Marinated Green Olives With Sesame, Orange, And Mint

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 8 ounces unpitted green spanish olives
• 1 orange
• 1 teaspoon cracked black peppercorns
• 1 tablespoon sesame seeds, lightly toasted
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh mint

Recipe

• 1 remove the zest from the orange and add to the olives,
• 2 trim away pith and membrane with seeds from orange fruit and add fruit, cut into chunks, to olives.
• 3 using a mortar and pestle, lightly crush peppercorns with sesame seeds, and mint, then whisk in olive oil.
• 4 dress the olives, and allow to marinate refrigerated, for several hours.