Help! I bought the wrong kind of olives.?

Question

I really dig green & black olives, so when I saw a container with both, I grabbed them. Turns out they all have the pits in them. Coincidentally, I'm throwing a little shindig tomorrow, so I thought it'd be cool if I could do something with the olives & serve them at the party. What's the purpose of olives with pits? Are there easy recipes that call for them? OR, is there some simple way to get the pits out without just sucking on them for an hour?

Answer 1

Olives are sold with pits for 2 reasons, it is cheaper and they hold their shape better.

Just set them out in a bowl and tell your guests that they are authentic Grek style, with the pits

Answer 2

Unless you have a divice call an olive pitter, don't even try.
The pits are the seeds. They cost a lot less to produce than the expence of pitting the olives.
You've probably also bought Kalamata olives. These are olives that have been "pickled" in a wine based brine. So they pretty much all taste the same.

You're just used to Americanized olives which are bland and boring. If your throwing a "shindig" your guests actually might appreciate your taste in serving Kalamata olives insted of the boring old ones.

Answer 3

I don't know if you are serving Sit-down food or just appetizers but for a great appetizer recipe with black olives chopped (you can always use both) ( go to one of the world's Best CHEF's website for a recipe of Umbria's Seasoned Chicken Wrap (after the picture of the horse you will see) at http://www.maximumflavor.com/SpiceThingsUp.html

Olives with pits are served in salads, Greek Olives are the best Olives with pits, but they are more purple than any other color. Still you can make a delightful "greek-american"-style salad by throwing mixed salad greens with some Feta Cheese, tomatoes, croutons, bits of a ham, cheddar (to give it good flavor if you have smoked ham and smoked cheddar, use that), the Olives, and if you have parmesan cheese sprinkle (bacon bits are great too) in that and also toss it all toghether with a combinator of vinegar and olive oil that has been whisked briskly and chilled for a few minutes (5 tops) in the freezer to make sure it doesn't separate. Add whatever other veggies and toppies you love, such as hard-boiled egg, shreded/sliced carrots, bell peppers, cucumbers, etc...Then Enjoy!
Best wishes on your Shindig! If you cannot use the olives then, and you don't have the receipt to refund them, call the store Manager and see if you can exchange them or pass them on to a friend.

Answer 4

Just provide little dishes to put the pits in after.

Answer 5

just put them on a platter put a tooth pick in each olive might work make sure the napkins are close by so they can put there pits in them lol

Answer 6

I used to make an olive dip that was made out of chopped up green olives, onion, cream cheese, and worchestire sauce. I can't remember how much of each, but it was really good.

Answer 7

I think they are more flavorful with pits. But for convenience you could buy a pitter and pit them yourself or leave them as they are.

Answer 8

cut the pit out use them like you normally would

Answer 9

eat them