398 black olive recipes

This is my no-fail party recipe... always receives compliments and is devoured every time. I have even memorized the recipe because so many people ask for it at parties!!

Marinated olives with garlic, orange zest, and fennel seeds warmed in olive oil. An Italian-style appetizer that improves with time. Ready in hours, not days.

Tarragon-marinated mushrooms with sliced ripe olives, onion, and garlic in a tarragon vinegar dressing. A no-cook antipasto and party appetizer that keeps for days in the fridge.

Cheddar olive tart: a savory custard of eggs, cream, sharp cheddar, and sliced black olives baked into tart shells. Brunch or appetizer, ready in 40 minutes from a single bowl.

Htipiti, a Macedonian beaten feta spread with roasted peppers, oregano, olive oil, and lemon juice. A tangy, creamy Greek-style dip that gets sharper the longer you beat it.

Thin-crust pizza alla Siciliana loaded with briny black and green olives, capers, anchovies, and parmesan on a simple tomato base. Salty, intense, and ready in 8 minutes from a hot stone.

Lighter picadillo with lean beef, cinnamon, and cloves. Quick Mexican-spiced ground beef for tacos, burritos, or rice bowls.

Traditional muffuletta sandwich with salami, ham, provolone, and olive salad piled on a round crusty loaf. New Orleans street food legend that feeds four with simple, bold flavors.

Marinated spiced olives with lemon, garlic, dried chilies, mustard seeds, peppercorns, and allspice in olive oil. A no-cook appetizer that improves over a week of marinating.

Filled tortillas are make-ahead pinwheel appetizers, flour tortillas spread with spiced cream cheese, jalapenos and black olives, then rolled, chilled and sliced into bite-size rounds. Crowd-pleasing party finger food.

Avocado chef salad piled with red leaf lettuce, watercress, mushrooms, hard-boiled eggs, Swiss cheese, julienned ham or turkey, cubed avocado, and a tangy vinaigrette. A protein-packed lunch in five minutes.

Sun-dried tomato tapenade blends rehydrated tomatoes with black olives, capers, garlic, and lemon zest. A bright Provençal spread for bread, crackers, or grilled chicken.

Avocado and grapefruit salad pairs cool, buttery avocado with bright, tart grapefruit segments under a grapefruit-juice vinaigrette. A refreshing, vegan winter salad that's ready in minutes.

No-cook sun-dried tomato salsa with black olives, garlic, fresh basil, and red wine vinegar. Ready in 15 minutes, this Mediterranean-style salsa is a natural match for grilled seafood.

Italian orange and onion salad with red wine vinegar, oregano, black olives, and chives. No-cook, naturally vegan, and ready in about an hour with a 30-minute chill that lets the flavors bloom.

Fresh asparagus salad with a bright lemon Dijon vinaigrette, finished with crumbled bacon and black olives. Blanched until bright green then shocked in ice water for snap and color, this is a sharp, elegant spring side.