CARAMELIZED GREEN OLIVES

Ingredients

  • 2/3 cup date jam
  • 3 tablespoons water
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • Dash powdered ginger
  • 2 cups pitted cured green olives (about 1 pound)

Preparation

Step 1

Put the date jam, water and butter in a small saucepan. Simmer just long enough to dissolve. Add the ginger. Spread the olives in a cake pan large enough to fit them in 1 layer. Sprinkle the olives with a few tablespoons of their own juice. Cover with jam mixture. Bake for about 40 minutes, stirring occasionally, until sugar in the jam has caramelized. Serve warm or at room temperature.