How to Use kalamata in a Sentence

kalamata

noun
  • Roast it all and then top it with feta cheese, kalamata olives and fresh parsley.
    — Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press, 6 May 2023
  • Vats of olives — kalamata, green, and black — sit between one of his two slicers and a fridge filled with brie and blue cheese.
    — Maria Cramer, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Aug. 2019
  • Simply mix vodka with kalamata olive brine and dry vermouth.
    — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 May 2026
  • The olive dressing, with its mix of green and kalamata, provided the fireworks.
    — Andy Staples, SI.com, 30 June 2017
  • Your spread should include a cup of cucumber slices, about four kalamata olives, and about four tablespoons of hummus.
    — K. Aleisha Fetters, Health, 14 Mar. 2023
  • Cherry tomatoes, kalamata olives, and briny feta cheese bring major Greek salad vibes.
    — Lizzy Briskin, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 June 2026
  • Serve the turkey patties and cauliflower rice with Greek yogurt, fresh lemon wedges and kalamata olives.
    — Rebecca White, Dallas News, 12 Jan. 2020
  • Like the blue seas and white buildings, the kalamata olives, feta cheese, the colorful salads and roast meats are all postcard perfect by default.
    — Zoe Li, CNN, 2 May 2023
  • For veggie lovers, the restaurant tops its Plant Supreme with mushrooms, kalamata olives, pickled peppers and red onions.
    — Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Asparagus, ricotta and kalamata olive salad can be doubled or tripled depending on the crowd.
    — Ellise Pierce, star-telegram, 2 May 2017
  • The chicken comes with a generous salad loaded with giant croutons, kalamata olives and ping pong ball-sized mozzarella orbs.
    — Allyson Reedy, The Know, 1 Aug. 2019
  • Delicately flavored with lemon, tomato and kalamata olives, the dish also calls for saffron, which adds a bit of the grassy spring essence perfect for the season.
    — Amy Dewall Dadmun, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 15 Mar. 2018
  • An appetizer that combined green olives and kalamata olives with roasted garlic, citrus zest and a touch of chili oil, was hot, sweet, tangy and irresistible.
    — Rand Richards Cooper, courant.com, 25 Oct. 2019
  • Logan makes a pie with a nod to his Greek heritage that includes lamb, kalamata olives, red onions, feta, tzatziki sauce base and peperoncino.
    — Christina Mayo, miamiherald, 3 Aug. 2017
  • Everything is tossed in a simple dressing of oil, vinegar, and za'atar, with a sprinkle of kalamata olives to complete the Mediterranean vibe.
    — Lizzy Briskin, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Mar. 2026
  • This leafy green entree was massive in size and piled high with plenty of feta, cucumber, artichoke hearts, tomato, kalamata olives and whole pepperoncini.
    — Lindsey McClave, The Courier-Journal, 17 Jan. 2018
  • Combine rotisserie chicken, cucumber, red peppers, briny kalamata olives, and lettuce.
    — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 27 Oct. 2024
  • The ingredients don’t feel cheap, either, as toppings like kalamata olives and feta cheese feature beautifully on their regular side salad.
    — kansascity, 11 Dec. 2017
  • Olives Most Costo locations offer at least 2 kinds of olives in jumbo jars—purple kalamata olives, and bright green Castelvetrano olives.
    — Josh Miller, Southern Living, 26 Nov. 2024
  • The super-fresh Mediterranean couscous one was loaded with romaine, cherry tomatoes, cucumber, kalamata olives, feta and more, and just the right side of overdressed with an herby-tart dressing.
    — Bethany Jean Clement, The Seattle Times, 3 Aug. 2017
  • Pierce Special to the Star-Telegram Asparagus, ricotta and kalamata olive salad can be doubled or tripled depending on the crowd.
    — Ellise Pierce, star-telegram, 2 May 2017
  • Tinner’s Public House The Shawarmageddon is a chicken, lamb and beef shawarma stacked with spinach, tomatoes, red onion, kalamata olives, feta and tzatziki.
    — Angela George, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Desserts will include things like hot chocolate mousse with olive oil ice cream and coconut kalamata crumble ($14), and sarniki, a Russian ricotta pancake, which Jacobs said was inspired by his grandmother.
    — Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 8 Oct. 2025

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