Best Fennel Stuffed With Cream Cheese And Kalamata Olives Recipes

STUFFED OLIVES

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A delicious appetizer for the holidays that is easy to make and requires no baking time!

Provided by Katherine Unger

Categories Appetizers and Snacks Vegetable Olives

Time 10m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 2

Ingredients

1 (6 ounce) can large, pitted black olives
4 ounces cream cheese

Steps:

Using a butter knife, simply fill each olive with the desired amount of cream cheese. Serve on a decorative plate!

Nutrition Facts : Calories 147.9 calories, Carbohydrate 3.4 g, Cholesterol 31.2 mg, Fat 14.4 g, Fiber 1.4 g, Protein 2.5 g, SaturatedFat 6.8 g, Sodium 455.4 mg, Sugar 0.1 g

BARBECUED FENNEL WITH BLACK OLIVE DRESSING

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Slice fennel and chargrill it as the base to a salad dressed with Kalamata olives, parsley, basil and garlic

Provided by Good Food team

Categories Side dish

Time 20m

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ingredients

2 fennel bulbs , sliced lengthways into 1cm-thick pieces
1 ½ tbsp olive oil
2 tbsp finely chopped black Kalamata olive
1 garlic clove , crushed
juice 1 lemon
small handful each parsley and basil, finely chopped

Steps:

Heat a BBQ or griddle pan. Toss the fennel in 1 tbsp of the oil, coating well. Cook for 5 mins on each side until golden brown and charred.
To make the dressing, put the olives, garlic, lemon juice and remaining oil in a bowl. Add the chopped herbs and combine. Lay the fennel on a platter and pour over the dressing. Eat warm or at room temperature.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 69 calories, Fat 6 grams fat, SaturatedFat 1 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 3 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 2 grams sugar, Fiber 5 grams fiber, Protein 1 grams protein, Sodium 0.2 milligram of sodium

CHEESE STUFFED OLIVES

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Will definitely impress others! To fill the olives, use a pastry bag or plastic baggie with the corner cut out. What works best is a cookie press. Also, you can use bottled roasted garlic, but I like to make my own.

Provided by crumbs

Categories Appetizers and Snacks Vegetable Olives

Time 45m

Yield 5

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

4 ounces cream cheese, softened
½ cup goat cheese, softened
¼ cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
8 leaves fresh basil, chopped
1 bulb roasted garlic
salt and pepper to taste
2 (8 ounce) jars jumbo or extra large olives

Steps:

Place cream cheese, goat cheese, Parmesan, basil, roasted garlic, and salt and pepper into a food processor; pulse until smooth and well blended. Spoon filling into a cookie press or pastry bag (a plastic baggie with the corner cut out will also work), and fill olives.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 304.1 calories, Carbohydrate 6.3 g, Cholesterol 47.3 mg, Fat 27.5 g, Fiber 1.1 g, Protein 10.5 g, SaturatedFat 11.8 g, Sodium 2412.7 mg, Sugar 1.1 g

FENNEL STUFFED WITH CREAM CHEESE AND KALAMATA OLIVES

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Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less but requires additional unattended time.

Yield Makes about 14 hors d'oeuvres

Number Of Ingredients 3

Ingredients

1 large fennel bulb (about 1 pound)
a 3-ounce package cream cheese, softened
1/3 cup drained Kalamata olives, pitted and chopped

Steps:

Trim fennel stalks flush with bulb, reserving fronds, and cut outer 2 layers loose at base, removing them carefully and reserving rest of bulb for another use. Chop reserved fronds. In a small bowl cream together cream cheese, olives, and chopped fronds. Spread inside of larger fennel layer with cream cheese mixture and press back of other layer onto filling firmly. Chill fennel, wrapped tightly in plastic wrap, at least 1 hour or up to overnight. Unwrap fennel and cut crosswise into 1/3-inch-thick slices. Cut slices crosswise into 1 1/2-inch-wide sections.