One rainy afternoon strolling up and down the corridors of the Central Market, Frankie and I were in search for something to do. We don't have any board games, television, and barely have internet. The only thing we could think of to do that rainy day was to eat.
spicy!
There they were, just begging me to take them home, take care of them and eat them. And so I did.
As I gently tucked them into my shopping bag I thought "Poor olives, not stuffed must so be hard. Everyone needs a little stuffing". I stopped by one of the shops that sells spices and just picked up a few other ingredients I though the olives would like to meet: basil, mint, blue cheese and of course hot peppers.
step 1: Chop up the stuff
After taking everything home, just chop everything up small enough to fit inside the olives you purchased.
chop chop!
step 2: Organization is key
I like to keep everything in separate bowls. This makes it easy for you and your guests (if you have a party!) to select what they want to stuff in their olives.
My camera was stolen a few days ago so unfortunately, these are all I have.
step 3: Stuff
Use a toothpick, a brochette stick or any other utensil tiny enough to help you push the stuffing in. Keep in mind that the hole is much smaller then the cavity itself so you can stuff it quite a but. Our fingers are usually too thick but if you have child labor, their tiny baby fingers will work perfect. Keep them away from the spicy stuff!
After you've stuffed all your olives with your favorite goodies, you have 2 options.
a. Eat them all
b. store them in jars
If you decide on the latter here's a pretty tip: Use the layout below as a guide to place your olives in each jar. This particular jar is a regular 500ml jar so it's not very big.
The idea is to place the exposed filling side to the glass of the jar so it can be seen. Alternate colored fillings to create pretty patterns.
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