How to make fried olives and get a delicious appetizer? Here are all the tricks and variations to cook Nolche olives. I like them so much that I made jar-cooked fried black olives. A typical recipe, like Calabrian crushed olives. These tasty Apulian style fried black olives are harvested in September, last long, and have a pleasant bitter aftertaste. The peculiarity of these olives is that they can be cooked, enriched with aromas, and when breaking down, they turn into an excellent creamy sauce, delicious for dressing spaghetti. Many of you ask me where to buy Nolche olives, I buy them at the market, many Apulian producers rely on local product sales, or they can be found online. At the end of the recipe, I added the version for frying olives in the air fryer, as I know you’ll ask for it!
Now, I will tell you how to make fried olives in many variations, all tasty and quick.
- Difficulty: Very Easy
- Cost: Economical
- Preparation time: 10 Minutes
- Portions: 8
- Cooking methods: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: Spring, Autumn
- Energy 114.39 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 4.20 (g) of which sugars 0.01 (g)
- Proteins 0.59 (g)
- Fat 11.50 (g) of which saturated 2.09 (g)of which unsaturated 5.18 (g)
- Fibers 1.06 (g)
- Sodium 604.83 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 40 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA* and FoodData Central** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.
* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov
Ingredients
- 1.1 lbs black olives (Nolca)
- 2 tbsps extra virgin olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 dried chili pepper
- 3 pinches salt
- 1 pinch dried oregano (generous)
What you need
- 1 Pan
Extra tips for Apulian style fried olives
Fried olives can be stored for a week in the refrigerator in an airtight container.
Fried olives in the air fryer
Line the inside of the air fryer basket with a sheet of aluminum foil. Place the seasoned olives and cook for 7 minutes at 392°F. If necessary, shake the basket and continue cooking for another minute. The olives will be ready when they have slightly wilted.
