MARINATED OLIVES

If you have been served olives in Spanish restaurants in Spain, you will already have tasted marinated olives - ones that are split, have a tangy, strong taste and are delicious. They are also very easy to prepare. This is an old recipe for marinated olives, used in small villages in southern Spain.

Basic ingredients:

1 kg. olives
A sprig of thyme
A sprig of oregano
1 lemon
5 cloves of garlic
1 bayleaf
A piece of fennel
A teaspoon of peppercorns
1 part of vinagre to 4 parts of water

Steps to making Spanish marinated olives:

   
              
 
        
       
1. Split the olives using a hammer or a wooden spoon

2. Put them in a bowl and cover with water.

3. Change the water every day until the olives become less bitter. It should take between 5 and 7 days

4. Put all the other ingredients into one large jar or plastic container (or several small ones) which can be properly sealed. Add the olives. Leave for at least a month, so that the flavours can blend before starting to use them

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