2 cups
(about 200 grams or 7 ounces) good quality green olives
A handful of celery leaves (from 2 to 3 stalks)
A handful of mint leaves
4 to 5 tablespoons
extra-virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons
red wine vinegar
Salt and pepper
Directions
Drain the olives and pat them dry. With the help of the side of a large knife and the palm of your hand on top, squash the olives one or two at a time to release the pits. Peel away the flesh of the olives, and place them in a bowl. Discard the seeds.
Roughly chop the celery leaves and tear up the mint leaves and add to the olives.
Season with a generous amount of olive oil, a splash of red wine vinegar, a pinch of salt, and a few twists of pepper.
We add thinly sliced carrots, torn tender ice berg lettuce, sliced celery and a smashed clove of garlic. I love the idea of the mint so will try that soon. These salads are delicious with buttered Italian bread.
This was just great! What a wonderful and unexpected dish. It's more an appetizer than a salad course, but still. Also, at the end of the meal we mixed it with arugula and lemon juice salad, and then it was amazing too.
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