olive
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I like making homemade cottage cheese tzatziki with grated cucumbers, diced mint, fresh dill, extra-virgin olive oil, garlic powder and salt.
From Salon • May 24, 2026
My typical breakfast is eggs with Celtic salt and I’ll drizzle some olive oil on it.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
“Edelweiss,” mistaken at times for an actual Austrian folk song instead of an American creation, hasn’t always been a welcome olive branch.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
That previous trial showed that a Mediterranean diet enriched with extra virgin olive oil or nuts reduced cardiovascular disease risk by 30%.
From Science Daily • May 19, 2026
"I like an olive in a Martini," I said to the barman.
From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway
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