This creamy olive dip is our absolute favorite. We like to use home cured green olives, lots of garlic, and fresh rich olive oil. So simple, and so easy to make.
We have an olive grove in our backyard! Once the olive season begins, after the first rain, the trees are picked and the olives either get taken to the press to be pressed for oil(this is such a great activity!), or sorted into big jugs to be cured. These jugs filled with once-bitter-olives are kept in the machsan(storage) next to our house and are taken out throughout the year to be served with pretty much every meal. The first year we moved out to the country, the couple who own the property would bring us bowls of these olives every once in a while and at first we didn’t know what to do with them. They are cured in lemon and vinegar and, in my opinion, are a bit bitter when eaten as snacks, but we still wanted to use them, and that’s how this dip came about!
Once we tried it, there was no going back. So simple to throw together, but so full of flavor, this is a killer dip to serve alongside fresh bread and hummus. Try it with half hour challah, or this amazing water challah!
For a really lovely presentation, leave a couple olives full, and garnish your dip with diced red bell pepper and slices of lemon.
Olive dip is also fabulous on a morning bagel!
After making this dip every single week, we started outright asking for more olives. This year, we are curing our own! Hopefully this week I’ll pick one of the trees- I want to make Kalamata style cured olives with the black olives and herb + olive oil cured with the green. I am SO EXCITED.
Olive trees are native to northern Israel and Syria, and they grow in abundance all over the country. During the picking season, people will set up nets underneath trees that grow in the middle of the cities, and, using special rakes to snag the olives from the branches, harvest the fruit. It’s definitely one of my favorite parts about living in the Middle East!!!
Did you know a single olive tree can produce up to 20 gallons of olive oil every year?
You may not have your own home cured olives but don’t fret, you can use canned! If a supermarket by you has a fresh olive section, those will add a lot of flavor to your dip, and I always say more is better 😉
If you make this dip, let us know! Leave a comment and tag us on social media.. Enjoy!
Delicious Green Olive Dip
Ingredients
- 1 cup pitted green olives
- 5 garlic cloves
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 3 Tbs olive oil
Instructions
- Place olives, garlic and salt in a food processor fitted with the blade attachment. Pulse a couple times. Add olive oil. Blend until desired consistency. We like ours not chunky but not totally smooth. Keep refrigerated in an airtight container. Enjoy with fresh bread or as a spread for bagels.
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I love how the simplest ingredients really do bring out the best flavor! Such a great party dip.
I love how easily this recipe comes together! And just with a few ingredients!
This is SO up my alley, i adore olives, and I bet you could make this with all different varieties!
Yum! I never would have thought of making these into a dip! Great recipe