Fried Olives | Lazy Cooking

Ingredients

• ***For the blue cheese aioli:***
• 1 cup mayonnaise
• 1/4 cup sour cream
• 2 medium cloves garlic, grated
• 2 ounces blue cheese, crumbled
• 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• chives, to taste, thinly sliced, for garnish
• ***For the fried olives:***
• canola oil, to taste
• 1 cup all-purpose flour, divided
• 1/2 cup whole buttermilk
• 1/2 cup corn flour
• 1/2 cup medium-ground cornmeal
• 1 tablespoon kosher salt
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 (19-ounce) jar pimiento-stuffed green olives, drained and thoroughly patted dry