“Better than Marinated Olives” CRISPY Fried Spanish Olives

These crispy fried Spanish olives, known as aceitunas fritas, are one of Spain’s best-kept recipes. They’re filled with flavors, easy to make, and done within minutes. Serve them as a tapas appetizer, next to roasted almonds, and a couple of ice-cold beers or chilled club sodas for the best moment in your day.

To make this recipe, I used jumbo green Spanish olives that have been pitted. You can use any type of olives you like. Including stuffed olives or even black olives. Just make sure to use pitted olives.

To fry the olives, I used extra virgin olive oil. You can use any type of oil you like. However, traditionally to make this dish, extra virgin is used, as it gives the fried olives an incredible lift of flavors.

TIPS & TRICKS to Make this Recipe: You can serve these fried olives warm or at room temperature. You can also make the olives ahead of time and freeze or refrigerate for up to 3 to 4 days. Then just fry as needed.

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CRISPY Fried Spanish Olives | Aceitunas Fritas

Course Appetizer

Cuisine Mediterranean, Spanish

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 5 minutes

Servings 4

Calories 410 kcal

Author Albert Bevia @ Spain on a Fork

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil 120 ml
• 1 jar jumbo pitted green olives 12 oz / 345 grams (6 oz / 170 grams drained)
• 1/3 cup all purpose flour 60 grams
• 1 large egg
• 1 tbsp milk 15 ml
• 1 cup plain bread crumbs 120 grams
• 1 tsp garlic powder 3 grams
• sea salt & black pepper
• fresh parsley for garnish

Instructions

1. Heat a large fry pan with a medium heat and add in the olive oil

2. In the meantime, drain the jar of olives, then add them over some paper towels and pat dry

3. Add the flour into a shallow bowl, crack the egg into a separate shallow bowl, add in the milk and season with salt & pepper, whisk together, and add the bread crumbs into a third separate shallow bowl, along with the garlic powder, and mix together

4. Coat each olive, first in the flour, then into the egg wash, and finally into the bread crumbs, then coat again in the egg wash and the bread crumbs

5. Once the oil is nice and hot in the fry pan, add in the olives, all in a single layer, and fry for 4 to 5 minutes or until golden fried all around, then transfer into a dish with paper towels

6. Serve hot or at room temperature, garnished with fresh parsley, enjoy!

Recipe Notes

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Nutrition Facts

CRISPY Fried Spanish Olives | Aceitunas Fritas

Amount Per Serving

Calories 410 Calories from Fat 261

% Daily Value*

Fat 29g45%

Saturated Fat 4g25%

Trans Fat 0.01g

Polyunsaturated Fat 3g

Monounsaturated Fat 20g

Cholesterol 47mg16%

Sodium 1093mg48%

Potassium 132mg4%

Carbohydrates 31g10%

Fiber 4g17%

Sugar 2g2%

Protein 7g14%

Vitamin A 408IU8%

Vitamin C 0.01mg0%

Calcium 108mg11%

Iron 3mg17%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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