OLIVES

[nitrofd]

The other day we were talking about olive oil and we found out that they make different types of olive oil from different olives.here in the U.S. what we know are basically Manzanilla olives (which are the common Spanish olive) that we know either whole,pitted,or stuffed,and Kalakaua olives.As I have posted before we have been shopping a lot at ALDI because they are bringing a lot of different European products.one of these has been different types of olives.
The first one we tried is a "Castelvetrano" olive which comes from Sicily.it is a large green olive that is sweet.it is considered Italy's #1 snack olive.goes well with almonds,Genoa salami among other cheeses such as Parmigano-Regiano.
the second one we tried is "Bella Di Cerignola" olive.it is a jumbo size olive with a mild flavor,it is considered a beginner olive.it goes well with Genoa salami and crusty bread.recommend cheeses for it are a mild Asiago,Mozzarella,and Parigano-Regiano.
Olives are all green to start with and change color as they ripen and how they are cured.
my wife is experimenting making bread with the olives and some gouda cheese.
Here is a commercial site about olives and other Italian products but their articles and recipes that they have are really excellent and worth a look.
www.delallo.com

 

[MRB1863]

Here is a commercial site about olives and other Italian products but their articles and recipes that they have are really excellent and worth a look.

Interesting post! Had a difficult time getting past the appetizing photos!!! One look and instant hunger pangs. Olives and olive oil are touted to be a very healthy addition to one's diet.

 

[nitrofd]

Interesting post! Had a difficult time getting past the appetizing photos!!! One look and instant hunger pangs. Olives and olive oil are touted to be a very healthy addition to one's diet.

I found it to be an interesting site,have to spend more time there as it will have some great ideas for dinner.

 

[Anna Elizabeth Henry]

Love olives! Also love cooking with olive oil. The selection of olives at my local Fairway is amazing and I like adding them to salads. I've included a favorite recipe of mine of salad with olives. Kind of a mash-up between Greek salad and Italian given the ingredients. Enjoy!

Cucumber, Tomato, Feta & Olive Salad

Ingredients -

• 2 cups cherry tomatoes, cut in half
• 1 cucumber sliced, peeled or unpeeled
• 1/2 cup kalamata olives, pitted and sliced in half
• 3/4 cup feta cheese, crumbled
• Vinaigrette dressing of your choice
• Salad greens

Directions - In a large bowl, combine the tomatoes, olives and cucumber. Drizzle the vinaigrette on top. It's best if you let the mixture sit in the fridge for at least a half hour before serving. When serving add the crumbled feta and serve over salad greens. You can add more dressing if you like.

 

[nitrofd]

Love olives! Also love cooking with olive oil. The selection of olives at my local Fairway is amazing and I like adding them to salads. I've included a favorite recipe of mine of salad with olives. Kind of a mash-up between Greek salad and Italian given the ingredients. Enjoy!

Cucumber, Tomato, Feta & Olive Salad

Ingredients -

• 2 cups cherry tomatoes, cut in half
• 1 cucumber sliced, peeled or unpeeled
• 1/2 cup kalamata olives, pitted and sliced in half
• 3/4 cup feta cheese, crumbled
• Vinaigrette dressing of your choice
• Salad greens

Directions - In a large bowl, combine the tomatoes, olives and cucumber. Drizzle the vinaigrette on top. It's best if you let the mixture sit in the fridge for at least a half hour before serving. When serving add the crumbled feta and serve over salad greens. You can add more dressing if you like.

I think my wife would kill for this.

 

[nitrofd]

Olives make a great salad.the olive salad on a Muffaletta sandwich is to die for.whenever we go to New Orleans we always stop at the Central Grocery on Bourbon St. To get a Muffaletta since they are the creaters of the sandwich and we buy a couple of jars of their olive salad for the sandwich to take home.here is a site where you can but it and other great Cajun food products.
www.nolacajun.com

 

[donna]

Love olives, both green and black.

That salad sounds delicious. Will have to try.

 

[Blessmag]

 

[nitrofd]

June 1st is National Olive Day so I thought to bump this thread.

 

[FarawayFriend]

It took me a while before I started to love olives. I think I was about 20 or even 22 before I began to eat them.
But now they are one of my favorite food items. I like the green ones stuffed with almonds best, then the plain ones, both green and black, then the green ones stuffed with red pepper. Unfortunately the ones stuffed with garlic don't go well with my stomach, I have difficulties with too much garlic. And of course, as with so many things: the bigger the better!

 

[nitrofd]

Olives are a really good food item.when we lived in South Florida there is an abundance of Spanish food not just Cuban.one of the Spanish dishes that I loved and can't get in North Florida was ground beef and Spanish olives served over rice.we have tried to duplicate the sauce but we are not even close.I do miss this dish.

 

[FarawayFriend]

Olives are a really good food item.when we lived in South Florida there is an abundance of Spanish food not just Cuban.one of the Spanish dishes that I loved and can't get in North Florida was ground beef and Spanish olives served over rice.we have tried to duplicate the sauce but we are not even close.I do miss this dish.

Sounds delicious and not too hard to do ... must be the spices that made it special.

 

[Jimklag]

The other day we were talking about olive oil and we found out that they make different types of olive oil from different olives.here in the U.S. what we know are basically Manzanilla olives (which are the common Spanish olive) that we know either whole,pitted,or stuffed,and Kalakaua olives.As I have posted before we have been shopping a lot at ALDI because they are bringing a lot of different European products.one of these has been different types of olives.
The first one we tried is a "Castelvetrano" olive which comes from Sicily.it is a large green olive that is sweet.it is considered Italy's #1 snack olive.goes well with almonds,Genoa salami among other cheeses such as Parmigano-Regiano.
the second one we tried is "Bella Di Cerignola" olive.it is a jumbo size olive with a mild flavor,it is considered a beginner olive.it goes well with Genoa salami and crusty bread.recommend cheeses for it are a mild Asiago,Mozzarella,and Parigano-Regiano.
Olives are all green to start with and change color as they ripen and how they are cured.
my wife is experimenting making bread with the olives and some gouda cheese.
Here is a commercial site about olives and other Italian products but their articles and recipes that they have are really excellent and worth a look.
www.delallo.com

Nice

 

[nitrofd]

Sounds delicious and not too hard to do ... must be the spices that made it special.

The sauce is the real trick but we have tried many combinations of how to make it and we had all those Latin spices available to us and couldn't do it.