GREEN OLIVE TREE

Green Olive Tree image

Pretend you're in Italy and do pick the olives off this delicious appetizer tree!

Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens

Time 4h

Yield 1

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

5 jars (7 ounces each) pitted queen-size green olives, drained
3 cups olive or vegetable oil
1/2 cup shredded orange peel
1/2 cup orange juice
1 cup orange marmalade, melted
1 cone-shaped florists' foam topiary with dowel and base, 8 inches tall
Flowerpot to fit topiary base, about 5 inches in diameter
Rocks to weight flowerpot
Toothpicks
Tissue paper
2 cups honey-roasted peanuts

Steps:

Mix olives, oil, orange peel, orange juice and marmalade. Cover and refrigerate 3 to 4 hours to blend flavors.
Press topiary base securely in flowerpot (glue if necessary). Fill pot 2/3 full with rocks. Insert toothpicks into topiary cone; place olives on toothpicks.
Line top of pot with tissue paper; cover with peanuts.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 65, Carbohydrate 2 g, Cholesterol 0 mg, Fat 1 1/2, Fiber 1 g, Protein 2 g, SaturatedFat 1 g, ServingSize 3 Olives and 1/2 Tablespoon peanuts, Sodium 450 mg