Aren’t these the most gorgeous olives you’ve ever seen?
They’re wild olives marinated in lemon pepper, garlic, oregano, vinegar, sea salt and extra virgin olive oil from South Australian producer, Patlin Gardens. My brother bought them for us from the Adelaide Showgrounds Farmers’ Market.
I’ve never eaten wild olives before but I’m now a convert. They’re teensy compared to the olives you usually find in the supermarket or gourmet store – only about 1 cm in length – and they’re just so beautiful.
However, it’s how they taste that really blows me away. Patlin Gardens use a traditional salt treatment to cure their olives. The lemony marinade is flavoursome and yet beautifully mild, so you can really taste the delicate flavour of the olives coming through. Some canned or bottled olives taste mostly of brine, which is a real shame.
Patlin Gardens have just one of the 100 stalls at the weekly farmer’s market at the Adelaide Showgrounds. Many of SA’s leading food producers are regular stallholders – check out who will be there this week here.
I’ll be there, pottering around the stalls and happily breathing in the sights, sounds and smells.
Adelaide Showground Farmers Market
Every Sunday from 9am – 1pm.
P: 08 8231 8155
Enter via Leader St, Goodwood
PS Isn’t this a stunning bowl? I saw it at Better World Arts in Port Adelaide and couldn’t resist. The artwork is by Aboriginal artist, Ruth Napaljarri Stewart.
