Cooking with Olives:15 Flavorful Recipes You’ll Love

by Veronica Brandy

Veronica Brandy

Veronica is the co-founder of Eatwell101. Veronica's culinary education started at 3 and came through hands-on experience—helping her mother and grand-mother running restaurants and catering services, cooking for friends and family. In 2011, Veronica and her husband joined forces to create Eatwell101, bonding over their shared love of food and cooking as a family.

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Updated Mar 23, 2026

From fruity Italian cerignolas to greek black olives, these lovely ovoid treats are great as a single snack, marinated at home with a few hand picked spices, or used to flavor a wide variety of savorous dishes. To illustrate this admirable versatility, we have carefully selected 15 recipes to inspire you, from simple black olives breads to aromatic roasted chicken, olive, and porto sauce. Enjoy the tour!

1st row:

• 1. Baked Vegetables
• 2. Roasted Chicken with Porto Sauce
• 3. Grapefruit & Black Olives Cake
• 4. Bacon and Olive Bread
• 5. Orange and Anchovies Salad

2nd row:

• 6. Olives and Tomatoes Puff Twists
• 7. Cod Fish and Zucchini Lasagna
• 8. Fresh Quinoa salad Recipe
• 9. Olive, Bacon and Cheese Bread
• 10. Olive Tapenade

3rd row:

• 11. Chorizo and Black Olives Appetizers
• 12. Orange Fennel Salad
• 13. Summer Vegetables Salad
• 14. Bread Rolls with Olives and Thyme
• 15. Fresh Quinoa salad Recipe