World Flavors Cookbook

Epityrum (Marinated Olive Paste)

Name: Epityrum (Marinated Olive Paste)
Cuisine: Ancient World
Ingredients: pitted green and black olives, fennel fronds, fresh coriander, dried cumin, dried rue (substitute: fresh mint), vinegar, olive oil, salt

Green and black olives pounded with fennel, coriander, rue, and vinegar into a rough paste — the ancient Greek olive condiment described by multiple classical sources.

Cuisine: Ancient World

Ingredients

pitted green and black olives, fennel fronds, fresh coriander, dried cumin, dried rue (substitute: fresh mint), vinegar, olive oil, salt

Instructions

Remove olive pits. Pound olives roughly in a mortar — leave texture, do not puree. Add chopped fennel, coriander, cumin, and a very small pinch of rue (or mint). Add a splash of vinegar and a drizzle of olive oil. Season. Serve with flatbread as an appetizer.