Marinated olives with orange zest

I love olives on pizza, in green salads, potato salad, and tuna salad. But most of all I love to eat them on a relish tray after marinating in herbs and orange zest.

Prep time: 15 minutes
Total time: 15 minutes

Ingredients:

1 cup green Spanish olives, drained

1 lb. Kalamata olives, drained

1 cup black olives, drained

1 sprig fresh rosemary

1 sprig fresh thyme

1/2 tablespoon whole peppercorns

a pinch of hot pepper flakes

extra virgin olive oil, enough to cover

zest and juice from 1 navel orange, additional zest from another orange

Instructions:

Place all olives in 9x13 glass dish. Combine remaining ingredients and pour over olives. Marinate 2 hours up to 24 in refrigerator, mixing a time or two to distribute flavors. Add additional orange zest to serve