Kicked Up Almond Stuffed Green Olives

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups pitted large green olives*
1/2 cup toasted almonds
2 tablespoons olive oil
4 large cloves garlic, thinly sliced
1 teaspoon dried hot pepper flakes

Instructions

Stuff the olives with the almonds. In a glass bowl combine all the ingredients and stir well to mix. Marinate the olive mixture, at room temperature, stirring occasionally, for up to 1 day, before serving (the almonds will soften after several hours).
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*If olives are canned or from a jar, rinse and drain well first
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Yield: About 1 1/2 cups