Best Marinated Persian Olives With Whipped Ricotta Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 ¼ cups walnuts
• ½ cup fresh mint, finely chopped
• 4 cloves garlic minced
• 2 cups pitted green olives, fresh or jarred
• ¼ cup olive oil, plus more to garnish
• ½ cup pomegranate molasses, plus more as needed
• Salt, to taste
• Pepper, to taste
• 1 garlic bulb
• 300 g whole milk ricotta
• 1 Tbsp olive oil, plus a drizzle for the garlic
• 1 Tbsp lemon juice
• ½ tsp salt
• ¼ tsp ground pepper