Olives with Manchego cheese and rosemary recipe

• 1 jar or tin of `turning colour' or black Spanish olives
• 100 ml (3.5fl oz) mild olive oil
• 50 g (1.8oz) Manchego cheese
• 5 black peppercorns
• 2 fresh bay leaves
• 1 sprig of rosemary
• 4 garlic cloves

1. Drain the olives from the brine and place them in a bowl with the chopped Manchego cheese.
2. With the back of a knife, crush the garlic cloves and black peppercorns, before mixing them with the olives and the olive oil.
3. Rub the herbs between your hands, before adding them to the bowl.
4. Give all ingredients a good stir so the flavours develop inside the oil.
5. Leave to stand for 20 minutes then enjoy the freshly marinated olives or keep in the fridge for up to a month in a tightly sealed container.
6. For a change, try this recipe with roasted instead of fresh garlic.

turning colour, olive oil, manchego cheese, black peppercorns, bay leaves, rosemary, garlic

Taken from www.lovefood.com/guide/recipes/17622/olives-with-manchego-cheese-and-rosemary-recipe (may not work)