Fresh & Flavorful Olive Salad Recipes
Discover fresh, flavorful olive salad recipes from our California Grown Creators!
California Ripe Olives bring a buttery, slightly briny richness that makes them a natural fit for salads. Their firm texture holds up beautifully against tender greens, roasted vegetables, grains, and pasta, while their deep, savory flavor adds contrast and complexity. Grown and cured right here in California, these olives are a shelf-stable staple with gourmet appeal—and they happen to be packed with healthy fats and antioxidants, too.
Here’s a fresh collection of olive-forward salads from some of our California Grown Creators, each one putting California Ripe Olives center stage:
Herby Pasta Salad with California Ripe Olives
Teri Turner of No Crumbs Left brings together spring’s best in her Herby Pasta Salad with California Ripe Olives. Blanched asparagus, peas, pistachios, and orecchiette pasta are tossed in a tangy vinaigrette, with sliced ripe olives adding just the right salty bite. It’s a colorful, crowd-pleasing dish that’s perfect for outdoor dining.
Green Olive Pasta Salad
Over at Salt & Wind Travel, Aida Mollenkamp puts a gluten-free spin on a classic with her Green Olive Pasta Salad. Made with gluten-free pasta, charred corn, cherry tomatoes, and creamy buttermilk dressing, the salad shines with the bold flavor of California Ripe Olives. It’s picnic-perfect and easy to prep in advance.
Spring Orzo Salad
Alison of A Girl Defloured shares a vibrant, market-fresh Spring Orzo Salad loaded with asparagus, snap peas, radishes, and cotija. What sets it apart is a bright, briny smashed olive dressing made with California Ripe Olives that brings everything together.
Roasted Asparagus & Pickled Egg Salad with Olives & Quinoa
In a unique twist on a grain salad, Jerry James Stone combines roasted asparagus, pickled beet-dyed eggs, quinoa, and creamy goat cheese in his Roasted Asparagus & Pickled Egg Salad with Olives & Quinoa. A tangy pickle-brine vinaigrette and plenty of California Ripe Olives make this dish savory and satisfying.
Marinated Asparagus, Olive, and Tomato Salad
Big Delicious Life shares a bright and unfussy Marinated Asparagus, Olive, and Tomato Salad that proves a few good ingredients go a long way. With blanched asparagus, juicy tomatoes, and California Ripe Olives, this salad is quick to prepare and full of Mediterranean-inspired flavor.
Artichoke, Green Peas, and California Ripe Olives Pasta Salad
And don’t miss The Jam Lab’s ultra-seasonal Artichoke, Green Peas, and California Ripe Olives Pasta, which combines sweet spring peas, tender artichokes, and the rich umami of green olives in a lemony, herby pasta that feels like a walk through a spring garden. Eat it hot, or chilled for a fresh pasta salad idea.
Whether tossed into a grain bowl, folded into pasta, or blended into a punchy dressing, California Ripe Olives bring bold California flavor to your next salad.
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