5 vine wrapped olives Recipes

boneless skinless chicken breasts, boursin cheese or 100 g local garlic & herb spreadable cheese, smoked streaky bacon or 2 -4 slices pancetta, olive oil, tomatoes , on the vine, salt, fresh ground black pepper, lemon , juice of, creme fraiche (optional), white wine (optional), watercress

fennel bulb (sometimes called anise; about 1 lb), extra-virgin olive oil, pine nuts, golden raisins, kalamata or other brine-cured black olives, salt, milk ricotta* (about 2 cups; see note ), leaves from a 1-lb jar brine-packed grape leaves, toasted thinly sliced rustic italian bread, assorted brine-cured olives

grape vine leaves, rinsed and dried, log soft , young goat cheese, cut into 6 rounds, roasted red peppers , recipe follows, olive oil, brined vine leaves can be purchased at gourmet stores and at middle eastern or mediterranean specialty stores. (fresh leaves aren tsp pliable enough to tightly seal the cheese filling.), goat cheese may also be labeled as chevre .

chicken breast tenders , 2 packages from meat case, salt and pepper, pita breads, ripe lemon , zested and juiced, red wine vinegar , eyeball it, extra-virgin olive oil , eyeball it, fresh chopped oregano, 4 stems , stripped of leaves and chopped, garlic, chopped, hearts romaine lettuce, chopped, pitted kalamata olives, coarsely chopped, feta cheese, crumbled, vine ripe tomatoes, seeded and diced, seedless or english cucumber, diced, red onion, chopped, flat leaf parsley leaves , a couple of handfuls, chopped