Make Your Own Moroccan Spiced Olives

 One of my favorite snacks in Morocco are spiced olives with a fresh loaf of bread and some cheese.  I’ve never really cared to figure out how to make said olives because I thought they might lose some of their appeal.  

Wrong.  

With a little direction from MarocBaba and my mother-in-law I figured out how to make them.  I think that these will become a staple in my fridge and on most every party table.  I think you’ll agree once you give them a try.

If you don’t want to go through the process of heating up the olives you can also mix olives with different things to create new flavors. Create an olive bar for your parties!

You’ll need olives of course, I think a variety works really well. Ingredients you’ll need;

• Black olives
• Green olives
• Any mixture of olives and types that you like. 
• Olive oil

Mix ins;

• Diced preserved lemons
• Parsley and/or cilantro
• Harissa
• Za’atar seasoning
• Thyme
• Rosemary
• Salt and pepper
• Cumin powder
• Grated ginger
• Powdered or diced hot peppers
• Crushed garlic

I have made these using regular canned olives from the grocery store and also using better quality, imported olives. I’ve linked to a company that sells Moroccan olives that are excellent. But if you don’t have access to these go for another Mediterranean variety.

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