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Manzanilla or Spanish olives; also widely known as “the martini olive”.

What is it?

The green olives sold pitted and stuffed with pimento (most often sold in jars) are Manzanilla olives. Pale green to green-brown olives, they have a crisp flesh with an oily texture and slightly smoky, rich, and briny flavor.

How to choose:

At the market, olives should be unbruised, clean, and firm (if brine-cured). Brine-cured olives should also be plump, with smooth, shiny skins and moist interiors.

How to prep:

Be sure to let olives come to room temperature before serving. Drain brined-packed olives before serving.

How to store:

Always keep olives moist, either in brine or sprinkled with olive oil and store in the refrigerator.

Recipes

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  Pasta with Sausage, Radicchio, and Green Olives

  Cocktail olives give this pasta welcome bursts of sweet and briny flavor that perfectly balance the subtle bitterness of the radicchio.

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  Slow Cooker Arroz Con Pollo with Chorizo

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  Sweet Potato Cottage Pie

  A cottage pie is like a shepherd’s pie, except that it’s made with beef, not lamb. Here, a hearty filling of ground beef, salty olives, savory tomatoes, and warming spices…

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  New York Steaks with Martini Butter

  Top a simple steak, pork chop, or chicken breast with a compound (flavored) butter, and an average dish turns into an exceptional one.

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  Beef Picadillo

  A Latin American and Caribbean favorite, picadillo is a savory-sweet ground beef filling that’s delicious wrapped in lettuce leaves. It’s also good in tacos, quesadillas, and omelets.

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  Giardiniera Relish

  Giardiniera is an Italian-style mixed pickle that typically contains pearl onions, cauliflower, hot peppers, cucumbers, carrots, and celery. You can find it in glass jars in the supermarket.

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  Mediterranean Grilled Pork, Chicken or Turkey with Tomato-Olive Salsa

  The fragrant fennel-paprika rub and the briny cherry tomato salsa evoke the cuisines of Italy.

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  Chicken with Spiced Tomato, Caper & Olive Sauce

  The inspiration for this recipe was Cuban picadillo, a meat dish usually seasoned with tomatoes, onions, garlic, and fragrant spices like cinnamon and cloves. Serve on a bed of white…