Marinated Olives and Manchego

Yield: Makes 3 cups

Ingredients

• 1  cup  kalamata olives, rinsed
• 1  cup  manzanilla olives, rinsed
• 1  cup  diced manchego cheese
• 1  teaspoon  minced lemon rind
• 2  tablespoons  chopped fresh parsley
• 1/2  teaspoon  dried thyme
• 1  teaspoon  coarsely ground black pepper
• 1  teaspoon  crushed red pepper
• 1/3  cup  extra-virgin olive oil

Preparation

Toss ingredients together gently. Let stand in glass jar 1 day.