Once upon a time I lived in California and me and a bunch of friends would frequent the Nordstroms bistro and bask in the love of their fries and Kalamata Olive Aioli.
I could bathe in the stuff. I bet it would be great for my skin….
I remember the first time I went, I thought it was grape yogurt, and my friend was RAVING about it. I thought she was insane (because, admit it — it looks like purple yogurt). But it’s oh so much better.
I’ve adapted the recipe from the Nordstrom’s cookbook (they roast the garlic, but I simply haven’t had the time to roast my garlic lately — I use the bottled stuff from the fridge {gasp — the horror}
So, here it is!
2 Cups of Hellman’s Mayo (seriously, use the good stuff, no lowfat sugary filled kind here)
Heaping tablespoon of bottled garlic (but I bet roasting it would make it THAT much better, I hope to do it one day — that recipe is here) — my heaping tablespoon is probably pretty close to 1/4 cup
1 Tablespoon of lemon juice (fresh is best, you can guess I used bottled)
1 cup of pitted kalmata olives (you can find them by the regular olives in any major grocery store)
A few fresh basil leaves if you’ve got ’em. 🙂
I did a few grinds of pepper too.
Anyway, we had it for dinner tonight, I got some pita bread from Costco and I just grilled some chicken and had green beans (we all dipped everything in the aioli). It was easy peasy lemon squeezy (apparently squeezing lemons isn’t all that easy, so nevermind)
Time to start booking the best hotels NOW for summer trips!
📅 My next trip is to the Anaheim Majestic, it has a FREE SHUTTLE! 🚍
❤️Other Hotels I love:❤️
– Best Western Park Place — this is the closest hotel to Disneyland (but it books up FAST)
– Cambria Hotel (GREAT one for larger parties, and I love their price)
– Courtyard Theme Park Entrance (this one has a WATER PARK and is SO CLOSE – great for the summer!)
– Residence Inn at Anaheim Resort (still close and really nice)
– The Viv (not walkable, but I LOVE this hotel and the price is nice)
– Tropicana Inn (so close, adequate — all about how close it is)
**Aioli is just a fancy name for flavored mayo.
Lara says
This actually sounds really yummy. Going to have to try it sometime. 🙂
steamer551 says
Do you chop the olives or use a blender?
steamer551 says
Do you chop the olives or use a blender?
Hilary says
My goodness, I am sorry I did t mention it is all in a food processor. Lend it until it’s the consistency you want. It takes a bit….