You Can Make Everything Taste Better With Olives

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Milli
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Olives are an amazing pantry staple that seriously can lift a dish just by existing! If you’re in need of powerful flavor, olives are the pantry staple for you.

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Green olives & soft goat cheese drenched with an olive oil, preserved lemon, honey & fresh thyme dressing & finished with fresh ground black pepper – served with @nyshuk’s new line of crackers made in collaboration with @haydenflourmills . This glorious combination was inspired by my girl @thedaleyplate who shared something very similar on her account last month & I have not been able to get it out of my mind ever since! Also, these new crackers from my friends @nyshuk are SO good! Imagine a wheat thin like cracker infused with the flavors of za’atar, hawaij & harissa…they are seriously amazing (not sponsored, just love them!) . This makes for a super easy appetizer or snack that I know we will whip up all of the time! Here’s the recipe: . 11oz soft goat cheese, pressed into a round 1 cup pitted castelvetrano olives 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil 1 tbsp @nyshuk preserved lemon paste 2 tbsp honey 1 tsp fresh thyme leaves fresh ground black pepper, to taste crackers for serving Whisk together olive oil, preserved lemon paste, honey & fresh thyme. Add halved olives to the bowl with the dressing. Add goat cheese round to a shallow bowl. Pour marinated olives over the top of the goat cheese round. Sprinkle with fresh ground black pepper & serve with crackers and enjoy!

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Tapenade

Never fear surprise guests again if you have olives handy! All you need to do is blitz them in a food processor with capers, garlic, lemon juice, olive oil, and fresh herbs if you have them. Serve with bread or crackers and you’re ready to party!

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Real Food Tapenade (Link⁣ in Profile)⁣ •⁣ a healthy olive⁣ spread for bread, crackers, & pasta!⁣ •⁣ Hailing from the⁣ south of France (Provençe, to be precise), tapenade is a delightful olive paste⁣ made with olives, capers, and olive oil.⁣ ⁣ You’ll often find⁣ tapenade (pronounced top-in-odd) served as an appetizer at parties, but⁣ it deserves a place in your everyday kitchen as well.⁣ ⁣ Bursting with⁣ flavor, tapenade is delicious served over crostini, focaccia, or crackers. Or,⁣ why not think outside the box and toss a little in a batch of spaghetti or⁣ spread a spoonful on your next serving of avocado toast?⁣ •⁣ https://wildlyorganic.com/blogs/recipes/real-food-tapenade-a-healthy-olive-spread-for-bread-crackers-pasta?_pos=1&_sid=61e67ac8e&_ss=r⁣ •⁣ #wildlyorganic #tapenade #healthyfoodrecipes⁣ #healthyfoodrecipeshare #cookingmom #healthymomma #healthymomlife #fitmomlife⁣ #kitchencooking #organiccooking #naturalfamily⁣ #readthelabel #wholeliving #hellowellness #cleanproducts #adaptogens⁣ #medicinalfood #nutritionaltherapy #functionalfood #antiinflammatoryfood⁣ #healthycommunity #eatforenergy

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Pasta Sauce

Don’t have enough time to whip up a tomato sauce from scratch? Olives are here to save the day. Simmer some store-bought tomato sauce or even just crushed tomatoes with some sliced olives and you will have a complex tasting sauce in no time. The best thing to do is to make sure you toss the pasta in the sauce while it’s on the heat so all the sauce is absorbed, and you have a gorgeous dish!

Salad

If you need a little salty bite to get you through seemingly boring salads, olives are here to save the day. Not only will they give you a bit of fat as well to keep you feeling full, but whenever you bite into one it feels like a little treat!