Utilizing homemade vinaigrette dressing on salads and vegetables is a wonderful way to balance and sweeten the taste of fresh greens. If you'd like to enhance your vinaigrette, add a burst of flavor ...

1 cup pitted Kalamata olives, about 4 ounces. 1 cup pitted Castelvetrano olives, about 4 ounces. 2 garlic cloves, chopped. 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil. 1 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest.

We sampled eight brands of jarred, pitted kalamata olives from local grocery store shelves. Kathy Saunders, Times correspondent. Kathy Saunders. Bay Editor. MORE FOR YOU.

Halve 1/2 cup pitted Kalamata olives and mince 3 garlic cloves. Sprinkle the olives on top of the tomatoes and the garlic over both the salmon and tomatoes. 4.

These aren’t my mama’s olives. Not the pickle-like sharpness of the pimiento-stuffed olives that swam in Mom’s occasional martinis. Not the pitted, crow-feather-black olives that … ...

Toss 3/4 oz bite-size fresh mozzarella balls with 6 grape tomatoes, 2 pitted kalamata olives, and 1/8 tsp freshly ground black pepper. Advertisement - Continue Reading Below. Recipes.

When the weather is hot, and it’s too stifling to cook or move, this salty, briny olive concoction will hit the spot. It’s called olivada. Similar to tapenade, minus the anchovies, the … ...

Kalamata olives are a widely recognized and much-loved type of Greek olive that grow on the Kalamon tree and hail from the Peloponnese region in southern Greece. (Note: no olives grown outside ...

3. In a large skillet over medium heat, heat the oil. Add the almonds and cook, stirring constantly, for 2 to 3 minutes, or ...