how many grams in a tablespoon of olives?

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• How many olives equal a tablespoon?
  Chopped, about 2-3 medium pitted olives — they collapse into roughly 8.9 g once you cut them. A whole large Castelvetrano can fill a tablespoon on its own, while three small Niçoise barely cover the bowl. For a single-serving pizza or flatbread, one tablespoon of chopped olives is enough to season a 6-inch round without making the crust soggy.
• Is a tablespoon of tapenade the same weight?
  Tapenade runs heavier — closer to 14-16 g per tablespoon — because the olives have been processed with oil, capers, and sometimes anchovy, which fills the air gaps. If a recipe calls for a tablespoon of chopped olives and you're swapping in tapenade, use a teaspoon and a half instead, or you'll overshoot the salt.
• How much olive does a martini garnish use?
  Traditionally one to three whole olives on a pick, which is 7-25 g depending on size — a single Castelvetrano can hit 10 g alone. If a cocktail recipe specs 'one tablespoon of olive brine' for a dirty martini, that's not the olive itself; it's the liquid, and 8.9 g of brine is roughly the same volume since brine is mostly water.

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