niçoise olive

noun

1. a small variety of olive with a rich, nutty flavor.

Example Sentences

Stover says his winning dish — pavé of striped bass with charred eggplant mousse, squash blossoms, artichoke boudin, brandade croustillante, garden carrots, and Niçoise olive and spinach puree with brown butter emulsion— was based on the classic artichokes barigoule.

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Little Pine will serve organic, vegan food, including a lemon mint pea pate with crostini and crudites; roasted beet salad with arugula and pea shoots, maple cayenne, walnuts, cashew ricotta and spicy mustard vinaigrette; and pan bagnat with crushed garbanzo beans, nicoise olive tapenade, roasted red peppers, fennel, capers and parsley on a crunchy baguette. 

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Mosko's desserts are extraordinarily balanced, always seasonal and rarely sweet; the last time I ate at North Pond, desserts included strawberries with black-pepper meringue, feta cheese and nicoise olive cake; and sheep's-milk cheesecake with smoked-pecan streusel and pineapple-sage foam.

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