GRILLED OLIVES WITH MANCHEGO
INGREDIENTS
- 24 pitted Queen olives
- 4 ounces Manchego cheese
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 shallot, minced
- 1 tablespoon rosemary, minced
- 1 tablespoon thyme, minced
- 4 ounces extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon sugar
STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS
For the Olives
Step 1
Drain the queen olives of all their brine and allow them to dry on a paper towel.
Step 2
Take the Manchego cheese and make sure there is no ‘skin’ on it and cut it into small 1 inch x 1/4 in pieces (small enough to stuff in the olive).
Step 3
Stuff all of the olives with pieces of Manchego cheese.
Step 4
In a bowl combine the garlic, shallots, herbs, sugar, pepper, Worcestershire sauce & olive oil.
Step 5
Skewer the Manchego stuffed olives on to a soaked skewer or rosemary stem, three to a piece.
Step 6
Once you have 8 skewers with olives cover them in the marinade and allow them to sit for 4-8 hours.
Plating
Step 1
Grill the marinated olives over high heat for 3-4 minutes on each side or until the start to soften, caramelize and the Manchego cheese starts to melt slightly inside.
Step 2
Serve them along some good crusty bread that’s been drenched in good olive oil and grilled alongside the olives.
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