Mediterranean Olive Spread

We powered up this recipe by adding our treasured hickory smoked cottage ham.  Build a base with crackers, add the cottage ham, spread on the olive tapenade.

Ingredients

—6 OZ.  Queen City Sausage Smoked Cottage Ham (Butt).  Slice super thin

—1.5 Cups Green olives with pimentos

—1 Cup Black olives.  Pitted

—3/4 Cup Extra virgin olive oil

—1/2 Cup Sun-dried tomatoes in oil

—1/3 Cup Asiago cheese.  Freshly shredded.  May substitute Parmesan

—Crackers

—1 TSP Italian seasoning

—1 TSP Dried oregano

—4 Cloves garlic.  Minced

—Coarse ground pepper

Directions

  1. Dice the olives

  2. Mix all ingredients except the meat and crackers in a bowl.  Blend well.

  3. Ideally prepare ahead, refrigerate, and serve the next day so that flavors blend.  Same day is fine too

  4. Consider adding crushed red pepper flakes if you like hot

  5. NOTE: Cottage Ham is fully cooked and ready to eat

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