Antipasti Olives in Pastry on Skewers

Olives in pastry are a striking Italian antipasti bite: pitted olives are threaded onto long skewers and wrapped in a braid of shortcrust (or puff) pastry. Just brush with egg yolk, sprinkle with sesame seeds, and bake for 30 minutes at 180°C - and you've got an appetizer that always surprises guests. Recommended.

Antipasti Olives in Pastry

Olives on skewers wrapped in a braid of shortcrust pastry, brushed with egg yolk and sesame seeds - a striking party appetizer.

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Prep Time 25 minutes mins

Cook Time 30 minutes mins

Total Time 55 minutes mins

Servings: 8 skewers

Course: Appetizers

Cuisine: Home cooking

Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients

  

• 300-400 g shortcrust pastry can be swapped for ready-made puff pastry
• 1 can pitted olives
• 1 egg yolk for brushing
• sesame seeds for sprinkling
• long skewers

Method

 

1. Make shortcrust pastry (or use ready-made puff pastry) and roll it out into two rectangular sheets.
   
2. Thread the pitted olives onto the skewers - about 5 per skewer.
3. Cut the pastry sheet into strips, slitting each one lengthwise almost to the end. Pierce a strip with a skewer and, crossing the strands, weave the pastry into a braid between the olives.
   
4. Brush the pieces with egg yolk and sprinkle with sesame seeds.
5. Bake in a preheated oven at 180°C for 30 minutes. Let the olives in pastry cool. Enjoy!
   

Notes

You can swap the shortcrust pastry for ready-made puff pastry if you like.

Tips

• You can swap the shortcrust pastry for ready-made puff pastry - it makes things even faster.
• The number of olives per skewer is up to you: 5 pieces is a handy portion size for a buffet.
• This appetizer idea comes from home cook Svetlana (Deva) - a special thank you to her.