Sauteed Black Olives With Tomatoes

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 cup black olives or 1 cup kalamata olive
• 3 medium tomatoes, cored and chopped into 3/4-inch pieces
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 garlic cloves, peeled and minced
• 1 tablespoon fresh thyme leave, chopped
• ground pepper, to taste
• 2 tablespoons fresh flat-leaf parsley, chopped

Recipe

• 1 rinse and drain olives; you can pit them or not, whichever you prefer. combine tomatoes and salt in a medium bowl. set aside.
• 2 heat olive oil in a medium skillet, add garlic, and cook over medium-low heat until just starting to brown, 2 to 5 minutes.
• 3 add olives and thyme. cook over medium heat, stirring often, 3 to 4 minutes. add tomatoes, cook over medium heat until juices thicken a bit and flavors are combined, 5 to 8 minutes. season to taste with pepper. serve this colorful antipasto with chunks of crusty bread. just before serving, stir in the parsley.