Fabulous Olive Salsa by James

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(5 reviews)

By Brent Rice

Prep:15 mins

Cook:

Total:15 mins

Ingredients

1 ½ (5 ounce) jars green olives (such as Italica®)
1 (6 ounce) can pitted black olives, or more to taste
1 (4 ounce) can chopped green chilies
1 large white onion, cut into large chunks
2 tomatoes, cored
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 ½ tablespoons red wine vinegar
4 cloves garlic, peeled
3 drops hot pepper sauce (such as Tabasco®), or to taste

Detailed Cooking Instructions

1
Use a strainer to remove the liquid from the green olives, black olives, and green chiles. Place the white onion into a food processor and pulse it a few times. Incorporate the green and black olives, green chiles, tomatoes, olive oil, red wine vinegar, minced garlic, and hot sauce. Continue pulsing until the mixture reaches a chunky consistency, which should take roughly 20 to 30 seconds.

Recipe Reviews

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Hannah's Mom

2019-04-30

My guests can't get enough of this dish, and I’ve already prepared it three times for various gatherings. You really need to enjoy olives to appreciate it! To save time, I swapped the fresh tomatoes and chiles for two cans of Rotel, which worked flawlessly. I also opted for pre-minced jarred garlic. Prepare yourself for endless 'olive' puns!

Stacie Hall Livingston

2013-04-23

I tried this last week, substituting half a yellow onion and skipping the hot sauce, and the flavor was incredible—it’s like a hybrid of tapenade and salsa. I served it with Kashi sea salt pita chips, but my two young sons ended up finishing the whole batch! It definitely has a spicy bite from the aromatics and chiles, and we will certainly be preparing this again.