SPICY SAUSAGES WITH MUSHROOMS & OLIVES

The olive was native to Asia Minor and spread from Iran, Syria and Palestine to the rest of the Mediterranean basin 6,000 years ago. It is among the oldest known cultivated trees in the world - being grown before the written language was invented. The olive tree is one of the heartiest of all trees on the planet: able to survive salt water, adapting itself to almost any sunny and temperate environment, able to thrive in most soils, retaining its leaves year round, and living in some cases more than a thousand years, occasionally bearing fruit for centuries. From biblical times, the olive tree has served as a symbol of sacredness, peace and unity.

Serves 10
15 minutes


Ingredients

• 2 spicy sausages (80% meat), cut into 1cm thick slices
• 8 large mushrooms, cut in quarters
• 1 can small green olives
• Toothpicks

Method

1. Fry the sausages and mushrooms in a frying pan for a few minutes.
2. Let cool, then onto each toothpick, place one piece of sausage, one mushroom and finally one olive.