We all know how amazing olive oil is for us, containing many minerals good for our health. Black olives in particular are a good source of iron and olives are a key ingredient in the Mediterranean diet which is renowned for being particularly healthy. And… olives really taste great, they are a delicious snack but also add a bit extra to recipes too. I have a family of olive lovers…we all fight over the last one.
Do you need some inspiration on how to cook with olives though? You need the Olive It! recipe book…and I have twenty to give away.
I have a lovely recipe to share with you from Olive It! Written by Spanish chefs José Pizarro and Omar Allibhoy, they share their joy of olives and family-trusted recipes that have been passed down through generations.The book contains over forty recipes for olive marinades, tapenades, tapas feasting tips and recipes such as Green Olives with Figs, Orange and Bay Leaves to more adventurous combinations such as Black Olives with Wasabi, Ginger and Smoked Salmon, and Green Olives with Manchego, Chorizo and Melon.
Chorizo & Olive Skewers recipe…
Rating
Serves: 9
- 3 fresh chorizo sausages (the hot ones if you like it spicy)
- 2 red peppers
- 27 green pitted olives
- 9 wooden skewers
- For the marinade:
- 3 tbsp of olive oil
- 1 pinch of fresh thyme leaves
- 1 pinch of dried oregano
- 1 pinch of cumin
- For the honey-mustard mayonnaise:
- 1 free range egg
- 1 tbsp of vinegar (whichever you have available)
- 1 pinch of salt
- 1 tbsp of honey
- 1 tbsp of mustard (English, French, grain… as you prefer)
- 50ml of vegetable oil
- 70 ml of Spanish extra virgin olive oil
- The mayonnaise:
- Put in a bowl, the egg, mustard, honey, vinegar and a pinch of salt and blend with a hand blender. Start adding the oil very slowly while you blend until completely emulsified.
- Keep refrigerated until needed.
- Cut each chorizo sausage in slices as thick as the olives.
- Do the same with the red pepper.
- Starting and finishing with the olives, skewer 3 olives, 4 pieces of pepper and 2 of chorizo in each skewer, alternating them.
- Mix the marinade ingredients and pour over the skewers in a baking tray.
- You can cook them in a medium heat frying pan or just bake under the grill in the oven at 180 degrees for about 10 minutes, turning half way through the cooking time.
- Serve the skewers on a tray with the mayo on the side for people to dip as much or as little as they like.
Win an Olive It! Recipe Book…
I have twenty Olive It! recipe books to give away, simply answer the following question and fill out the rafflecopter widget. Terms and conditions apply, open to UK residents over 18 years only. Be really quick though, this ends in just two days!
Black or green olives? Which are your favourite?
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Green, stuffed with cheese preferably lol
stuffed olives
black olives are my favourite but I like green olives too
Black olives
I only like green olives 🙂
Black olives for me, I think
Green for me
Black Olives for me.
Green for me x
I like both but I think I prefer black especially on a pizza x x
Green
Black olives
green olives 1st for me please
Its a green olive for me please
green! x
Green for me x
Black olives
green 🙂
Green olives by far 🙂
Love them both, but black couchillo olives are the best 🙂
Black Olives 🙂
I like both equally! Hope that’s OK to say! I could eat mixed olives all the time if I could!
i like them both but green would be my 1st choice
Green olives are the best! With chilli and garlic.. yummy!
without a shadow of a doubt, black!!
I am an olive addict but my personal favourite is juicy black olives
I love black olives best.
Neither although my partner loves both
Green
Just love olives
green are my favourite 🙂
I love the black ones!
I’ll eat both but much prefer green
Black for me 🙂
Green
green unless to go in a Greek salad, then they have to be black
Red
mmmmm Green Olives
green
green are my favourite
Green!
Green for me 🙂
green olives!! i would love to win this for my boyfriend he has olives everyday for his lunch! x
A fantastic recipe we used to live in Spain and love Olives and chorizo.
Green olives are my favourite!
green
black
Black 🙂
It’s got to be black!
black
None doint like either
Green
Black olives are the best 🙂
Green Olives
I love olives and it would be nice to use them in different ways with a cook book for assistance
I really enjoy black olives
Black on a home made pizza
Green have always been my favourite. Lovely giveaway, great blog!
Probably green, although both are nice.
I love green olives best
Green olives are my favourite
I absolutely love olives and this is a tough choice, but i would have to say Green. x
I love the juicy green, queen olives stuffed with garlic or chilli!
I like black ones on a pizza and green ones for snacking on.
Green olives! 🙂
black I think
has to be black, love em x
green
My fav ones are black 🙂
Green for me please
I prefer black (especially the Greek ones) 😉
black olives
Olive life and prosper
I love juicy black olives
I love black olives
I love them both but if I had to choose then I would go for green ones! Love the recipe, I love anything with olives!
Always green olives.
green stuffed ones
Green are my favourites
love green olives
Love to win this!
I like black olives, they are especially yum on vegetarian gluten free pizza!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oh lovely! thanks for the chance to win xxx