CITRUS & FENNEL MARINATED OLIVES

Citrus & fennel marinated olives image

This simple tapas dish can be made well in advance - the longer they are left, the more flavour the olives will absorb

Provided by Lizzie Harris

Categories Buffet, Canapes, Snack, Starter

Time 15m

Yield Serves 4 as a snack

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

½ tsp heaped fennel seeds
pared zest 0.5 orange (use a vegetable peeler to get long strips)
pared zest 0.5 lemon
2 bay leaves
3 rosemary sprigs
3 medium dried red chillies , halved, deseeded and roughly chopped
250g drained mixed olives
50ml olive oil

Steps:

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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 193 calories, Fat 19 grams fat, SaturatedFat 3 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 3 grams carbohydrates, Fiber 2 grams fiber, Protein 1 grams protein, Sodium 1.2 milligram of sodium