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Pan-Seared Olives with Orange and Oregano

Wrinkled black olives shaken in a hot pan with peel-on orange slivers and garlic, then scented with oregano. A five-minute meze in which the citrus tempers the olives' salt and bitterness.

  • YieldServes 4 as a meze (estimated; the excerpt gives no yield)
  • Hands-on14 min
  • Total14 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

  • ½small orange, preferably organic, peel left on
  • 2 tbspextra-virgin Greek olive oil
  • 310 gwrinkled black Greek olives (Thassos or Halkidiki)
  • 1 clovegarlic, 1 large clove, cut into very thin slivers
  • 1 tspdried Greek oregano, or 2 teaspoons chopped fresh oregano

Diet

  • Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)
  • Vegan
  • Mediterranean

Contains

  • Olive
  • Citrus fruits (any)
  • Orange
  • Onion family (any)
  • Garlic
  • Oregano

Taste

  • Sweet
  • Sour / bright
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Bitter
  • Richness / fat
  • Herbal / fresh

Texture

  • Chewy

Equipment

  • Stovetop

Season

  • Fall
  • Winter

Occasion

  • Entertaining

Effort

  • Under 20 min active
  • Under 30 min total
  • Difficulty 1

Nutrition

  • Calories: low
  • Protein: low
  • Carbs: low
  • Fat: moderate
  • Fiber: low
  • Sodium: moderate

Budget

  • Budget: moderate

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