Ingredients
- 1 lb Fresh green olives
- 2 c Water
- 2 tb Uniodized or pickling salt
- 1 c White-wine vinegar
- 1 Lemon, halved, seeded, and cut into 1/2-inch cubes
- 1 tb Dried or 3 T chopped fresh oregano
- 3 Cloves garlic, halved
- 1/4 c Olive oil
Directions
1. With flat side of meat mallet or rolling pin, crush each olive just to crack the flesh. Place cracked olives in 1-quart jar. Add enough cold water to cover olives and insert a small, sealed plastic food-stor- age bag filled with 1/4 C water to keep the olives immersed. Seal jar; refrigerate 3 weeks, changing water in jar every day.
2. After 3 weeks, sample an olive-it should be only slightly bitter. Continue to soak olives in water if still very bitter.
3. When olives are ready, in 1-quart saucepan, heat 2 C water to boiling. Add salt and stir to dissolve. Set brine aside to cool to room temperature.
4. Drain olives and rinse in cold water: Place cured olives in clean 1 -quart jar. Cover olives with cooled brine. Stir in vinegar, lemon cubes, oregano, and garlic. Top with olive oil and seal jar. Refrig- erate olives at least 1 month to develop flavor. Olives will keep for 2 more months refrigerated. Drain before serving.
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Submitted 6/13/05.
Source: Country Living/Sept/94
Submitted By: Rick Smith
rick@dragons.net
Seasoned Green Olives