Recipe ingredients
- 2 kg, 64 oz, fresh green olives, washed well, soaked for 2 days and drained
- 10 seedless lemon slices
- 5 cups water
- 3/4 cup coarse salt
Recipe method
- Dissolve salt in water.
- Hit each olive separately with a mallet or smooth stone.
- Only the flesh has to be cracked, do not hit too hard as the seed should remain intact.
- Fill sterilized jars with olives mixed with lemon slices.
- Strain salted water then add to fill completely.
- Sprinkle some olive oil over.
- Close jars tightly.
- Store in a dry place for 1 month before using.
- You can add small fresh chilies to olives in sterilized jars if desired.
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Green olives recipe
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