Fresh Olives Recipe

Olives are healthy and olives are tasty too. Let us try to learn a simple recipe of fresh harvested olives. This is simple to prepare and acts as supplement during the meal course but it is not an overnight process and perfection in taste can only be achieved after substantial time period. So, follow these steps and prepare a luscious and tangy olive dish.

• Dip the olives in potable fresh water having salt (the solution should have 10% salt and 90% water) to remove the bitterness of the olives. Try to taste it periodically to ascertain the level of bitterness; you can also make a straight cut to these olives with knife to hasten the process.
•  Once the bitterness is gone then take these olives out of the solution.
• Prepare a new solution with one fourth wine vinegar (for lowering the pH) and three-fourth of 6-8% brine (Salt Solution).
• Place this solution in a glass jar and put the olives in the solution.
• Add olive oil to the top of the entire mixture.
• For more spicy taste, you can add lots of herbs ( keep the taste in mind and use these herbs accordingly) and spices like dried basil leaves, oregano, mustard seeds, bay leaves, pepper, and chilly.