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Grilled Skewered Olives

Jul 28, 2019 · 10 Comments

Prepare these flavourful Grilled Skewered Olives at your next gathering or barbecue and dazzle the olive lovers!

Grilled Sicilian Olives
A variety of Grilled Olives including Sicilian and stuffed

Warmed olives are popular and for good reason, the heating of olives tends to enhance their flavour rendering them even more buttery and delicious than if they were just taken out of your refrigerator.

Grill your olives and watch them melt in your mouth
A delicious way to eat olives, grilled on a stick

If you are a fan of olives but have never had them warmed before, you really need to try this recipe. I’d only ever had them out of a jar out of the fridge until the last couple years I’ve been fortunate to try them at media events – warmed.

Look for Colossal or Queen sized olives (large size), once grilled eat them right off the stick or put in a bowl to share, we won’t judge.

How should I serve grilled olives

If you are having friends over for dinner, going to a potluck, family dinner, a barbecue or picnic in the park, these olives are quick and easy to prepare and have ready to go.

You can also make them in advance, just ensure they do not get refrigerated before serving.

Other ideas include serving with an antipasto platter, as tapas or mezze.

Delicious served as tapas with cheese and grilled baguette
Grilled Sicilian Olives are delicious served as tapas

A few ways we like to serve them are grilled with baby potatoes and Chimichurri sauce, eating the grilled skewered olives right off the stick, or seasoned with lemon rind, pink peppercorns, fresh ground black pepper, Himalayan salt and fresh parsley.

Olive selection before grilling
Preparing the olives for grilling

Our simple preparation includes picking up some large, pitted olives, drizzling on a little extra virgin olive oil since they come packed in brine, not oil, some fresh black pepper and sea salt, skewering and grilling just until grill marks appear.

What kind of olives do I buy

We’ve made this recipe a few times. First time was Sicilian olives and grilled baby potatoes on sticks. This recipe coming soon.

You can also use olives that are stuffed. We tried olives stuffed with jalapenos, blue cheese, pimento and provolone. They all offered up unique and tasty flavours.

Grilled olives with potatoes
Grilled olives with potatoes

These olive can also be chopped up after being grilled and used in dips, even a tapenade. Grilled olives are a total game changer.

Here’s some things to remember when grilling olives.

PRO TIPS and FUN FACTS:

  • Grill only until heated through and grill marks appear.
  • Olives are a fruit, not a vegetable!
  • Olives are an antioxidant!
  • Do not buy canned olives (sorry yucky tin taste), jarred is fine.
  • Ensure you buy pitted olives for skewering.
  • Large olives are also known as Queen or Colossal olives.
  • If using wooden skewers, make sure you soak them before hand.

Recipes to enjoy with grilled olives

Like these recipes?! Check out other uses for olives.

  • How to Make Labneh (serve olives chopped on top)
  • Ras el Hanout Hummus (olives good on top of hummus)
  • How to Assemble a Charcuterie Board (add them to the board)
Grilled Skewered Olives

Grilled Skewered Olives

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Servings: 4

Ingredients

  • 2 cups large stuffed or Sicilian olives
  • 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 2 tsp fresh cracked black pepper
  • 2 tsp sea or Himalayan salt
  • skewers
  • 1 tsp lemon zest
  • 1/2 tsp pink peppercorns
  • 1 tbsp fresh Italian parsley chopped

Instructions

  • In a bowl toss together olives, 1 tbsp olive oil, 1 tsp salt and 1 tsp pepper.
  • Skewer olives onto skewers
  • Cook over medium high heat for about 5-7 minutes per side
  • Remove from heat and serve on skewers
  • If serving in a bowl remove from skewers and toss with remaining olive oil, salt, pepper, lemon zest, pink peppercorns, and Italian parsley.

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Comments

  1. Krissy Allori says

    August 13, 2019 at 5:26 pm

    5 stars
    I can’t wait to make these for my hubby. He loves olives!

    Reply
    • Bakersbeans says

      August 14, 2019 at 10:26 am

      Hope he loves them as much as we do!

      Reply
  2. Cindy Gordon says

    August 13, 2019 at 7:16 pm

    5 stars
    What a fun and delicious idea. We are huge olive lovers in this house!

    Reply
    • Bakersbeans says

      August 14, 2019 at 10:27 am

      I’ve learned you either love olives or don’t – like cilantro! Awesome you are olive lovers too!

      Reply
  3. Beth Pierce says

    August 13, 2019 at 7:24 pm

    5 stars
    What a delicious and robust recipe! These will be great at our next gathering; looks amazing!

    Reply
    • Bakersbeans says

      August 14, 2019 at 3:53 pm

      Thanks – I’m so pleased with how easy and delicious they are!

      Reply
  4. Jess says

    August 13, 2019 at 8:06 pm

    5 stars
    WHat a great idea to grill these up! I am sure that these skewers are a huge hit at parties!

    Reply
    • Bakersbeans says

      August 14, 2019 at 3:53 pm

      Something new to change up appetizers!

      Reply
  5. Sylvie says

    August 13, 2019 at 8:08 pm

    5 stars
    I simply adore olives, and who would have thought you could grill them!? The idea and presentation of the skewers make them the perfect backyard party appetiser 🙂

    Reply
    • Bakersbeans says

      August 14, 2019 at 3:54 pm

      Thanks, we have an obsession with stick food so they fit right in!

      Reply

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