Niçoise olive

plural Niçoise olives · alternative Nicoise olive · alternative nicoise olive · alternative niçoise olive

1. A dark olive of a cultivar grown primarily in the Alpes-Maritimes region near Nice and the Riviera di Ponente, Italy.

   Landon served them with red potatoes tossed in vinaigrette and a big bowl of Niçoise olives.

   2004, Kate White, ’Til Death Do Us Part, Warner Books, →ISBN

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   Full-flavored onions are strewn over the top along with strips of anchovies and Niçoise olives, which are worth tracking down.

   2014, David Lebovitz, My Paris Kitchen: Recipes and Stories, Berkeley, Calif.: Ten Speed Press, →ISBN, page 69

   In the end, waving the question away, she plucked a Niçoise olive from the bowl and regarded him carefully as she ate it.

   2018, Susan Lewis, The Secret Keeper, Century, →ISBN