Green Olive And Caper Relish Food

MIXED OLIVE RELISH

Steps:

• Working with several brine-cured olives at a time and using flat side of a large heavy knife, press olives to crush them and remove pits. Coarsely chop all olives and in a bowl toss with onion, oil, lemon juice, and capers. Relish may be prepared up to this point 2 days ahead and chilled, covered. Bring relish to room temperature before serving. Stir in parsley.

OLIVE CAPER RELISH

Steps:

• Pulse all ingredients together in a food processor until coarsely chopped.

GREEN OLIVE AND CAPER RELISH

Steps:

• In a small skillet, heat the oil over medium heat. When hot, add the shallots and garlic and cook, stirring, until lightly browned, about 2 minutes. Take the pan off the heat and stir in the olives, capers, and basil. Season to taste with pepper and serve hot or at room temperature.

FISH WITH TOMATOES, OLIVES AND CAPERS

Steps:

• In a large nonstick skillet, heat 2 teaspoons of oil over a medium-high heat. Add fish and cook until opaque in the center, about 2 1/2 minutes per side. Transfer the fish to a platter and tent with foil to keep the fish warm.
• Heat the remaining 2 teaspoons of oil in the same skillet; add onion and saute for 2 minutes. Add the wine and cook until reduced by half, about 2 minutes. Add the tomatoes, olives and capers and crushed red pepper, if using, and cook for 3 minutes more. Stir in the spinach and cook until it is wilted, about 3 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Spoon the sauce over the fish and serve.

SEARED SCALLOPS WITH CAPER, SHIITAKE AND GREEN ONION RELISH

Steps:

• For the caper, shiitake and green onion relish: Combine the shiitakes, green onions, olives, shallots, soy sauce, capers, garlic, chile flakes, mirin and sesame oil in a bowl and refrigerate overnight.
• When you are ready to cook, remove the relish from the refrigerator and bring it to room temperature, 20 to 30 minutes. Adjust the seasoning with salt and pepper.
• For the seared scallops: Score the scallops on one side with 4 small cuts in a hashtag pattern (#). Place the scallops on a towel and dry both sides.
• Heat the grapeseed oil in a skillet over high heat. Season the scallops with salt and pepper, add to the skillet and sear for 1 minute per side.
• Remove the skillet from the heat, add the butter and baste the scallops to finish cooking, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Place the relish on a plate and arrange the scallops around it.
• For the salad: Combine the alfalfa sprouts, green onions, lemon juice and olive oil in a bowl. Add salt and pepper and toss to combine.
• Place the salad in the center of the scallops. Serve immediately

GREEN OLIVE RELISH (BASIC)

Steps:

• MIx all ingredients -- and let the flavors meld for a couple of hours before serving.
• Must be served at room temperature.
• Things that I like to add in (not necessarily at the same time).
• anchovies.
• garlic.
• crushed red chili peppers.
• Serve with pita chips, sliced and toasted baguette or bread sticks!

OLIVE AND CAPER RELISH

Steps:

• Stir all of the ingredients together.
• Variation
• Goes with Baked Citrus Halibut with Tomato Sauce (page 123), My Family's Favorite Chicken (page 111), Nana's Egg Salad (page 114), Lemon Mustard Salmon Salad (page 109), and Creamy Polenta (page 134). This relish is also great on a variety of fish, chicken, pasta, and rice dishes, or use it as a sandwich spread or a topping for crostini.
• storage
• Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 7 days.
• nutrition information
• (per serving)
• Calories: 20
• Total Fat: 2g (0.3g saturated, 1.5g monounsaturated)
• Carbohydrates: 1g
• Protein: 0g
• Fiber: 0g
• Sodium: 110mg

GREEN-OLIVE AND CAPER TAPENADE

Steps:

• In a food processor combine capers, olives, anchovies, and garlic. With motor running, add oil in a stream and puree until mixture forms a coarse paste. (Tapenade keeps, covered and chilled, 1 week.)

EASY OLIVE CAPER RELISH

Steps:

• In a food processor, pulse all ingredients with on/off turns until coarsely chopped.
• Cover and refrigerate for 4 hours before serving.
• Delicious!