Snack · 2 min · mediterranean

Marinated Olive & Almond Cup

Mixed olives does the heavy lifting here, with almonds rounding it out. A Mediterranean snack that takes 2 minutes, start to finish. At 336 calories and 8g protein per serving, it fits easily into a high-protein day. Simple enough for a Tuesday, good enough to serve to guests — that is the whole idea.

✓ USDA-verified nutrition data

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup Mixed olives
• 1/4 cup Almonds
• 1 tsp Olive oil
• 1/2 tsp Orange zest

Steps

1. If your olives are jarred, drain and rinse 1/2 cup mixed olives. Rinsing tames the brine so the olive oil and zest can shine.
2. Put the olives and 1/4 cup almonds in a small serving bowl.
3. Drizzle with 1 tsp olive oil. It sounds like almost nothing, but the oil carries the zest and makes everything glisten.
4. Add 1/2 tsp orange zest -- zest only the colored outer skin, since the white pith underneath is bitter -- and toss well.
5. Taste one olive and add a pinch of salt only if needed. Many olives are already salty enough, so taste before you salt.
6. If you have 5 spare minutes, let the bowl rest covered at room temperature so the flavors mingle. It is perfectly snackable instantly, too.

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