. Salad can be served at the table.

Olive Salad - General Cooking Principles

Olives and olives are, in fact, the same fruit, differing only in the degree of maturity, oil content and color. This unique product contains a lot of vitamins and nutrients. The composition of olives includes proteins, vitamins C, B, E, pectins, as well as microelements useful for the body (phosphorus, iron, potassium, etc.).

Olives have a rather unusual, slightly sour taste and pleasant aroma. Some people prefer to eat them separately from any food, while others enjoy a variety of dishes with the addition of these fruits. Olives are actively used in almost all cuisines of the world, with this product you can cook a lot of delicious and healthy food. One of these dishes is a salad with olives.

There is no specific, “standard” recipe for making salad with olives, since a wide variety of products are taken for this dish. Salad with olives can be either purely vegetable or meat, fish, with the addition of seafood, etc. Light, low-component salads (for example, with olives, tomatoes and cheese) are great for diet menus. More saturated dishes (with the addition of ham, mushrooms, etc.) will be loved by the representatives of the stronger sex. Combining various products and experimenting with flavor combinations, you can come up with a lot of different recipes that are not similar to each other.

For salad dressing with olives, any vegetable oil (olive, sunflower, corn, etc.), lemon, mustard sauces are well suited. An interesting option with the addition of a spoonful of dry white or rose wine. Salad with olives perfectly "friends" with various fresh herbs (dill, mint, parsley, basil, coriander, rosemary, etc.), as well as with dry seasonings.

Salad with olives - preparing food and dishes

The type of utensil used to prepare the olive salad does not matter. Much more important is the preparation of the main ingredient - the olives themselves. Manufacturers offer many options for the finished product: salted, pickled, in oil, etc. In any case, excess fluid must be carefully decanted. Olives can be sold with or without pits. If the first option is caught, the bones must be removed.

All other products should be thoroughly washed and processed, as required by the olive salad recipe (boil, steam, bake, etc.).

Olive salad recipes:

Recipe 1: Olive Salad

Light nutritious salad is quick and easy to prepare, well absorbed by the body and perfect for a hot summer day.

Required Ingredients:

• Half a can of canned olives (pitted)
• 2 ripe tomatoes;
• Brynza cheese - 200 g;
• Sprigs of basil and parsley;
• Lemon juice - 1 tbsp. l.;
• 1 st. l. vegetable oil.

Cooking method:

Tomatoes are cut into small cubes, cheese "brynza" - in the same way. The olives are cut in half. Finely chopped fresh parsley and basil. All ingredients are mixed in a salad bowl and seasoned with vegetable oil and lemon juice.

Recipe 2: Mediterranean Olive and Anchovy Salad

The unusual composition of the products gives the dish a fresh rich taste. The salad is perfect for breakfast and will charge you with vivacity and good mood for the whole day.

Required Ingredients:

• Pickled olives - 60 g;
• 1 large sweet bell pepper;
• 1 small onion;
• 1 ripe tomato;
• Anchovies in oil - a few pieces;
• 2 pcs. potatoes;
• Lettuce - 1 head;
• For dressing: garlic clove, tsp. mustard. tsp sugar, st. l. wine vinegar, a third of a glass of olive oil, sea salt, black pepper.

Cooking method:

Boil potatoes in their skins, cool, peel and cut into small cubes. Cut the onion into thin half rings, lettuce and bell pepper - into strips. Cut tomatoes into cubes or small slices. Cut the olives into rings, blot the anchovies from the oil and cut each into 3-4 parts. Prepare the sauce: Mix together olive oil, pepper, salt, mustard, sugar and white wine vinegar. Mix all the ingredients of the salad with olives well and pour over the dressing. Ready salad can be decorated with sprigs of coriander or basil.

Recipe 3: Salad with olives and ham

When there is very little time left before the arrival of guests, and there is clearly not enough unusual gourmet dish on the festive table, the recipe for this simple salad will come to the rescue. For cooking, available products are used that can be bought at the nearest supermarket.

Required Ingredients:

• Pickled olives - 120 g;
• Bank of canned corn;
• Ham - 300 g;
• Cherry tomatoes - 10-12 pcs.;
• Cheese - 200 g;
• Mayonnaise.

Cooking method:

Cut olives into rings, cherry tomatoes - in half. Cut the ham into small sticks or straws. Cheese grate on a coarse grater. Mix all the ingredients, add the corn, after straining from the water. Season the finished salad with olives with mayonnaise.

Recipe 4: Salad with Olives and Chinese Cabbage

This light vitamin dish is easy to prepare and is suitable for breakfast or dinner for every day.

Required Ingredients:

• Beijing cabbage - 1 fork;
• Half a can of canned olives;
• Cherry tomatoes - 230 g;
• 1 yellow bell pepper;
• Salt, black pepper - to taste;
• Any vegetable oil for dressing - to taste.

Cooking method:

Cut tomatoes and olives in half. Bulgarian pepper and Chinese cabbage cut into thin strips. Mix all the ingredients in a deep bowl, add salt, pepper and season with vegetable oil to taste.

Recipe 5: Salad with Olives and Chicken Meat

The unusual spicy taste of this dish will not leave any housewife without a compliment. Salad can be safely served to the festive table. The dish goes well with dry white wine.

Required Ingredients:

• Chicken fillet - 250 g;
• Ready mix of salads - 240 g;
• White onion - 1 pc.;
• Blue cheese - 120 g;
• A jar of pickled olives;
• Almonds - 60 g;
• Lemon juice - 2 tbsp. l.;
• Salt, black ground pepper - to taste;
• Olive oil - 2 tbsp. l., refined oil - 2 tbsp. l.

Cooking method:

Chicken fillet cut into cubes, salt and fry in vegetable oil until cooked. Cheese cut into small cubes. Chop the almonds and roast. Onion cut into thin rings. Take a large flat dish and put the leaves from the salad mixture on it. Put chicken fillet, onion and cheese on them. Season the salad with salt and pepper to taste, drizzle with olive oil and lemon juice. Garnish with roasted almonds and halved olives.

The taste of a salad with olives largely depends on the quality of the olives themselves. Therefore, it is necessary to be able to choose the right product. Real olives should not be named black. The optimal color for this product is from dark green and brown to deep purple tones. Nowadays, producers often use this technique: they dye not fully ripened olives black and sell them like ripe olives. Therefore, it is better to purchase more expensive products from trusted and reputable manufacturers.

Olives can be sold in glass, tin or plastic packaging. A glass jar will allow the buyer to visually assess the quality and color of the product; tin and plastic containers hide these indicators from the eyes.

The ideal composition of a canned product includes the following components: water, olives, salt and spices. All other ingredients significantly affect the taste and benefits of the product. It is allowed to have the E 524 badge on the package, which means that caustic soda was used in the cooking process to remove the bitter taste (the fruits themselves are initially very bitter).

The best chefs are advised to carefully select the ingredients for making a salad with olives. Thanks to a rather specific taste, olives can "kill" the rest of the ingredients. Chefs are of the opinion that the best options are still vegetables, fresh herbs and seafood.

13 summer recipes with olives

When it comes to olives, the first thing that comes to mind is a martini! However, we have collected 13 more entertaining and very summery recipes for which you will need olives. Martini, as you understand, is provided by default!

Hummus with olives and allspice

Ingredients

• Canned chickpeas - 1 can
• Olives - 1 can
• Garlic, allspice, lemon juice, olive oil, salt - to taste

Instruction

Put the ingredients in a blender bowl and grind. It is important to start at a minimum speed so that everything is properly mixed and a homogeneous consistency is obtained. In the process, you can add olive oil, adjusting the density of hummus at your own discretion.

baked olives

Ingredients

• Olives - 300 g, ideally choose multi-colored or with different fillings
• Feta cheese - 150 g
• 1 or 2 jalapeno peppers
• Lemon - 1 pc.
• Olive oil - 3 tbsp.
• Wine, sherry or wine vinegar - 2 tbsp.

Instruction

Preheat the oven properly, put all the ingredients in the pan and mix gently and bake for about 20 minutes until the butter starts to bubble. Garnish with a sprig of thyme and serve with a fresh baguette.

olive bread

Ingredients

• Flour - 450 g
• Yeast - 20 g
• Olive oil - 4 tbsp.
• Salt - to taste
• Water - 220 ml
• Sliced ​​olives - 160 g

Instruction

Mix water and yeast, leave for a couple of minutes, then mix well and pour into flour mixed with salt. Add olive oil and olives, knead the dough, knead it until it becomes soft and elastic, and then leave it in a warm place for 2-3 hours to make it rise. After that, take out the dough, divide it into 4 parts, roll each of them into a long sausage and twist two of them together to make a pigtail closed in a circle. Place on a baking sheet, cover and let rise for 30 minutes. Lubricate each pigtail with olive oil, sprinkle with olives and put in the oven for half an hour.

Lamb ragout in a pot

Ingredients

• Lamb fillet - 900 g
• Large potatoes - 4 pcs
• Bulb
• Cherry tomatoes - 150 g
• Red wine - 250 ml
• Vegetable or meat broth - 250 ml
• Anchovy paste -1 tbsp. (or 4 pieces of finely chopped anchovies)
• Honey - 2 tbsp.
• Sunflower oil - 2 tbsp.
• Garlic - 1 small head
• Salt, pepper, thyme - to taste

Instruction

Preheat the oven to 160 degrees. Rub the meat on all sides with salt and pepper, then fry in hot oil for about 10 minutes. Take out the lamb and sauté the onion in the same oil until soft, then add the garlic, potatoes, tomatoes and anchovies. While stirring, simmer everything together for another 5 minutes. Add wine, broth and honey, bring to a boil, return the meat to the pot along with the olives, cover and bake in the oven for about 2.5 hours until the potatoes are tender. Serve with soft bread to soak up the sauce and a decent red wine.

stuffed olives

Ingredients

• Large black olives - 1 can
• Italian sweet sausage - 1 pc.
• Eggs - 2 pcs.
• Water - 1 tbsp.
• Flour - 1/2 cup
• Breadcrumbs - 1/2 cup
• frying oil

Instruction

Cut the sausage into small pieces, which will be convenient to stuff the olives, then put it on paper or on cling film and send it to the freezer for 10 minutes - this will make the stuffing process much easier. While the sausage is freezing, make the breading: mix the flour with salt and pepper, add water, eggs and beat the whole mixture well. Prepare breadcrumbs separately. Heat the oil in a high-sided frying pan - it should cover the bottom by about 2 cm. Thoroughly stuff the olives, then roll them in flour, dip in the egg mixture and roll well in breadcrumbs. Fry in batches for 1-2 minutes on each side until golden brown. Serve warm with aioli sauce, mayonnaise, or whatever you like.

Vegetarian layer cake

Ingredients

• Puff pastry - 1 sheet
• Eggplant - 1 pc.
• Red onion - 1 pc (diced)
• Olives - 2 tbsp.
• Parmesan - 100 g (grated)
• Vegetable oil - 2-3 tsp
• Salt, pepper, basil - to taste

Instruction

Fry eggplant over medium heat for 5-6 minutes until soft. Then put it on a pre-rolled puff pastry along with onions, olives and cheese, sprinkle with salt and pepper and send it to the oven, heated to 200 degrees for 15-20 minutes, until the cake becomes golden brown. Serve hot, sprinkled with finely chopped basil.

Mediterranean salad with tuna

Ingredients

• Garlic - 1 clove
• Olive oil - 1/4 cup
• Lemon juice - from 1/2 lemon
• Olives - 100 g
• Tuna in own juice - 2 cans
• Red onion - 1 pc.
• Parsley, pepper, salt - to taste

Instruction

Mash the garlic on a cutting board or in a mortar with a pinch of salt, then chop it into a fine powder. Mix olive oil, lemon juice, parsley and pepper in a deep bowl, add garlic, well-mixed and mashed canned tuna. Throw salt, olives and red onion on top, then carefully and gently mix. Season with a couple of tablespoons of tuna juice and mix until smooth. Serve with lettuce or crackers.

Bruschetta with garlic and olives

Ingredients

• Bread - 1 loaf
• Black/green olives -2 cans
• Garlic - 1 small head
• Red onion - 1 pc.
• Cheese - 200 g
• Mayonnaise - 4 tbsp.
• Butter for frying
• paprika, pepper - to taste

Instruction

Cut the banana in half lengthwise. Fry olives, garlic, onions, cheese in butter, add mayonnaise, paprika and pepper, mix well so that all ingredients are evenly distributed. Then put the mixture on each of the two halves of the loaf and send it to the preheated oven for half an hour. At the end, turn on the “grill” mode for a couple of minutes to get a beautiful crust on top. Let cool slightly and serve on the table, cut into slices.

Chicken baked with olives and tangerines

Ingredients

• Chicken legs - 4 pcs.
• Oranges or tangerines - 4 pcs. (cleaned)
• Orange or tangerine juice - 4 tbsp.
• Olives - 200 g
• Honey - 2 tbsp.

Instruction

Preheat the oven to 200 degrees. Put the chicken on a baking sheet, sprinkle with salt and pepper, spread the olives and tangerines around, mix them and send to bake for 35 minutes. In the meantime, mix orange juice with honey in a bowl, then spread the mixture on the chicken, pour the rest on a baking sheet and bake for another 10 minutes until the chicken turns golden. Serve with rice or pasta.

mediterranean pizza

Ingredients

• Bread cake - 1 pc.
• Tomato paste - 2 tbsp.
• Garlic - 2 cloves
• Dry basil - 2 tbsp.
• Olives - 5-6 large, thinly sliced
• Red onion - 1/2 onion
• Cucumber - 1 pc.
• Cashew - 2 tbsp
• Sweet pepper - 1/2 piece
• Salt, lemon juice, pepper - to taste

Instruction

Preheat the oven. Prepare a sauce of tomato paste, lemon juice and all the spices, then put the cake on a baking sheet and gently spread it, leaving 1 cm around the edge. Put cucumbers, olives, peppers, onions and chopped cashew nuts on top. Bake for 12 minutes and voila! All is ready!

Greek salad

Ingredients

• Cucumbers - 2 pcs.
• Tomato - 1 pc.
• Red onion - 1/2 pc.
• lettuce leaves
• Olives - 1/2 jar
• Feta - 4-5 tablespoons

For refueling

• Balsamic vinegar - 2 tbsp.
• Lemon juice - 1 tsp
• Honey - 1-2 tsp
• Olive oil - 1 tbsp.
• Salt, pepper to taste

Instruction

In a bowl, mix the vegetables, mix gently. For dressing, combine all ingredients in a separate bowl and stir until smooth. Add feta to the salad, and dress the salad just before serving.

Pasta with kalamato olives, tomatoes and capers

Ingredients

• Pasta - 300 g
• Butter - 50 g
• Olive oil - 2 tbsp.
• Onion, diced
• Garlic - 3 cloves
• Cherry tomatoes - 200 g
• Kalamato olives - 100 g
• Grated cheese, basil, salt, pepper - to taste

Instruction

Boil the pasta until al dente, and while it cooks, make the sauce. In a large frying pan, melt the butter in olive oil, fry the onion and garlic, add the tomato (optionally capers) and simmer over low heat until the pasta is cooked. Then add the cheese, sauce and basil to the pasta, season with salt and pepper. Serve sprinkled with grated cheese on top.

French bread with olives and salami

Ingredients

• French baguette - 1 pc.
• Cream cheese (any) - 150 g
• Olives, finely chopped - 100 g
• Salami, finely chopped - 100 g
• Dried garlic - 1/2 tbsp.
• A mixture of Italian herbs - 2 tbsp.
• Salt, pepper - to taste

Instruction

Cut the baguette lengthwise, first cutting off both the tops, and then each of the halves in half again. Remove the entire crumb from there, leaving about 1.5 cm around the edges. Mix cream cheese, seasonings, olives and salami, place tightly with a fork in pieces of baguette, wrap in cling film and refrigerate for a couple of hours. Before serving, cut into thick slices - an appetizer goes well with wine!