Whether coming to my home as a dinner guest or a student for a cooking class, you are always greeted with small bite-size foods with huge flavour!
These Warm Pesto Marinated Olives are one of my favorites and my guests love them too!
warm pesto marinated olives
(makes 2 cups (500 mL))
what you’ll need:
- 1 tsp (1 mL) avocado oil
- 3 tbsp (45 mL) thinly sliced leeks or onions
- 2 cups (500 mL) large green or Kalamata olives (see tips)
- 3 tbsp (45 mL) pesto sauce (see recipe)
instructions:
1. In a saucepan warm oil over medium heat.
2. Add leeks and stirring often, sweat (see tips) until bright green and soft, about 3 minutes.
3. Add olives and pesto sauce and stir well to combine. Cook until olives are warm, about 2 minutes.
Serve immediately.
chef jordan’s tips:
- Any olive would work well in this recipe. I prefer olives with pits but choose your favorite!
- Sweating leeks refers to cooking without color. Keep temperature on medium and stir leeks constantly.
