A Mediterranean Spread with Heraclea

Quality olive oil adds an extra touch of flavor, to any dish, whether you’re serving it as an accompaniment (for dipping), mixing it with freshly made pasta, drizzling it on pizza (as a base instead of sauce), or creating a last minute vinaigrette for a salad. There are endless possibilities for enjoying it.

I recently tried the early harvest/cold pressed extra virgin olive oil from Heraclea, a Turkish olive oil brand. Creating a Mediterranean-inspired board, was something that had been on my mind for the past few summers, and after I found the other items for my board, everything came together.

While I normally share cheese and meat with my boards, I wanted to keep this board focused on dips, fruits with my favorite Castelvetrano olives (the flavor and texture of these olives are out of this world), and fresh apricots. I’ve been featuring honeycomb in my boards lately, and our most recent honeycomb from Savannah Bee Company has been especially delicious. Next to the honey is a slice of baklava from one of the local spots we like to order takeout from (and its layers of honey, nuts, and flaky phyllo.)

Garlic Tzatziki and Castelvetrano Olives

— Mediterranean Spread —

Garlic Tzatziki

Hummus

Heraclea Early Harvest Extra Virgin Olive Oil (c/o)

Apricots

Marcona almonds

Honeycomb

Pita (or) Naan

Baklava

Thank you to Heraclea for providing this delicious olive oil.