Olive Crema

• 2 teaspoons olive oil
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1/3 cup olives, minced
• 1/2 preserved lemon
• 1 scallion, white part, in rings
• 1 red pepper strip, minced
• 2 thyme branches
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon sweet smoked paprika
• dash hot red pepper flakes
• 1/4 teaspoon honey
• 2 teaspoons vinegar
• 1 teaspoon black pepper

1. Remove the flesh from the preserved lemon and discard. Cut the peel into thin strips.
2. Melt the garlic over low heat in the olive oil, then add the olives, preserved lemon, scallion rings and red pepper. Heat for 5 minutes.
3. Add seasonings and warm for another 5 minutes. Taste. The preserved lemon flavor should have permeated the crema. Adjust the seasonings. It will be spicy, but you won't be eating it by itself. That's it!

olive oil, garlic, olives, lemon, scallion, red pepper, thyme, salt, sweet smoked paprika, hot red pepper, honey, vinegar, black pepper

Taken from food52.com/recipes/6485-olive-crema (may not work)