Smoked olives

Step 1

Preheat barbecue to medium-low heat.

Step 2

In a foil barbecue tray, combine olives, oil, bay leaves and lemon rind. Set aside.

Step 3

Combine smoking mixture ingredients and spread in a separate foil tray. Sit on barbecue grill and balance a sturdy cake rack on top, then close barbecue hood. (Alternatively, line a wok with 2-3 large pieces of foil. Spread smoking mixture over foil. Top with a wire rack, cover with a lid and place over medium-low heat.)

Step 4

Once tea mixture is smoking, sit olive tray on cake rack, close the hood or cover with a lid and smoke olives for 20 minutes.

Step 5

Carefully remove tray from heat, cool slightly, then serve olives warm.