Green olives
About the ingredient green olives. Including 166 recipes with green olives, nutrition data, photos, and where to find it.
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What are green olives?
Olives are high in monounsaturated fat, iron, Vitamin E, and dietary fiber. Naturally ripened purple/black appearing olives contain anthocyanins.
This does not include artificially ripened "black olives" that are frequently canned and sent to grocery stores. There is also an effect that typical processing has on the quantity and type of anthocyanins contained in olives.
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 100 grams (3 1/2 oz)Where found
Green olives are usually found in the condiments section or aisle of the grocery store or supermarket.
Food group
Green olives are a member of the Fruits and Fruit Juices US Department of Agriculture nutritional food group.
How much do green olives weigh?
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Related
Fruits and Fruit Juices
| In Chinese: | 绿橄榄 | |
| British (UK) term: | ||
| en français: | olives vertes | |
| en español: | aceitunas verdes |
Recipes using green olives
There are 166 recipes that contain this ingredient.
Olive & White Mushroom Soup with 3-colors Fusilli
Once upon a time I was reading a magazine article about good cooking. The journalist tried to convince me not to use some combinations of ingredients. One of the "banned" combinations mentioned was green and black olives. And so this soup was born to enjoy me.
Fresh Corn Blinis with Roasted Bell Pepper, Artichoke Hearts & Arugula
These corn blinis are topped with roasted bell peppers, marinated artichoke hearts, olives and arugula leaves. They are so cute, easy to pick up and pop into your mouth. A great appetizer when you have company to come over or host a party.
Greek Mac & Cheese Salad
Add feta cheese, sun-dried tomates, marinated artichoke hearts, mushrooms, olives, fresh cucumber, onions and bell peppers into cooked macaroni. Serve it over a bed of mixed greens, super tasty and refreshing.
Grilled Vegetable Sandwich with Tapenade
Instead of mayonnaise, use green olives tapenade to spread the sandwich, which gives the sandwich tangy flavor. Grilling adds the nice smokiness into the these juicy and tender summer vegetables. Delicious and light summer sandwiches.
Morocco Kefta
I sometimes pan fry these then let them simmer for at least an hour in a spicy Moroccan tomato sauce (recipe to follow). I usually serve the kefta with couscous, a vegetable, some cucumber yogurt sauce, and warmed pita.
Heirloom Beets, Warm Goat Cheese, Arugula with Green Olive Vinaigrette
Sweet roasted heirloom beets, warm goat cheese rounds on a bed of fresh arugula with flavors highlighted by a green olive vinaigrette.
Spinach, Artichoke & Swiss Cheese Bread Pudding
Adapted this recipe from Emeril of Foodnetwork. Bread pudding not only can be a dessert, but also a savory main dish. This bread pudding is cheesy, tasty and packed with flavors. Spinach, artichokes and swiss cheese with milk and eggs make this bread pudding delicious yet wholesome.
Tomato, Basil & Feta Pasta
Whole wheat spaghetti is tossed with tomato sauce, fresh basil, feta cheese and olives. A quick, tasty yet healthy one-pot meal, perfect for busy week days.
Burn Your Bra Chicken Breast (A 70's tribute)
Quick 'n easy chicken breast recipe that only uses a few common pantry ingredients. Pair it with rice and veggies and you can have it ready in 20 minutes or so.
Olive Rice Salad
This scrumptious rice salad is perfect for a picnic with the family or a dinner party with friends.
Muffuletta Sandwich
Hard to go wrong with a Muffuletta sandwich. It was easy and simple to assemble, and it was packed with flavour.
Roasted Bell Pepper, Artichoke Hearts, & Olive Pizza
Instead of taking-out pizza, make this easy yet delicious pizza at home. Roasted bell pepper, marinated artichoke hearts, salty olives, fresh mushrooms and some red onion rings are topped over pizza sauce and mozzarella cheese, then sprinkle more cheese over. Nobody can resist this freshly baked pizza!
Grilled Mahi-Mahi with Escabeche Sauce
Light and tasty. A quick and easy way to prepare a delicious fish dish.
Muffelatta Sandwich
This sandwich absolutely deserves 5 star! It was so quick and easy to put together, and it was packed with flavour. We omitted the anchovies, used Swiss cheese, otherwise followed the recipe. If you are looking for a crowd-pleasing sandwich, this is the one!
Mushroom, Sun-Dried Tomato & Olive Pizza
This homemade pizza is simply delicious. Spread some pizza sauce over pizza dough, top with freshly sliced mushrooms, bell peppers, sun-dried tomatoes, olives and onions, and sprinkle some mozzarella cheese. Within about 25 minutes, this freshly homemade pizza is ready to serve.
Italian Olive Bread
An Italian style pinwheel bread with olives sprialiing throughout the loaf. Impressive and delicious at the same time.
Baked Sole with Lemon Sauce
A baked fish with lemon sauce main dish. The velvety smooth lemon sauce is enriched with egg yolk which adds lovely mouthfeel and richness to the light and flaky sole.
Roasted Broccoli & Cherry Tomatoes with Feta, Roasted Pepper & Olives
Roasted broccoli is tender-crisp, roasted cherry tomatoes are warm and juicy, tossed with fresh lemon juice, zest, olives, roasted pepper and feta cheese. A quick, easy and tasty side dish!
Green Olive Tapenade
Quick, easy and tasty, we spread it over our sandwich bread when we make sandwiches, and it never lets us disappointed.
Bacalao
Definitely felt skeptical before making this dish, not quite sure about both the flavor and the texture. But the result was actually quite outstanding, not fishy at all, very tasty and the texture was pretty good too. Served it with a hard boiled egg, olives aside, and wine vinegar, extra-virgin olive oil drizzled on top with some fresh parsley. Great!
Mom's Spaghetti Sauce (no garlic, low salt)
This is a fantastic recipe my mom taught me when I was 9 or 10, because it's so easy to make, and makes plenty to feed everyone.
