Warm Marinated Olives - Chefwiz.com

Ingredients

• 2 cups of large green olives with pits (, like Cerignola (11 ounces))
• 2 cups of large black olives with pits (, like Kalamata (11 ounces))
• Zest from 1 orange (, peeled in large strips)
• 4 large cloves of garlic (, smashed)
• 2 teaspoons of whole fennel seeds
• 2 teaspoons of freshly chopped thyme leaves
• 3/4 teaspoon of crushed red pepper flakes
• Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 2/3 cup of high-quality olive oil
• 4 sprigs of fresh thyme