Lots of grocery stores have fresh salad bars that display different kinds of olives. Thanks to all authors for creating a page that has been read 12,928 times. Similar to crushing a clove of garlic, set your olive on a cutting board and use the flat side of a broad knife to smash the olive until you feel the pit resisting the knife. If you're lucky enough to have olive trees, you may have considered eating one of the fruits straight from the branch only to discover that there's a big difference between the olive on a tree and the olive on your plate. DIRECTIONS Split olives slightly and place in large jar with remaining ingredients. The raw fruit is bursting with oleuropein, a bitter compound that must be re… {"smallUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/e\/e2\/Eat-Olives-Step-1.jpg\/v4-460px-Eat-Olives-Step-1.jpg","bigUrl":"\/images\/thumb\/e\/e2\/Eat-Olives-Step-1.jpg\/aid10443656-v4-728px-Eat-Olives-Step-1.jpg","smallWidth":460,"smallHeight":306,"bigWidth":"728","bigHeight":"485","licensing":"
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