Italian Fried Olives

Name: Italian Fried Olives
Prep time: 9 min
Cook time: 9 min
Total time: 9 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian, European
Ingredients: 118 milliliters plain bread crumbs; 2 teaspoons dried thyme; 1 egg, lightly beaten; 59 milliliters all-purpose flour; 28 grams Gorgonzola cheese, at room temperature; 20 pitted green olives, rinsed and dried thoroughly; 2 teaspoons lemon zest; 59 milliliters ricotta cheese, at room temperature; 6 servings Vegetable oil, for frying

Italian Fried Olives might be just the side dish you are searching for. One portion of this dish contains around 5g of protein, 7g of fat, and a total of 132 calories. This recipe serves 6. This recipe covers 5% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of ricotta cheese, thyme, vegetable oil, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 9 minutes. This recipe is typical of Mediterranean cuisine.

Instructions

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Special equipment: a pastry bag, a plain tip with a 1/4-inch opening

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Pastry Bag

In a small bowl, combine the cheeses, thyme, and lemon zest.

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Lemon Zest

Thyme

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Bowl

Place the cheese mixture into the pastry bag. Pipe the cheese mixture into each olive.

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Cheese

Olives

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Place the flour in a small bowl.

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All Purpose Flour

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Bowl

Pour the beaten egg in another small bowl and the bread crumbs in a third small bowl. Dredge the olives in the flour. Using a slotted spoon, remove the olives and place in the bowl with the beaten egg. Coat the olives with the egg and transfer to the bowl of bread crumbs. Coat the olives with the bread crumbs.

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Breadcrumbs

Olives

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Egg

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In a large heavy-bottomed saucepan, pour in enough oil to fill the pan about 1/3of the way.

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Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan

Heat over medium heat until a deep-frying thermometer inserted in the oil reaches 350 degrees F. (If you don't have a thermometer a cube of bread will brown in a couple of minutes.) Fry the olives, in batches, for 30 to 45 seconds until golden brown.

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Olives

Bread

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Drain the fried olives on paper towels. Cool for 5 minutes.

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Olives

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Servings:

118milliliters

plain bread crumbs 2teaspoons

dried thyme 1

egg, lightly beaten 59milliliters

all-purpose flour 28grams

Gorgonzola cheese, at room temperature 20

pitted green olives, rinsed and dried thoroughly 2teaspoons

lemon zest 59milliliters

ricotta cheese, at room temperature 6servings

Vegetable oil, for frying

Recommended wine: Chianti, Trebbiano, Verdicchio

Chianti, Trebbiano, and Verdicchio are great choices for Italian. Italians know food and they know wine. Trebbiano and Verdicchio are Italian white wines that pair well with fish and white meat, while Chianti is a great Italian red for heavier, bolder dishes.

Born in the vineyard “Il Poggio” (5.5 Ha, 310 metres a.s.l.) from which in 1962, it took its name: it is the first Chianti Classico Cru. Made of 90% Sangiovese and from 7% Canaiolo and 3% Colorino, it ages for 20 months in French oak barrels. Today it represents the most prestigious product of the company, appreciated all over the world. It is produced only in the best vintages. The company has chosen to keep a considerable quantity of bottles of this wine in the cellar being the permanent archives, able to tell the history of Castello di Monsanto