How to Make Mandarin Olives
Infuse olives with citrus-flavoured vodka for a cocktail-inspired bar treat. Tasting almost like dirty vodka martinis, these boozy bites are adult party-time snacking.
Step 1:
Pour 1 cup (250 mL) mandarin- or orange-flavoured vodka into a small saucepan. Add a sprig of fresh rosemary. Set over medium-low heat until lightly steaming, 3 to 5 min.
Step 2:
Add about 1 1/2 cups (375 mL) olives to saucepan; gently stir. Use any type of green or black olives – pitted or not – that you prefer. Let stand 1 hr.
Step 3:
Transfer olives, rosemary and about half the vodka into a serving dish; drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with a little orange zest to serve. Use the leftover steeping vodka in cocktails.