Ralf's Pretty Good Olive Salad
"This is another one I got from my good online friend and co-moderator, the man known as Ralf Kramden. I've adapted it just a little to suit our tastes, but the basic recipe is his. It's pretty easy, and one of those things the family wants at every gathering. Prep time is a guess, since it depends on how quickly you can chop the olives, cook time is refrigeration."
photo by *Parsley*
- Ready In:
- 2hrs 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Serves:
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8
ingredients
- 2 (7 ounce) jars pimento stuffed olives
- 2 (5 3/4 ounce) cans pitted black olives
- 2 large tomatoes
- 6 cloves garlic, minced
- 4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 4 teaspoons red wine vinegar
- 8 ounces crumbled feta cheese
directions
- Drain olives and chop in half.
- Core, seed, and coarsely chop the tomatoes.
- Put all ingredients in a large bowl, and mix well.
- Best when served after being refrigerated for at least a couple of hours.
- I sometimes add kalamata olives if I have them onhand for a slightly different taste, or sometimes I use the"Mediterranean" flavour feta cheese instead of plain.
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Reviews
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We are big olive fans and this olive salad is absolutely wonderful!!! The feta cheese goes perfectly with it. Very nice recipe, Felix, thanks so much for sharing it. -
You should retitle this as "Ralf's REALLY good olive salad." ;) If you love olives, this is for you. It's nice for a nice change of pace from the usual salads. I made this as written, just adding some red onion. Loved the feta cheese. Thanx for posting Ralf's recipe. -
This was better than "pretty good" it was great! I used half Mediterranean feta and half plain. I made it the day before the party mixing all the ingredients except the tomatoes, which I chopped and left on top of the salad and mixed in a couple of hours before the party. My grandmother, who never eats left overs, took some home for lunch the next day!
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Felix4067
Grand Rapids area, Michigan
I work as a professional stagehand for my local union (IATSE Local 26, West Michigan Stagehands), which takes me all over the state and lets me meet all sorts of interesting people. My primary training is in lighting and wardrobe, and I can be found backstage at everything from rock concerts to opera/ballet/symphony/Broadway tour performances to hockey games to corporate meetings and Presidential appearances. In June of 2005, my Local elected me to serve as a delegate to our International convention in mid-July, which was held in Honolulu. In November of 2008, I was elected to my third three-year term as Recording Secretary of my union local. Currently, I am the news poster for www.megatechnews, a computer tech site affiliated with several other tech sites.
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