This Green Olive Dip is creamy and silky. It’s fabulous served with flatbread.

Green Olive Dip in a bowl

Green Olive Dip
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Green Olive Dip (Pate de Azeitonas Verdes)

This dip is creamy and silky. It's fabulous served with flatbread.
Prep: 15 minutes
Total: 15 minutes
Servings: 8 servings (3 tablespoons per serving)
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Ingredients

  • cup whole milk
  • 6 whole oil-packed anchovy fillets
  • 1 small garlic clove, smashed
  • 6 sprigs fresh cilantro (use both leaves and stems), divided
  • 1 pinch freshly ground white pepper
  • ¾ cup vegetable or canola oil
  • cup pitted green olives (such as manzanilla), rinsed quickly if particularly salty- and roughly chopped
  • vegetables, crackers or bread for dipping

Instructions 

  • To a blender jar, add the milk, anchovies, garlic, two thirds of the cilantro, and the pepper to a blender and pulse to combine. With the motor running, pour the oil in what the Portuguese call a fio, or fine thread. Keep whirring until the oil is incorporated and the mixture thickens, 30 to 40 seconds.
  • Scrape the dip into a serving bowl and stir in the olives. Mince the remaining cilantro, sprinkle on top, and serve.

Notes

  • Don't make this in a food processor. The bowls of most processors are too large to allow the scant amount of ingredients to whip up to the right consistency. A small, narrow blender, a mini chop or a handheld blender works best.
  • This can also be used as a topping for grilled fish.

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving, Calories: 205kcal, Carbohydrates: 1g, Protein: 1g, Fat: 23g, Saturated Fat: 4g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 12g, Monounsaturated Fat: 6g, Trans Fat: 1g, Cholesterol: 2mg, Sodium: 181mg, Potassium: 33mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 1g, Vitamin A: 174IU, Vitamin C: 1mg, Calcium: 21mg, Iron: 1mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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