Olive Paste or Epityrum

A Taste of Ancient Rome by Ilaria Gozzini Giacosa
Prepared by Cristiana inghen Mec-Bead
Served at MAYDAY event in Ruantallan
May 2005

Epityrum album, nigrum, varium sic facito. Ex oleis albis, nigris variisque nucleos eicito. Sic condito. Concidito ipsas, addito oleum, acetum, coriandrum, cuminum, feniculum, rutam, mentam. In orculum condito, oleum supra siet. Ita utito.

Make green, black, or varicolored epityrum in this way. Pit the green black or varicolored olives. Season them thus: Chop them, and add oil, vinegar, coriander, cumin, fennel, rue, mint. Put them in a small jar, with oil on top, and they are ready to use.

Pit the olives, then pix them in a blender with the herbs, olive oil, and vinegar. Avoid the temptation to add any salt, since the olives we buy today are already sufficiently salted.

When we had our test feast, Her Excellency Esperanza and His Excellency Seumas joined us at the Golden Oak Inn and I think that this was Her Excellency’s favorite dish. She even went home with all of the leftovers.

Serves 6 to 8

 

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