Olives, either pure or stuffed, should not be missing as a delicious snack from any tapas buffet or a Catalan meal. The olives can be filled with all kinds of pastes, with almonds or pine nuts. Simply put the olives in a bowl on the table. This is the easiest of all the tapas recipes.
In the deli department or shelves of supermarkets you will find lots of varieties of stuffed olives, which taste very good. If you would still like to enjoy the undoubtedly rewarding experience of filling the olives yourself, you can make the work easier by buying pitted olives.
We have several variations of stuffed olives as recipe suggestions:
Drain the olives when they come out of the glass.
Cut or crumble the feta cheese into small cubes.
Chop the onions very finely, peel and press the garlic.
Put the ingredients in a bowl without the olives, add the olive oil and stir until it turns into a paste.
Fill the olive with the paste and push in one almond. Let the olive cool over night (not in the refrigerator).
You can also use pine nuts instead of almonds.
Serve on a plate or an olive bowl. Insert a toothpick into each olive.
Preparation time: 30 minutes. Leave to rest for 12 hours.
Wash the peppers, halve lengthwise, remove seeds and white skin. Peel the garlic cloves.
Dice the peppers, dice the garlic and mix it all. Add the olive oil and puree, mix with cumin and season with salt and pepper.
The paste can also be made with tomatoes instead of red peppers. Peel the tomatoes and pour boiling water over them, then puree as above.
Fill the olives with paste and let them cool overnight.
Serve on a plate or an olive bowl. Insert a toothpick into each olive.
Preparation time: 30 minutes. Leave to rest for 12 hours.
Dough: Sprinkle the flour on a work surface, grate the cheese with it or make crumbs. Mix the whole mixture together and shape a small hole into it. Into this hole add the egg, a pinch of salt and cayenne pepper. Cut the butter into small pieces and also add it to the mixture.
Then knead the ingredients into a smooth dough. Form a dough ball, wrap in foil and leave in the fridge for an hour.
Preheat oven to 175°.
Meanwhile, roll out the dough, cut out some 4x4 inch pieces to wrap the olives in.
If you don’t have a rolling pin to roll out the dough, you can shape the dough into a roll and then cut it into thin slices, then wrap the olives in each slice.
Put the olives in the oven until the crust is golden brown (about 10-15 minutes).
Serve the olives in crust on a plate and garnish each with a toothpick.
The olives in crust can be served cold or warm.
Preparation time: 45 minutes. Leave to rest for 1 hour.
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