Spicy Olives with Lemon
Description
The recipe won't take much time. Below I'll explain in more detail. Serve with herbs and sauce.
Instructions
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Step 1
Prepare all the ingredients.
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Step 2
Crumble the chili peppers into large flakes, slice the garlic into thin rounds, and separate the thyme into small leaves. Remove a piece of zest from both the orange and the lemon, cut them into thin strips, then squeeze 1 tbsp of juice from each citrus.
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Step 3
In a small saucepan, pour in the oil and heat it over medium heat. Add the thyme, garlic, citrus zest, and chopped chili pepper. Heat until the garlic turns lightly golden.
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Step 4
Then add the olives and cook everything together for another 2–3 minutes. At the end, pour in the lemon and orange juice and remove from the heat.
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Step 5
Transfer the olives to a clean sterilized jar. They can be served either warm or chilled.
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Step 6
Spicy olives with lemon are ready — enjoy your meal!