All Shades of Olives

Featuring: There are more than a hundred varieties of olives on the market. The hue ranges from deep black to a beautiful green and purple. You can buy them fresh (then they are very bitter), preserved in olive oil, pickled with spices, dried with salt, stuffed with cheese, almonds or garlic. Each variety can be used for different purpose: in salads, on pizzas, in pastas, main casseroles, soups or even as bread's spreads. Recipes: Homemade marinated olives. Olive's & herbs butter. Olive's bread. Roasted tomatoes stuffed with eggplant and olives. Greek salad with feta. Avocado & olives salad. Mini skewers fried in tempura with olives, herbs and peppers. Macaroni casserole with cauliflower, pine nuts and olives.