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Olive Brine Tonic (Non-alcoholic)
A savoury, alcohol-free take on the Dirty Martini: olive brine, tonic and lemon.
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Virgin Mary with Olives
The alcohol-free counterpart of the Bloody Mary: tomato juice, spices and olive brine.
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Dirty Martini
The classic olive cocktail: gin, dry vermouth and olive brine, garnished with green olives.
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Fava (Broad Bean Purée)
A purée of dried broad beans with dill and olive oil, set in the fridge and served in slices.
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Focaccia con Olive
Liguria's best-loved bread: focaccia made with plenty of olive oil and olives, soft within and crisp without.
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Roast Chicken Thighs with Olives
A one-tray dinner: chicken thighs, potatoes, olives and lemon roasted together.
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Gazpacho con Aceite de Oliva
Andalusia's cold soup: ripe tomato, cucumber and olive oil — the most cooling dish of a hot summer.
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Cretan Meze (Girit Ezmesi)
The Aegean meze of white cheese, walnuts and herbs, loosened with olive oil and lemon.
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Horiatiki (Greek Village Salad)
Greece's national salad: Kalamata olives, ripe tomato, cucumber and a whole slab of feta. Plain, and exactly right.
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Chicken with Lemon and Green Olives
A Tuscan classic: chicken browned in olive oil, then brought together slowly with green olives and lemon.
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Marinated Olives
The easiest way to turn plain brined olives into a meze overnight: olive oil, lemon zest, garlic and oregano.
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Pan con Tomate with Olives
Catalonia's morning ritual: bread rubbed with garlic, grated tomato and a generous pour of olive oil.
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Iced Olive Leaf Tea
A summer drink from leaves left over after pruning: cold-brewed, with lemon and mint.
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Spaghetti alla Puttanesca
Naples' bold pasta: black olives, capers, anchovy and tomato — all in twenty minutes.
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Turkish Olive Spread
The black olive spread of the breakfast table, with walnuts, garlic and olive oil.
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Olive Tapenade & Bruschetta
The best-loved spread of the Mediterranean: a tapenade of black olives, capers and anchovy, met with grilled bread.
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Open Olive Flatbread (Pide)
Black Sea style open flatbread topped with black olives, cheese and oregano — the smell fills the house as it bakes.
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Bloody Mary with Olives
Tomato juice, spices and vodka, garnished with olives, celery and lemon.
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Beef Casserole with Olives
Beef slow-cooked with black olives and tomato; better the next day.
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Olive Bread
An Aegean bakery classic: a loaf kneaded with black olives and olive oil, crisp outside and soft within.
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Hummus with Olives
Chickpea purée topped with olive oil and chopped olives; with bread or vegetables.
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Lamb Casserole with Olives
Lamb cooked slowly with green olives, lemon and rosemary — a Mediterranean casserole classic.
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Potato Salad with Olives
A light potato salad without mayonnaise, dressed with olive oil and lemon; green olives and capers bring the salt.
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Tuna Casserole with Green Olives
A Basque casserole: fresh tuna, green olives and spices cooked slowly in olive oil.
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Savoury Olive Cake
A breakfast cake bringing together brined olives and olive oil — a Turkish take on the Italian savoury cake tradition.
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Şakşuka with Olives
The classic aubergine, pepper and tomato meze, with black olives folded in.
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Broad Beans in Olive Oil
Spring's first olive-oil dish: young broad beans cooked in their pods, finished with garlic yoghurt.
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Okra in Olive Oil
Okra rested in vinegar to cut the sliminess, then cooked slowly with tomato and onion.
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Borlotti Beans in Olive Oil (Pilaki)
Borlotti beans cooked with carrot, potato and tomato; the texture settles as it cools, served with lemon.
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Stuffed Peppers in Olive Oil
Peppers filled with rice, currants and pine nuts — a classic eaten cold.
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Samphire in Olive Oil
The salty shore plant of the Aegean and Mediterranean: blanched and dressed with garlic, olive oil and lemon.
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Artichokes in Olive Oil
A spring classic of the Turkish kitchen: artichokes braised in olive oil with peas and carrot, served at room temperature.
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Artichoke Heart Salad with Olives
A five-minute meze: artichoke hearts, black olives and a lemon-olive oil dressing.
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Spinach in Olive Oil
Spinach cooked with rice; with garlic yoghurt or lemon, warm or cold.
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Stuffed Courgette Flowers in Olive Oil
The Aegean's most delicate dolma: courgette flowers filled with spiced rice and cooked gently.
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Celeriac in Olive Oil
The favourite winter dish in olive oil: celeriac, carrot and peas cooked in lemony water, served cool with dill.
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Cabbage Rolls in Olive Oil
The winter roll: blanched cabbage leaves around spiced rice, cooked with lemon.
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Leeks in Olive Oil
The winter olive-oil dish: leeks brought to a gentle sweetness with carrot and rice.
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Purslane in Olive Oil
Summer's lightest olive-oil dish: purslane cooked with rice, eaten with garlic yoghurt.
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Green Beans in Olive Oil
The most classic of the Turkish olive-oil dishes: green beans cooked down with tomato and onion, eaten cool.
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Olive Oil Whisky Sour
A modern recipe that brings olive oil into a cocktail: the oil is combined with whisky in the cold, then strained off.
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Stuffed Vine Leaves in Olive Oil
The head of the olive-oil dishes: rice filling rolled in vine leaves, cooked slowly with lemon and olive oil. Served cold.
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İmam Bayıldı (Stuffed Aubergines in Olive Oil)
The best-known of all olive-oil dishes: aubergines stuffed with onion and tomato, baked slowly.