Party food recipe for 4 as a snack people, takes only 5 mins; recipe has fennel seed, orange, lemon, bay leaf, rosemary, red chillies, olive and olive oil.
Citrus & fennel marinated olives
Course: Party food
Servings
4 as a snack
servings
Prep time
10 mins
Ingredients
- Olive Oil: 50ml olive oil
- Lemon: pared zest 1/2 lemon
- Olive: 250g drained mixed olives
- Bay Leaf: 2 bay leaves
- Rosemary: 3 rosemary sprigs
- Orange: pared zest 1/2 orange (use a vegetable peeler to get long strips)
- Red Chillies: 3 medium dried red chillies, halved, deseeded and roughly chopped
- Fennel Seed: 1/2 tsp heaped fennel seeds
Directions
- Heat a large dry pan, add the fennel seeds and cook for 1-2 mins until fragrant. Add the citrus zests, bay leaves, rosemary and chillies, then cook for 30 secs more. Tip in the olives and add the olive oil. Mix well and cook for 1-2 mins, then turn off the heat and leave to cool in the pan before serving. Will keep in a plastic container in the fridge for up to 1 week - bring to room temperature before eating.
