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Fried Olives with Spicy Yogurt
Fried olives with spicy yogurt are the best appetizer you've probably never had!
Prep Time
20 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 346 kcal
Course:
Appetizer
Cuisine:
Middle Eastern
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
fried olives
- 14 ounce can of pitted green olives drained
- 1/2 cup flour
- 2 eggs well beaten
- 1/2 cup bread crumbs I used half regular and half panko
- vegetable oil for frying
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.
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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 Information
Calories
346kcal
(17%)
Carbohydrates
20g
(7%)
Protein
10g
(20%)
Fat
26g
(40%)
Saturated Fat
4g
(20%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
4g
Monounsaturated Fat
18g
Trans Fat
0.03g
Cholesterol
57mg
(19%)
Sodium
1162mg
(48%)
Potassium
157mg
(4%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
3g
(6%)
Vitamin A
342IU
(7%)
Vitamin C
4mg
(4%)
Calcium
118mg
(12%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 346
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 346kcal | 17% |
| Carbohydrates | 20g | 7% |
| Protein | 10g | 20% |
| Fat | 26g | 40% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 4g | 24% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 18g | 90% |
| Trans Fat | 0.03g | 2% |
| Cholesterol | 57mg | 19% |
| Sodium | 1162mg | 48% |
| Potassium | 157mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 3g | 6% |
| Vitamin A | 342IU | 7% |
| Vitamin C | 4mg | 4% |
| Calcium | 118mg | 12% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.