innocent bystander's marinated mixed olives

Take your Mount Zero olives to a whole new level with Innocent Bystander's house marinade!

Author

Michael Smith, Innocent Bystander

Servings

4

Ingredients

• 300ml Mount Zero Frantoio Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• ½ tsp fennel seeds
• ½ tsp cumin seeds
• ½ tsp black peppercorns
• 2 cloves of garlic
• 5 sprigs of thyme
• 1 fresh bay leaf
• 1 long red chilli
• 300g jar of Mount Zero Organic Mixed Olives
• 2 peels of lemon zest

Directions

1. In a saucepan large enough to hold all the olives, heat 50ml of the olive oil and add the fennel seeds, cumin seeds and black peppercorns.
2. Allow this to cook the spices out for 5 minutes, then add the garlic, thyme, bay leaf and chilli and cook for a further 5 minutes.
3. Add the strained olives along with the lemon zest and the remaining 250ml olive oil and warm to about 50 degrees Celsius, then allow to cool in the saucepan.
4. Serve warm or store in airtight containers in the fridge for up to 2 weeks.