Fried Olives Stuffed with Cheeses and Herbs are an easy and elegant appetizer perfect for any get together.
Need a new appetizer to add to your lineup? I have just what you’re looking for. I must tell you though that these are incredibly addictive. Don’t say I didn’t warn you. Perhaps because they’re cute little bite sized morsels I don’t feel as bad eating them. Well that’s until I look down and I’ve inhaled the entire plate, but we won’t talk about that.
In fact I think they just might be THE perfect appetizer. Did I mention they’re completely customizable? You can use any type of olive that you like just make sure it the biggest you can find, and of course PITTED so you can fill them with creamy cheesy goodness. This go round I used a combination of ricotta and goat cheese. If you’re not a fan of let’s say goat cheese, then just use more ricotta.
WHAT INGREDIENTS DO I NEED TO MAKE FRIED OLIVES?
You’ll need the following 10 KEY ingredients to make this appetizer at home
- pitted green olives
- ricotta cheese
- goat cheese
- garlic
- lemon thyme
- lemon zest
- flour
- egg
- breadcrumbs
- oil
TIP: FILL the olives ahead of time, pop them in the fridge and about 30 minutes before you’re expecting to cook them, set them out to come to room temperature. Then continue with the rest of the dredging and cooking.
I know you’ve going to want to dive right in but you’ll want to let them cool off for a few minutes before enjoying. I know this will be hard but we don’t want anyone burning their tongues now do we.
HOW DO I SERVE FRIED OLIVES?
I like to serve them in small ramekins for each guest to enjoy. You can also plate them with cute cocktail/appetizer picks. I am absolutely in love with the pewter seahorse pics that I picked up at World Market.
MORE DELICIOUS APPETIZER RECIPES TO TRY
If you’re feeling inspired by this fried olives recipe, you’ll love these other appetizers :
Fried Olives Stuffed with Cheeses and Herbs
Fried Olives Stuffed with Cheeses and Herbs
Ingredients
- 6 ounces large ripe green olives - drained and rinsed
- 7.5 ounces Ricotta cheese - room temperature
- 2 ounces goat cheese - room temperature
- 1 clove of garlic - mashed into a paste
- 1 tablespoon lemon thyme - chopped FINE
- zest of 1/2 small lemon
- 1 cup flour - to dredge
- 1 egg beaten
- 1 cup breadcrumbs - to dredge
- vegetable/canola oil - enough to fry
Instructions
- Into a small bowl add: ricotta, goat cheese, lemon zest, lemon thyme and garlic. Mix well to combine. Transfer mixture to a pastry bag {or zip lock bag if you do no have a pastry bag} Using a small long fine tip pipe the cheese mixture into the olive cavity. Continue until all olives are filled.
- Place oil into a large Dutch oven {frying machine or like} and heat oil until it reaches 350 degrees.
- WHILE the oil is heating. Prepare dredging station. Place the flour, egg, and breadcrumbs into 3 SEPARATE small shallow bowls.
- Place the stuffed olives into the flour and coat well. Using a large slotted spoon transfer olives to egg mixture. Coat well and then transfer to the breadcrumbs and coat well. Continue until all olives have been breaded.
- When oil is hot, CAREFULLY place a spoonful of breaded olives into oil and cook until golden. This will go VERY quickly less than 30 seconds so remain close. When golden, transfer olives to a plate lined with paper towels. Continue until all olives are cooked.
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Angie says
We all love olives in our home, and I know my fam would go crazy for these, they look great!
Heather (Heather's Dish) says
oh paula. i think you are on a mission to make me fat 🙂 seriously though, when you tweeted about these i was so excited for the post to come! they sound incredible!
Jessica @ How Sweet says
Ok I am an olive fiend and have NEVER seen them fried. This is incredible.
Cajun Chef Ryan says
Paula, these olives look great! I would bet that variations with different cheese would really be fun, like Gorgonzola, or Gouda!
Bon appetit!
=:~)
Tokyo Terrace says
Oh my goodness, these are just gorgeous! I adore olives and stuffed with cheese and fried makes them even better! Just fabulous!
Victoria says
Yum, I love fried olives, and stuffing them with cheese is a great idea 🙂
Nesrine says
awesome……buonissimi …what else cal I say?? :)))
Mylynka says
WOW! I can’t wait to make these! …then EAT them! 🙂
Emily R says
Yum, yum, yum!! For my last cookie exchange, I did olives stuffed with blue cheese, then wrapped in a cheese dough similar to cheese straws, then baked, so good!!
Monica says
Any chance on getting that recipe???
Fuji Mama says
These look absolutely amazing! I should never look at any of your pictures before lunchtime. Sigh.
Jamie | My Baking Addiction says
Whoa baby!!! I love stuffed olives…never ever thought of frying them. YUM!
Arnold says
Wow is about all I can say. Not only is the recipe great, the photos are way up there as well. Well done.
Laurie @SimplyScratch says
I am so excited to make these! Thanks for the post!
Amy from She Wears Many Hats says
Whoa! These look terrific.
New site design is lookin’ good too!
Barbara @ VinoLuciStyle says
Perfect! Planning a tweetup in my home in two weeks…what should I make when I’ve got chefs coming over. These!
Diana@Spain in Iowa says
Lovely Paula! I’m so glad I stopped by because the site is GORGEOUS!!!!! Oh my gosh, I’m literally design drooling! Oh wow, I’ve so been inspired to do something new at my place. Thanks Dahling!!! Un besote!
Avanika (Yumsilicious Bakes) says
Oh yumm!! I love olives, stuffing them with cheese is genius. Great new desgin.
Ingrid says
I saw these in your Tweet and decided to make them for an upcoming get-to-gether – and now that’s all I can think about – your photos actually make my tummy growl! seriously. growl.
lisa bailey says
Gotta try these!
Bren says
huge olive fan over here!! *wave* will try these soon because later just wouldn’t do them any justice! Can’t wait to play around with flavors I love!
Ingrid says
Okay, made them for the “upcoming get-to-gether” – about 100 of them as a matter of fact, and NOT ONE was left when the last guest left……everyone wanted the recipe – of course I shared….:) Thanks for a terrific appetizer! DeLish!
Ann Scott says
Two big YUMS up for these! I had these in Orvieto recently and loved them, then found this recipe! Only thing is I would rather not use canned olives. Going to plan a dinner party so I can make these. Happy New Year!
Katherine says
I made these for an event but I stuffed mine with sausage. They were so good! Unfortunately someone picked one up not knowing what it was thinking the entire time they must be like a cream puff and freaked when they realized they were olives. It was too funny. I found these olives to be either hit or miss you’ve got to be an olive lover.
Rob says
Thank you, these sound absolutely wonderful. I can’t wait to try them.
Jeanne Connolly says
This looks amazing!
Jen Ell of Jen Ell's Revenge says
These looked so yummy I had to feature them on my blog.
http://jenellsrevenge.blogspot.com/2011/10/recipe-link-stuffed-fried-olives.html
Heidi says
OMG! I just pinned these on Pinterest and want to make them IMMEDIATELY. Thanks for the recipe.
http://oliveobserver.blogspot.com/
lisa bailey says
Good Lord they look amazing. Must make these.
katie says
These sound delightful! I love olives and just about anything fried!
Marly says
OMG, Paula! This may have to be my new favorite temptation in life. Can’t wait to try it!!!