Fabulous Olive Salsa By James Food

FABULOUS OLIVE SALSA BY JAMES

Steps:

• Drain green and black olives and green chiles in a colander. Chop white onion in a food processor, pulsing several times. Add green and black olives, green chiles, tomatoes, olive oil, red wine vinegar, garlic, and hot sauce to the processor. Pulse several more times to mix; process until chunky, 20 to 30 seconds.

FABULOUS FETTUCCINE

Steps:

• In a skillet, cook bacon until crisp. Remove to paper towels. Drain, reserving 1 tablespoon drippings. Add oil and onions to drippings; saute until tender, about 5 minutes. Add tomatoes and garlic; simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes. Stir in tarragon, salt, pepper and cayenne; cover and simmer for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Meanwhile, cook fettuccine according to package directions. Add parsley to the tomato mixture; simmer 5 minutes longer. Stir in bacon. Drain fettuccine; top with tomato mixture. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.

OLIVE SALSA

Steps:

• To toast pine nuts heat in a small skillet over low heat, stirring frequently, until lightly browned.
• Drain olives well and chop.
• Very finely chop garlic Seed and remove membranes from halapenos and finely chop Dice onion, red and yellow peppers Combine all ingredients and add olive oil and vinegar, mix well Chill several hours or overnight, bring to room temperature to serve.

FRESH SALSA - JAMIE OLIVER

Steps:

• Cut tomatoes roughly into bite sized pieces. Toss into a colander. Sprinkle liberally with kosher salt. Toss well and allow to drain 15 minutes.
• Transfer to a serving bowl. Add oregano, olive oil, vinegar, chili and garlic; toss well. Marinate 15 minutes.
• Roughly chop the tomatoes with the coriander. Stir in lemon juice. Serve with fish or chicken.

LAMB CHOPS WITH OLIVE SALSA

Steps:

• Preheat broiler.
• On a plate, stir together oregano, 1 tablespoon lemon juice and 1 teaspoon oil. Dip both sides of lamb chops in mixture to coat and put on rack of a broiling pan, seasoning both sides of chops with salt and pepper.
• In a bowl, stir together olives, tomato, onion, parsley, zest, remaining teaspoon lemon juice, remaining teaspoon oil and salt and pepper to taste.
• Broil lamb chops 2 inches from heat 4 to 5 minutes on each side for medium-rare meat.
• Spoon olive salsa over lamb chops.
• In a saucepan combine potatoes with salted water to cover by 1 inch and simmer until just tender, 8 to 10 minutes. In a colander, rinse potatoes under cold water to stop cooking and drain well.
• In a bowl, stir together yogurt, garlic paste, and mint. Add cucumbers and potatoes to yogurt mixture with salt and pepper to taste and toss well.

MEYER LEMON-GREEN OLIVE SALSA

Steps:

• Place the shallot, champagne vinegar, and a healthy pinch of salt in a small bowl, and let sit 5 minutes.
• Slice the stem and blossom ends from the Meyer lemons. Stand the lemons on one end, and cut them vertically into 1/8-inch slices. Stack the slices in small piles on a cutting board, and cut them lengthwise into 1/8-inch-thick matchsticks. Line up the matchsticks, and cut them into 1/8-inch cubes.
• Add the diced lemon to the shallot. Stir in the honey, olives, parsley, a pinch of pepper, and the olive oil. Taste for balance and seasoning.