Description
Crispy deep fried olives will make your appetizer game seriously delicious, adding a crunchy Mediterranean twist that packs serious flavor into tiny bites your guests won’t stop munching.
Ingredients
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Main Ingredients:
- 1 jar (15 oz) green olives
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup breadcrumbs
Supporting Ingredients:
- 2 large eggs
- Salt
- Pepper
Frying Ingredients:
- Oil (canola or vegetable)
Instructions
- Pat 15 oz of pitted green olives completely dry using paper towels, ensuring no excess moisture remains.
- Combine 1 cup all-purpose flour with 1 teaspoon salt and ½ teaspoon black pepper in a shallow dish.
- Whisk 2 large eggs in a separate bowl until thoroughly blended and smooth.
- Pour 1 cup Italian-style breadcrumbs into a third shallow dish for final coating.
- Roll each olive first in seasoned flour, coating completely and shaking off excess.
- Dunk floured olive into beaten eggs, allowing full egg coverage.
- Transfer egg-coated olive into breadcrumbs, rolling and pressing gently to ensure complete coverage.
- Heat canola oil to 350°F in a deep skillet, filling approximately 2 inches deep.
- Carefully drop breaded olives into hot oil, working in small batches of 6-8 olives.
- Fry olives for 2-3 minutes, turning occasionally, until they reach a deep golden brown color.
- Remove fried olives using a slotted spoon, placing them on paper towels to drain excess oil.
- Sprinkle hot olives with sea salt immediately after removing from oil.
- Serve crispy olives warm as an appetizer or snack.
Notes
- Patting olives completely dry ensures a crispy, not soggy, breading that sticks perfectly.
- Choosing firm, high-quality olives prevents them from falling apart during frying.
- Adding a pinch of grated parmesan or herbs to breadcrumbs creates extra flavor complexity.
- For a gluten-free version, swap wheat flour and breadcrumbs for almond flour and gluten-free panko.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 5-6 minutes
- Category: Deep-Fried
- Method: Frying
- Cuisine: Mediterranean
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 280 kcal
- Sugar: 1 g
- Sodium: 800 mg
- Fat: 14 g
- Saturated Fat: 2 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 11 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 29 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 8 g
- Cholesterol: 110 mg