Green Olive Soup

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Green Olive Soup Ingredients

2 c Green olives; pitted	3 tb Olive oil; see * Note
3 tb Olive oil	Freshly-ground black pepper;
1/2 md Yellow onion; peeled and	4 ds Tabasco sauce; or to taste
2 Garlic cloves; crushed	1/3 c Dry sherry
1 qt Chicken stock; fresh or	=== GARNISH ===
1 c Whipping cream	Sliced pimento-stuffed green
6 tb Flour; see * Note	Garlic-bread croutons

Instructions for Green Olive Soup

* Note: Cook the 6 tablespoons of flour together with the 3 tablespoons of olive oil to make a roux. Soak the olives in cold water for 1 hour. Drain and coarsely chop the olives. Heat a frying pan and add the oil, onion and garlic along with 2/3 of the olives. Saute until the onions are transparent. Puree this mixture in a food processor along with 1 cup of the stock. Place the mixture in a 4-quart saucepan and add the remaining stock. Simmer for 20 minutes and add the cream. Whisk in the roux and simmer, stirring constantly, until thickened. Add pepper to taste and the remaining chopped olives, Tabasco sauce and dry sherry. Heat to serving temperature and serve with the sliced olive and crouton garnish. This recipe serves 6 to 8 as a first course. Comments: This dish is a serious celebration of the olive! Recipe Source: THE FRUGAL GOURMET by Jeff Smith From the 07-10-1991 issue - The Springfield Union-News Formatted for MasterCook by Joe Comiskey, aka MR MAD - jpmd44a@prodigy.com ~or- MAD-SQUAD@prodigy.net 10-03-1995 Recipe by: Jeff Smith Converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.

Main Ingredient: ChickenCuisine: Uncategorized

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