Olives and Pickles Cocktail — The Classic Appetizer | SalazonArte
Manzanilla and pearl olive cocktail with pickled onions and gherkins in their brine: the classic "banderillas" dish. Ready for vermouth. Buy online.
Best before: minimum 3 months from purchase, kept refrigerated and covered in its own broth. The exact date can be found on the label.
The classic Spanish pickle quartet: Manzanilla green olives + black pearl olives + pickled onions + gherkins – the canonical aperitif cocktail formula.
Four textures, four flavors: smooth, fleshy, sweet-crisp, and sour-fresh – each pick brings a different surprise.
Unassembled "banderillas": all the ingredients of the traditional "banderilla," ready to skewer (or to just snack on directly).
In a traditional vinegary brine, which unifies the flavors and maintains crispness.
The counter's everyday mix: a varied daily snack – for the gourmet version with EVOO and spices, try its elder sibling: the House Mix.
Selected by SalazonArte for its counter at Valencia's Central Market.
Sabor: a counter-balanced flavor — the pleasant salinity of the olives, the sweetness of the pickled onion, and the acidic tang of the gherkin, all tied together by the vinegary broth.
Texture: contrast is the product — juicy pulp, meaty bite, crunchy snap, and firm freshness, in rotation with each toothpick.
Aroma: fresh and vinegary, like a well-stocked bar.
Vacuum packed. Weight: approx. 500 grams.
The weight indicated is the drained net weight, guaranteeing the actual amount of product.
Energy: 420 kJ / 100 kcal
Fat: 9 g— of which saturates 1.5 g
Carbohydrate: 2.5 g— of which sugars 1.5 g
Protein: 1 g
Salt: 3
In addition to their exceptional taste, olives provide:
- Natural antioxidants and vitamins A, B, and C.
- Minerals such as phosphorus, calcium, potassium, iron, and iodine.
- Healthy fatty acids, thanks to olive oil and oleic acid.
- Fiber, ideal for promoting digestion and providing satiety.
- Only 7 calories per olive, making them a light and healthy snack.
The toothpick plate: in a bowl, very cold, in the center of the table — vermouth, beer or soda, and the appetizer makes itself.
Express banderillas: olive + gherkin + small onion from the jar itself on a toothpick — assembly line for parties, no extra purchases.
In salads and minced dishes: chop the whole cocktail and you have "deluxe variations" — with olive included, which the salad appreciates.
On boards: the varied and acidic corner that balances cheeses and cold cuts without thinking.
The house tip: drain it at the time of serving and return the leftovers to the brine — the crispness of the gherkin and the small onion is preserved there.
Pickled cocktail made according to the traditional Spanish varied appetizer formula—Manzanilla and Perla olives, pearl onions, and gherkins in vinegary brine—the classic that bars and counters across this country have been serving for decades. Selected by SalazonArte for its stand at the Central Market of Valencia.
Keep the cocktail always covered with its liquid.
Preferably keep refrigerated, even before opening.
Once opened: keep well-sealed in the refrigerator, use clean utensils when serving.
SULFITES
Seasoned green olives, seasoned black olives, gherkins, silverskin onions, water, salt, vinegar, preservatives (E-211 and E-202), acidifier (E-330), antioxidant (E-300), and flavor enhancers (E-621 and E-635).
