Oven-Dried Black-Olive Seasoning

Name: Oven-Dried Black-Olive Seasoning
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 3 h 20 min
Yield: Makes 1 1/4 cups
Ingredients: 2 cups Kalamata olives, pitted; 1/4 cup sesame seeds, toasted; 1 small dried red chile, crumbled (optional)

We love to sprinkle this seasoning mix over all manner of salads and pasta dishes, as well as the Ricotta Crostini.

3 hours 20 mins 5 mins Makes 1 1/4 cups

Total Time Prep Yield

Ingredients

2 cups Kalamata olives, pitted
1/4 cup sesame seeds, toasted
1 small dried red chile, crumbled (optional)

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 250 degrees. Arrange olives on a parchment-lined rimmed baking sheet. Cook until dried and crisp, about 3 hours. Let cool completely.
2. Finely chop olives until almost powdery. Stir in sesame seeds and chile. Seasoning can be stored at room temperature up to 2 weeks.

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snowhund

11 NOV, 2016

Lasts longer than 2 weeks if you keep it in the freezer. Toasting the sesame seeds is key.
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snowhund

11 NOV, 2016

Not sure why the recipe title says black olives while the ingredients list says kalamata, but the result is fantastic nonetheless. I like to sprinkle it on soup as a garnish.
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