Dishes made with olive
16 dishes from around the world that list olive as a main ingredient.
Pastelón
🇩🇴 Dominican Republic and 1 moreLayered casserole of sweet plantains and seasoned meat from Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
JuaneMeat
🇵🇪 PeruRice, meat, and egg wrapped in leaves and boiled, from the Peruvian Amazon
Main dish
Greek saladVegetarianΧωριάτικη σαλάτα
🇬🇷 Greece and 1 moreTomato, cucumber, onion, feta and olives with olive oil and oregano
Salad or side, Lunch, Dinner
Nachos
🇲🇽 Mexico and 1 moreTortilla chips topped with melted cheese and a mix of savory garnishes
Main dish, Snacks, Lunch
Salade niçoise
🇫🇷 France and 1 moreA French salad of tomatoes, eggs, olives and anchovies or tuna from Nice
Salad or side, Lunch, Dinner
Brikبريك
🇹🇳 Tunisia and 2 moreA deep-fried North African pastry filled with egg, tuna, and herbs
Pie or savoury pastry, Snacks
FougasseVegan
🇫🇷 FranceLeaf-shaped bread from Provence, often with olives, cheese or herbs
Bread
Tapenadetapenada
🇫🇷 FranceOlive and caper paste from Provence, often served as a spread or appetizer
Sauce, pickle or ferment, Snacks, Lunch
Farofa
🇧🇷 BrazilToasted cassava flour mixture served as a side in Brazil
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
ChivitoMeat
🇺🇾 Uruguay and 1 moreUruguay’s signature sandwich with beef, cheese, ham and more in a bun
Sandwich or wrap, Lunch, Dinner
Hallaca
🇻🇪 Venezuela and 5 moreCorn dough parcels filled with meat stew and wrapped in plantain leaves
Main dish, Dinner
DakosVegetarianντάκος
🇬🇷 GreeceCretan salad of barley rusk topped with tomato, cheese, and herbs
Salad or side, Lunch, Dinner
Tramezzino
🇮🇹 ItalyItalian sandwich made with soft white bread and a range of fillings
Sandwich or wrap, Snacks, Lunch
EsqueixadaFish or seafood
🇪🇸 SpainCatalan salad of hand-torn salt cod, tomato, and vegetables
Salad or side, Lunch, Dinner
NacatamalMeat
🇳🇮 NicaraguaCorn masa parcels filled with seasoned meat, steamed in banana leaves
Main dish, Breakfast, Dinner
Fiambre
🇬🇹 GuatemalaA Guatemalan chilled salad made for Day of the Dead and All Saints Day
Salad or side
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Greek salad: cyclonebill, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Tramezzino: User:Mattes, Public domain, source
- Nacatamal: Joroman2k, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Esqueixada: diluvi, CC BY 2.0, source
- Nachos: Navajcmer, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Chivito: https://www.flickr.com/photos/mattrubens/, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Hallaca: Wilfredor, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Farofa: User Carioca, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Salade niçoise: cyclonebill, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Fiambre: Gobierno de Guatemala, CC0, source
- Fougasse: https://www.flickr.com/photos/70253321@N00/, CC BY 2.0, source
- Juane: Dtarazona, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Pastelón: Jonbuck9, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Tapenade: Marc Giacone, Public domain, source
- Dakos: Frente, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Brik: Souad Anane Lesina, CC BY-SA 3.0, source