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Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup olive oil, extra-virgin
  • 2 teaspoons fennel seeds crushed
  • 4 small bay leaves
  • 2 pounds olives pitted
  • 6 strips lemon zest
  • 4 each garlic cloves crushed

Method

  • In a 1-quart saucepan, heat olive oil, fennel seeds, and bay leaves until hot but not smoking over medium heat.
  • Remove saucepan from heat; let stand 10 minutes.
  • In large bowl, stir olive-oil mixture with olives, lemon peel, and garlic.
  • Cover bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate olives at least 24 hours to allow flavors to develop, stirring occasionally.