Shrimp and Potato Salad for Easter

Ingredients:

12 shrimps, peeled and deveined (boiled hot)
4 potatoes, peeled, cubed and cooked
2 avocados
2 chives stalks, chopped
1 red onion, julienned
1 sweet pepper, chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
1 can black olives, chopped
2 tbsp olive oil
Juice of 1 lemon
Salt, paprika and pepper

Preparing:

Combine in a bowl the potatoes with shrimps, avocado, onion, sweet pepper, chives and olives.
Mix the lemon with olive oil, garlic, paprika, salt and pepper to make dressing.
Bathe salad with dressing and serve.

Lamb with Olives

Ingredients:

2 lb boned leg of lamb, cut in cubes
1 cup pitted black olives
3/4 cup dry white wine
1/3 cup olive oil
2 garlic cloves, crushed
1 onion, sliced
1 red chilli, chopped finely
Salt and pepper

Preparing:

Fry garlic, onion and chili in olive oil for 5 minutes.
Add the lamb meat and wine and cook for 5 more minutes.
Stir in the olives, season with salt and pepper and trasfer to a casserole.
Cook in a preheated oven (180ºC / 360ºF) for 1hour 20 minutes.

Christmas Black Olive DIP

Ingredients:

400 g black olives seeded
2 garlic cloves
3 tbsp olive oil
2 tbsp tomato paste
4 basil leaves chopped fine
1 tomato, peeled seeded finely chopped
Salt and pepper

Preparing:

Process olives with garlic, tomato paste, olive oil and basil.
Remove from the processor and add tomatoes, salt and pepper.
Serve with toast chips.