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Olive Salad with Tomatoes and Peppers

Made by Anastasia Papapetros - Serves 4 Filed Under: Low Carb Salads, Make Ahead Salads, Paleo Salads, Quick Salad Recipes, Salad Index, Salad Recipes By Ingredient, Salads by Diet, Salads by Season, Salads Recipes By Type, Summer Salads, Vegan Salads, Vegetable Salad

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This olive salad is just what the doctor ordered chock full of healthy fats and powerful antioxidants. A quick and easy way for you to get your vitamins the delicious way.

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If you love olives, then this is the salad for you, bitter green olives, tangy Kalamata olives, oh so sweet cherry tomatoes and sharp-tasting green capsicum (bell peppers) are all smothered in a delicious lemony garlic vinaigrette and make a sublime combination of flavours for your table.

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  1. You Will Need
  2. Step-by-Step Instructions
  3. Some Variations to Try
  4. Serving Suggestions  🍽
  5. Tips and Questions
  6. Recipe Card

You Will Need

Labelled ingredients needed to make an olive salad.

Step-by-Step Instructions

Step 1 - Prepare the Olives

If your olives were in brine rinse them, shake to remove excess water then cut them in half lengthwise and then into quarters.

A yellow knife slicing black olives on a wooden board.
SLICE BLACK OLIVES
Slicing green olives on a wooden board with a knife.
SLICE GREN OLIVES LENGTHWISE

Step 2 - Prepare Your Veg

Wash your cherry tomatoes under cold running water and cut in half.

You can do this either by cutting them one by one or by placing a few under a plastic lid and running a serrated knife through them.

CHOPPED CHERRY TOMATOES ON WOODEN BOARDY WITH KNIFE

However, if your tomatoes are a bit soft it is easier to place your hand over a few and then run a serrated knife through them.

A hand on top of a pile of cherry tomatoes holding them together so that they can be sliced with a yellow knife on a wooden board.

Wash your green capsicums, remove the seeds and core and chop into a medium dice.

A close-up of green capsicum or peppers being diced on a wooden board with a knife.

Wash your parsley leaves, shake to remove excess then roughly chop.

Chopping parsley on a wooden board with a knife.

Step 3 - Assemble the Salad

Add all the vinaigrette ingredients to a small glass jar and shake until emulsified. Add all your ingredients to a large mixing bowl.

Prepared olive salad ingredients in a white bowl.

Pour the dressing over salad, season with salt and pepper then toss gently until combined. Taste and adjust seasoning according to your taste.

Mixing olive salad in a white bowl with a spoon.

Arrange your olive salad in a bowl, chill in the fridge until you are ready to serve.

Olive salad in a white bowl with red serving spoons sitting on a red and white tea towel.

Some Variations to Try

  • Make it carnivore by the addition of some grilled steak or chicken fillets.
  • Make it pescatarian by adding a tin of tuna or salmon.
  • Make it a main meal vegan salad by the addition of a tin of chickpeas or any other bean you fancy.
  • Make it Greek by the addition of some feta and oregano.
  • Make it Italian by the addition of some parmesan and basil.
  • Make it Mexican by the addition of avocado and fresh coriander (cilantro).

Serving Suggestions  🍽

This olive salad partners really well with red meats. It is also good with chicken or any firm-fleshed fish.

I have served this salad with barbecued lamb cutlets, a red wine pot roast and also with grilled barramundi.

  • Barbecued lamb cutlets
  • Red wine pot roast
  • Grilled barramundi
  • Piri Piri Chicken

It also makes a flavourful topping for bruschetta or crostini. The combination of olives and tomatoes adds a delightful Mediterranean touch.

Tips and Questions

What's the Difference Between Black and Green Olives

  • So, what is the difference between the black and green olives, well, green olives are really just unripe black olives.
  • Green olives are picked before the olives are fully ripe and the colour difference between green olives corresponds to how ripe they are when picked.
  • As far as taste and texture goes, green olives are denser, firmer and more bitter than black olives

How Do I Prevent the Salad From Being Too Salty?

Rinse the olives before adding them to the salad to reduce excess saltiness. Taste the salad and adjust seasoning accordingly.

Can I Make It In Advance?

This is such a forgiving salad, you could make it in the morning, keep it chilled and serve it for dinner just add the dressing and parsley just before serving.

What to Do With the Leftover Salad

  • Leftovers, not a problem, open up a tin of tuna or chickpeas and your lunch the next day is all sorted.
  • Don’t fancy salad for lunch, then you can also easily blitz the leftovers in your food processor and freeze for a delicious addition to your next pasta sauce.

Recipe Card

Olive salad in a white bowl with red serving spoons sitting on a red and white tea towel.

Olive Salad with Tomatoes and Peppers

This olive salad is just what the doctor ordered chock full of healthy fats and powerful antioxidants. A quick and easy way for you to get your vitamins the delicious way.
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Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 0 minutes minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes minutes
* Times are an estimate and will depend on your skill level
Course: Salad
Cuisine: Greek
Keyword: Easy
Servings: 4
Calories: 183kcal
Author: Anastasia Papapetros
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Ingredients
For the salad...
  • 400 grams cherry tomatoes (approximately 3 cups
  • 1 large green capsicums (bell peppers) (approximately 300 grams)
  • ¼ cup flat-leaf parsley leaves (coarsely chopped)
  • ⅓ cup black kalamata olives (pitted)
  • ⅓ cup green olives (pitted)
  • Sea salt and cracked black pepper
For the vinaigrette…
  • ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil
  • 3-4 tbsps lemon juice
  • 1 clove garlic (minced)
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Instructions
  • Rinse your olives and cut them into quarters, lengthwise.
  • Wash your vegetables and trim, dice the capsicums, cut the cherry tomatoes in half and roughly chop the parsley.
  • Add all the vinaigrette ingredients to a small glass jar and shake until emulsified.
  • Pour the dressing over salad, season with salt and pepper then toss gently until combined. Taste and adjust seasoning according to your taste.
  • Arrange in a salad bowl and chill until you are ready to serve.
Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate.
Calories: 183kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Sodium: 365mg | Potassium: 322mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 1045IU | Vitamin C: 65mg | Calcium: 32mg | Iron: 1mg
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