Tag: olives

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Greek Chopped Salad with Grilled Pita

A chopped salad, full of contrasting flavors and textures and bound by a zingy vinaigrette, is a great quick and easy meal. Red bell peppers, romaine, cucumber, and cherry tomatoes are available year-round, making this satisfying main a staple worth keeping in rotation. We take the extra step of grilling the bell peppers along with […]

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Seared Sea Bass with Lemon-Olive White Beans

Here’s a lovely way to incorporate more fish into your diet. Beautifully browned sea bass fillets nestle into a brothy bean mixture for an elegant, speedy dinner. Castelvetrano olives are meaty, buttery, and lower in sodium than many other olives. They pair particularly well with rich sea bass and creamy white beans, but if you […]

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Mediterranean Roast Turkey

Ingredients 2 cups chopped onion (about 1 large) 1/2 cup pitted kalamata olives 1/2 cup julienne-cut drained oil-packed sun-dried tomato halves 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic 1 teaspoon Greek seasoning mix (such as McCormick’s) 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 1 (4-pound) boneless turkey breast, trimmed 1/2 […]

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Chicken and Farfalle Salad with Walnut Pesto

Total time: 26 minutes. To make sure the walnut pesto ingredients are evenly minced, stop the food processor halfway through processing, and scrape down the sides. Ingredients Salad: 2 cups uncooked farfalle (bow tie pasta; about 6 ounces) 2 cups cubed cooked skinless, boneless chicken breast 1 cup quartered cherry tomatoes 2 tablespoons chopped pitted […]

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Chicken Breasts with Tomatoes and Olives

Kalamata and picholine olives add salty savor. Serve over couscous, with dressed greens on the side. Ingredients The 5 ingredients: 4 (6-ounce) skinless, boneless chicken breast halves 1 cup multicolored cherry or grape tomatoes, halved 3 tablespoons oil and vinegar dressing, divided 20 olives, halved 1/2 cup (2 ounces) crumbled feta cheese How to Make […]

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Seven herbs that lower blood pressure

Reducing blood pressure helps ensure that people do not suffer any of the devastating side effects that can occur when it gets too high. Hypertension, as high blood pressure is often called, is responsible for an increased risk of kidney disease, heart attack, vision problems, heart failure, stroke and many other life threatening health conditions. […]

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Plank-Grilled Salmon with Grape Relish

Serve this dish with pinot noir. Briny olives, sweet grapes, and rich salmon match well with the wine’s balance of earthiness and acidity. Substitute picholine or other green olives, if necessary. Ingredients 1 (15 x 6 1/2 x 3/8-inch) alder wood grilling plank 4 (6-ounce) wild Alaskan salmon fillets 1/2 teaspoon black pepper 1/4 teaspoon […]

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Upcycled: Wastewater from olive mills can be transformed from a pollutant into a biofuel and bio-fertilizer

Researchers have developed an environment-friendly process to convert wastewater from producing olive oils into biofuel and fertilizer, as published in the journal ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. The study, led by researchers from the Institut de Science des Matériaux de Mulhouse and RITTMO Agroenvironment in France and the Water Research and Technologies Centre and the Higher Institute of Sciences and Technology for […]

Chicken Breasts with Tomatoes and Olives

Ingredients THE 5 INGREDIENTS: 4 (6-ounce) skinless, boneless chicken breast halves 1 cup multicolored cherry or grape tomatoes, halved 3 tablespoons oil and vinegar dressing, divided 20 olives, halved 1/2 cup (2 ounces) crumbled feta cheese Preparation Prepare grill to medium-high heat. Sprinkle chicken evenly with 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black […]

Chicken Breasts with Tomatoes and Olives

Ingredients THE 5 INGREDIENTS: 4 (6-ounce) skinless, boneless chicken breast halves 1 cup multicolored cherry or grape tomatoes, halved 3 tablespoons oil and vinegar dressing, divided 20 olives, halved 1/2 cup (2 ounces) crumbled feta cheese Preparation Prepare grill to medium-high heat. Sprinkle chicken evenly with 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black […]