Baked Black Olives

Ingredients

• 6 cloves garlic
• 1 1/2 teaspoons dried thyme
• 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 1 cup olive oil
• 3 cups black olives

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 300 degrees F.
2. Cut garlic into slivers and combine with thyme, pepper flakes and oil in a baking pan. Add olives and toss. Bake until olives are plump, about 40 minutes.
3. Let cool; refrigerate.
4. Bring to room temperature and lift olives out of the oil to serve.

Notes

Leftover oil can be used to dress pasta or vegetables.

Nutrition

Per 1/4 cup serving: 272 calories, 30g fat