Name: Sauted Black Olives
Ingredients: 4 garlic cloves, peeled butwhole; 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil; 2 plum tomatoes, coarsely chopped; 1 pound small black, brine-cured olives like Gaeta; 1 tablespoon fresh rosemary, chopped, or 2 teaspoons dried; 1/4 teaspoon chili pepper flakes; 1/8 teaspoon salt; Freshly ground black pepper to taste; 1 tablespoon minced flat-leaf parsley

Sauted Black Olives

Ingredients

4 garlic cloves, peeled butwhole
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
2 plum tomatoes, coarsely chopped
1 pound small black, brine-cured olives like Gaeta
1 tablespoon fresh rosemary, chopped, or 2 teaspoons dried
1/4 teaspoon chili pepper flakes
1/8 teaspoon salt
Freshly ground black pepper to taste
1 tablespoon minced flat-leaf parsley

Instructions

Yield: Six appetizer servings.. Over medium heat, saut6 the garlic in the oil until it starts to soften. Add the tomatoes and cook briefly, about 3 minutes. Add the olives, rosemary, pepper flakes, salt and pepper. Lower the heat and simmer for 15 minutes, basting the olives with the tomato sauce. Garnish with parsley. Serve immediately.