How to Pit an Olive
This simple, four-step tutorial will show you the quickest way to pit an olive. Starting your recipes with unpitted olives lets you use the olive to its full potential. Pitting an olive is a kitchen skill worth learning.
HOW TO PIT AN OLIVE:
1.) To easily pit any olive use the same technique as you would to crack away garlic from its skin. You can use a large chef’s knife turned flat or even a dough scraper....any tool that has a wide suface.
2.) Places the knife or scraper on its side and keeping one hand on the handle, place an olive under the flat side of the blade and pound with a clenched fist. The olive should crack away from the pit easily.
3.) If the pit hasn't popped out completely yet, you can now easily squeeze the pit away from the flesh with your fingers.
4.) Now you can use the olive whole or easily chop it for topping a salad or making an olive tapenade.
Once your olives are pitted, you can use them in a magnificent array of recipes.
Check out the classic and contemporary dishes in our recipe file.
If you want to learn more on olive culture, check out our video series on California Olives.
For a huge selection of olives from around the world (pitted & unpitted), visit our olive catalogue.
