Light, refreshing and famous the world over, salade Niçoise puts fresh garden produce and fine Mediterranean ingredients to excellent use.
Tag: Olives
Salade Niçoise
Mojo Isleño
(Puerto Rican fish with tomato-olive sauce)
Mojo isleño is a popular way to prepare fish in Puerto Rico. It’s name can be translated as “islander sauce,” and its components — olives, peppers, garlic and bay leaves — are typically Puerto Rican.
Horiatiki Salata
(Greek tomato, cucumber and olive salad)
Horiatiki salata is your basic big, fat Greek salad. Horiatiki means village-style. This fresh, healthy salad is found in one form or another throughout the eastern Mediterranean.
Djej Emshmel
(Moroccan chicken tagine with olives and preserved lemons)
Djej emshmel is a popular Moroccan chicken tagine. The unique flavor of the chicken slow simmered with olives and preserved lemons highlights the best aspects of Moroccan cuisine.
Olive Marinate
(Italian marinated olive appetizer)
Marinated olives are a popular snack and antipasto in Italy. Olives are popular all around the Mediterranean coast, and make a great addition to any Mediterranean meal.
Pasta alla Puttanesca
(Italian pasta with tomatoes, olives and capers)
Puttana is the Italian word for “whore,” and legend has it that this dish was used by Neapolitan ladies of the night to entice potential clients to sample their other offerings.
Pan de Jamón
(Venezuelan ham, raisin and olive bread)
Pan de jamón is a traditional Venezuelan Christmas bread, but you can enjoy it any time of the year. A sweet, soft dough is rolled up around savory ham, sweet raisins and pimento-stuffed olives.