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Marinated olives & warm almonds

Small bowls

Marinated olives & warm almonds

Time

15 minutes

Serves

4

Ease

Effortless

Citrus-warmed olives and salty almonds, still faintly warm from the pan — the easiest kind of hospitality.

Ingredients

What you'll gather

  • 250 g mixed olives
  • 150 g whole almonds
  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • Peel of 1 orange and ½ lemon
  • 1 sprig rosemary
  • 1 garlic clove, lightly crushed
  • Flaky sea salt & chilli flakes

Method

A gentle path

  1. 1

    Warm the olive oil gently with the citrus peel, rosemary and garlic — never let it sizzle.

  2. 2

    Add the olives and warm for 5 minutes, just until fragrant.

  3. 3

    In a dry pan, toast the almonds until golden, then toss with flaky salt.

  4. 4

    Tip the olives into a small ceramic bowl with their oil.

  5. 5

    Serve both in little bowls while still warm.

A little note

The olives keep a week in the fridge and improve every day.

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