Description
Discover a simple and delicious way to enjoy olives with this Olive Chips Recipe. These crispy, baked olive chips are perfect as a salty snack or a unique addition to salads, dips, and charcuterie boards. Using pitted black olives such as Kalamata or oil-cured varieties, this recipe dries and crisps the olives in the oven for a healthy, Mediterranean-inspired treat.
Ingredients
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Ingredients
- 1 cup pitted black olives (such as Kalamata or oil-cured)
- 1 teaspoon olive oil (optional)
- Flaky sea salt to taste
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat your oven to 250°F (120°C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper to prepare for baking the olives.
- Prepare Olives: Pat the olives dry with paper towels to remove excess moisture. Slice the olives in half or keep them whole if they are small to promote even crisping.
- Arrange Olives: Spread the olives in a single layer on the prepared baking sheet, making sure they don’t overlap for optimal drying.
- Optional Oil Drizzle: Lightly drizzle the olives with olive oil if desired for extra flavor and crispness.
- Bake Olives: Bake for 2 to 2.5 hours, checking every 30 minutes after the first hour. Bake until the olives are dry, crisp, and slightly curled.
- Cool: Remove the baking sheet from the oven and let the olive chips cool completely to set their crisp texture.
- Season and Serve: Sprinkle the cooled olive chips with flaky sea salt before serving. Enjoy as a snack or garnish.
Notes
- Store olive chips in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days to maintain crispness.
- Use olive chips as a crunchy, salty topping for salads, hummus, dips, or charcuterie boards.
- Oil-cured or briny black olives work best for a deep flavor and crisp texture in this recipe.
