Fried Olives with Spicy Yogurt
Fried olives with spicy yogurt are the best appetizer you've probably never had!
Servings: 6 servings
Ingredients
- 1 hot green chile pepper, cut in several pieces, seeds and all (I used a large jalapeno)
- 1/4 tsp ground cardamom
- 1/4 tsp ground cloves
- 1/4 tsp sugar
- 1 large handful fresh cilantro leaves, a heaping cup
- 1 large handful fresh parsley leaves, a heaping cup
- juice of 1/2 lemon
- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1 1/2 cups Greek yogurt
Instructions
- To make the spicy herb sauce, put the chile, cardamom, cloves, sugar, cilantro, parsley, lemon juice, and olive oil in the bowl of a food processor. The herbs will just about fill the canister. Pulse until you get a chunky salsa.
- Put about 2 inches of oil in a small saucepan.
- Set up a breading station for your olives. Put the flour, eggs, and breadcrumbs into 3 bowls. Dry the olives on a clean kitchen towel.
- Dredge the olives, one by one, in the flour, then into the eggs, and finally into the breadcrumbs. make sure they get well coated. Set aside on a plate.
- Heat the oil on medium to medium high heat until hot. Drop a test olive in ~ it should fry to golden in a minute or slightly less. If it gets too dark too quickly, or takes too long to get brown, adjust the heat accordingly.
- Fry the olives, 6 or so at a time, until golden brown. Flip them around in the oil gently so they cook evenly. Set on a paper towel to drain.
- Put the yogurt into a shallow serving bowl. Add the salsa and swirl together. Top with the warm fried olives and serve with pita bread or flatbread.
Notes
- Be sure to use pitted olives. Don't use stuffed olives, the stuffing will protrude in a gross way when the olives are fried, just saying.
- You can make the olives ahead. If you want to reheat them, put them on a baking sheet in a 350F oven until warmed through. Don't reheat in the microwave or they will not be crisp.
Nutrition
Calories: 346 kcal · Carbohydrates: 20 g · Protein: 10 g · Fat: 26 g · Saturated Fat: 4 g · Polyunsaturated Fat: 4 g · Monounsaturated Fat: 18 g · Trans Fat: 0.03 g · Cholesterol: 57 mg · Sodium: 1162 mg · Potassium: 157 mg · Fiber: 3 g · Sugar: 3 g · Vitamin A: 342 IU · Vitamin C: 4 mg · Calcium: 118 mg · Iron: 2 mg
Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. This information comes from online calculators. Although The View from Great Island attempts to provide accurate nutritional information, these figures are only estimates.
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