Gin-Marinated Olives - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup colossal size pimento stuffed olive
1/4 cup gin
1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
5 lemons, strips (1/4-inch and each about 3-inches long )

Preparation

Combine all ingredients in a non-reactive dish and cover tightly. Allow olives to marinate at least 2 to 3 hours or up to 4 days in the refrigerator. (If you are only marinating them for a few hours, leave the olives in the marinade at room temperature.)
Note: These olives are great in martinis and also double as a quick party hors d'oeuvre. If you plan on using them exclusively as an hors d'oeuvre, drizzle a little extra-virgin olive.