Olives Recipes

These recipes with olives are tasty enough to convert any skeptic. Whether you like black olives on your pizza, green olives on your sandwiches or kalamata olives on your salads, there’s lots to love.

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    12 Types of Olives All Devotees Must Try in Their Lives

    Different types of olives yield different levels of salty, sweet, bitter, mild, tangy and buttery notes that lend themselves to flavoring all sorts of meals, snack boards and cocktails. Here's how to choose the tastiest kinds.

    Grilled Herbed Olives

    A few years ago, we hit the olive bar at our local grocery store and were amazed with the grilled...


    Stuffed Olive Spread

    This creamy spread can be served as an appetizer with crackers or slathered on a bagel. I've tried several combos...


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    The Best Olives You Can Buy

    Whether you're making martinis or a Greek salad, you want the very best olives. Our testers tried 11 brands to...


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    Dirty Martini Pasta Is the Popular Recipe You Never Knew You Needed

    People love dirty martinis, and people love pasta. Mixing the two as dirty martini pasta was bound to happen. Here's...

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    We’re Obsessed With This Vintage Cream Cheese and Olive Sandwich That’s Gon...

    So simple and delicious, this three-ingredient cream cheese and olive sandwich is the latest old-fashioned sandwich to get popular.


    Patriotic Pepper Platter

    1 review

    Cream cheese stuffed peppers are easy to make, easy to travel with and wonderful to eat at room temperature. This...

    Muffuletta Frittata

    I'm a sucker for Italian sub sandwiches and olives. I wanted those flavors but in a low-carb dish, so I...


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    Greek Sheet-Pan Chicken

    5 reviews

    I love roasted vegetables and keeping things simple. One bowl and one sheet pan, that's it. You could certainly use...


    Macau-Style Portuguese Chicken

    Since moving to Toronto, I couldn’t find an authentic version of the dish I grew up with in my hometown...


    Savory Tomato and Olive Oatmeal

    Who says oatmeal has to be sweet? I love this recipe because it starts my day in a healthy, fulfilling...

    Orange and Olives Salad

    My grandmother made sure this orange and olives salad was on our holiday table every year. It's so light and...


    Savory Stuffed Cherry Peppers

    1 review

    Our family’s holiday dinners always include a giant antipasto, and the showpiece when we were growing up was Mom’s stuffed...


    Smashed Olives

    My best friend and I came up with this recipe to bring back the wonderful tastes of Spain with us....


    Dry-Rub Grilled Pork Chops over Cannellini Greens

    4 reviews

    My family was not a huge fan of pork until I tried this pork chops and green beans recipe. Feel...


    Muffuletta Wellingtons

    This recipe is inspired by the muffuletta, a sandwich originating in New Orleans that's made with deli meat and olive...

    Muffuletta

    Muffuletta, which originated in New Orleans, is named after the round, crusty Sicilian loaf of bread it's traditionally served on....


    Mediterranean Sole

    1 review

    This Mediterranean sole recipe may be simple, but it's also elegant and incredibly flavorful. Steaming in parchment is an easy...


    Air-Fryer Papas Rellenas

    1 review

    A Cuban classic, these satisfying, crispy-coated potato balls are filled with a savory ground beef mixture known as picadillo. We...


    Cauliflower Tabbouleh

    This cauliflower tabbouleh recipe is super easy and fast to make. I love that I can offer it to my...


    Air-Fryer Greek Breadsticks

    Get ready for rave reviews. These crisp breadsticks are twisted with Greek-inspired goodness and are best served warm with cool...


    Italian Bread Salad with Olives

    This quick and flavorful bread salad always gets rave reviews from my friends and family. This panzanella-style dish is a...


    Greek Salad-Inspired Quiche

    2 reviews

    I love using my cast-iron skillet to create this meatless, family-sized Greek quiche for a quick meal. Just add a...


    8 Benefits of Olives for Health and Wellness

    The health and beauty benefits of olives give us all good reason to start the Mediterranean diet!


    How to Make an Olive Oil Mask for Smoother, Radiant Skin

    Cleopatra knew that using olive oil for face masks would make her look younger. Feel like a queen with this...

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    Pressure-Cooker Chicken Marbella

    It's sweet, briny, savory and herbal, and it packs a big punch of garlic. The Mediterranean flavors make me think...


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    30 Olive Recipes to Use Up That Leftover Jar

    Have a jar of olives in the fridge and no idea how to use them up? These delicious olive recipes...


    Greek Olive Tapenade

    Welcome to an olive lover’s dream. Mix olives with freshly minced garlic, parsley and a few drizzles of olive oil...


    Spaghetti Squash with Tomatoes and Olives

    2 reviews

    This squash is outstanding as a side dish, but you can also top it with canned tuna to create a...


    Chopped Greek Salad in a Jar

    Here's a lunchbox-friendly salad with lots of zesty flair. Prepare the jars on Sunday, and you'll have four grab-and-go lunches...


    Cauliflower Olive Salad

    3 reviews

    This colorful toss combines cauliflower and black and green olives with sweet peppers and red onion for a satisfying blend...