Warm Lemon-Rosemary Olives

These olives are warmed with lemon and rosemary in the oven.  Warming the olives really brings out the flavour of the olives, coupled with the wonderful flavours of lemon and rosemary.  Serve as an appetizer along with a nice bottle of wine.  Simple and easy.

3 cups mixed olives

2 fresh rosemary sprigs

1 tsp. dried crushed red pepper

1 tsp. lemon zest

1 tsp. olive oil

Preheat oven to 400 degreees.  Place first 4 ingredients on a large piece of aluminum foil; drizzle with the oil.  Fold foil over olive mixture and pinch edges to seal.

Bake at 400 degrees for 30 minutes.  Serve warm.  Garnish with rosemary sprig and lemon rind strips if desired.

This recipe is from one of my favourite recipe websites:  http://www.allrecipes.com.