Green Olive And Rosemary Spread

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 lb green olives, pitted
• 1/3 cup pine nuts
• 1 garlic clove, chopped
• 1 lemon, zest of
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon dried rosemary
• 1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1/2 cup olive oil

Recipe

• 1 soat the olives in hot water to cover for 1 hour to remove excess salt. drain well and pat dry.
• 2 in a food processor, process the olives, pine nuts, garlic, lemon zest, lemon juice, rosemary and red pepper flakes until finely chopped.
• 3 with the machine running, pour the olive oil in and process until mixture is smooth.
• 4 serve immediately or refrigerate for several hours. keeps, covered and refrigerated, for up to 1 week. serve at room temperature.