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Sauted Black Olives
Yield: Six appetizer servings.

4 garlic cloves, peeled butwhole
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
2 plum tomatoes, coarsely chopped
1 pound small black, brine-cured olives like Gaeta
1 tablespoon fresh rosemary, chopped, or 2 teaspoons dried
1/4 teaspoon chili pepper flakes
1/8 teaspoon salt
Freshly ground black pepper to taste
1 tablespoon minced flat-leaf parsley

Over medium heat, saut6 the garlic in the oil until it starts to
soften.  Add the tomatoes and cook briefly, about 3 minutes.  Add
the olives, rosemary, pepper flakes, salt and pepper.  Lower the
heat and simmer for 15 minutes, basting the olives with the tomato
sauce.  Garnish with  parsley. Serve immediately.

Printable version: sauteed-olives.txt.