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    Grilled Olives with Garlic and Peppers (Baked Olives)

    April 13, 2023 By Mary Leave a Comment

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    These Grilled Olives are warmed on the grill, over hot charcoal, with a mix of delicious olive oil, garlic cloves, and hot peppers (optional). This take on baked warm olives is going to be your new favorite appetizer. It’s a crowd favorite!

    Grilled Olives in a baking dish

    When it comes to entertaining, balancing easy prep with big flavors is not always an easy task. But this amazing olive appetizer idea will do both. Served warm, these grilled olives are simmered in delicious olive oil and are the perfect accompaniment to your next charcuterie and cheese platter.

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    • Ingredients for Grilled Olives
    • Tools for Grilled Olives
    • Serving Tips
    • Grilling Method: Direct Heat
    • Other Grilled Appetizer Recipes
    • Grilled Olives Recipe (Baked Olives) with Garlic and Hot Peppers

    Ingredients for Grilled Olives

    The simplicity of the grilled olives means quality ingredients are important. We do not recommend using canned olives.

    • Greek Olives – We like the pitted Greek varieties in a brine.
    • Good Olive Oil – We strongly recommend using a quality olive oil that will enhance the flavor of the dish. We used the Cesira Olio D’Oliva from Italy.
    • Garlic – Remove the skin and gently crush the olives using a good chef knife. You’ll drop them in right into the medley of olives.
    • Lemon Zest
    • Pickled Hot Peppers – We love Mama Lil’s brand hot peppers, which is a variety of Hungarian Goathorn Peppers. You can also use the milder pickled banana pepper.

    While pitted olives technically have the pits removed, be cautions with your guests as some pits may have remained, or olives with pits may have mixed with the batch. We like to have a small dish next to the served olives in case someone has to dispose of any surprise pits.

    Tools for Grilled Olives

    • Baking Dish – We like small cast iron baking dishes. You can use ramekins as well but they need to be grilled under 500 degrees or they will crack while cooking on the grill.
    • High Heat Gloves – You can use any oven mitt, but having grill gloves that can handle up to 1,000 degree heat are essential and make it easy to remove the baked olives from the hot grill.
    • Cocktail Zester – This is the perfect zester to get long, thin rows of lemon (or orange) peel.
    • Toothpicks – For serving.

    Serving Tips

    If you want to make grilled olives for a larger crowd just double or even triple the portions. Be sure you have the right sized cast iron baking dish to accomodate the amount of olives.

    Pro Tip: If making these for a crowd consider making them in smaller batches in a few cast iron pans. This way they stay warm and you can refresh the finished olive dish with a new warm tray of them.

    Olives in a baking dish being grilled on a big green egg over direct heat.

    Grilling Method: Direct Heat

    These grilled olives served warm are best prepared over direct heat. We like lump charcoal for the added flavor.

    • Preparation: Prepare grill for direct grilling with lump charcoal. Target the ambient temperature of the grill at 450 degrees.
    • Grill: In a small cast iron baking dish add the olives, olive oil, crushed garlic, hot peppers, and the lemon zest, and gently stir to combine. Place the dish over direct heat on the grill grates and grill for 12 – 14 minutes. They are done when the olive oil is simmering and the olives are warm.
    • Serve: Remove from the grill with high heat gloves and place on a trivet. Serve them warm with toothpicks along with your favorite meat and cheese plate.

    Oven Baked Olives: If using your oven, set the temperature to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Bake for 12 minutes on the center rack and serve as suggested.

    Other Grilled Appetizer Recipes

    We have a number of great appetizers on the grill. Here are a few of our favorites for inspiration.

    • Baked Brie with Wine and Thyme
    • Cedar Plank Brie with Berry Glaze, only in our cookbook Fire + Wine
    • Grilled Scallops and Shrimp skewers with chimichurri.
    • Grilled JalapeΓ±o Poppers stuffed with Brie, Cherry Jam, and wrapped in Prosciutto
    Grilled olives in a baking dish on a cutting board.

    Mary (a certified sommelier and recipe developer) and Sean (backyard pitmaster) are co-authors of the critically acclaimed cookbook, Fire + Wine, and have been creating content for the IACP nominated website Vindulge since 2009. They live in Oregon on a farm just outside Portland.

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    Grilled olives warmed up with garlic and hot peppers in a baking dish on a cutting board.

    Grilled Olives Recipe (Baked Olives) with Garlic and Hot Peppers

    Warmed olives simmered in a bath of quality olive oil, garlic cloves, and hot peppers.
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    Prep Time: 2 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 8 minutes minutes
    Servings: 1 cup
    Calories: 686kcal
    Author: Mary Cressler | Vindulge
    Cost: $8.00

    Equipment

    • 1 Set of high heat gloves
    • 1 Small baking dish
    • 1 Cocktail zester
    • Small toothpicks For serving

    Ingredients

    • 1 cup pitted fresh olives (We use a Greek mix found in the olive bar at many grocery stores. Avoid using canned olives.)
    • ΒΌ cup extra virgin olive oil We used Cesira Olio Extra Virgin Olive Oil
    • 2 cloves garlic, crushed
    • 1 tablespoon hot pickled peppers (You can use banana peppers as well for less heat.)
    • 1 teaspoon lemon zest
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    Instructions

    • Preheat Grill: Prepare grill for direct grilling with lump charcoal. Target the ambient temperature of the grill at 450 degrees.
    • Grill: In a small cast iron baking dish add the olives, olive oil, crushed garlic, hot peppers, and lemon zest, and gently stir to combine. Place over direct heat on the grill grates and grill for 12 – 14 minutes. They are done when the olive oil is simmering and the olives are warm.
    • Serve: Remove from the grill with high heat gloves and place on a trivet. Serve them warm with toothpicks with your favorite meat and cheese plate.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 686kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 75g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 7g | Monounsaturated Fat: 55g | Sodium: 2110mg | Potassium: 119mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 581IU | Vitamin C: 14mg | Calcium: 84mg | Iron: 1mg
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