Green Olive Tapenade
User Reviews
5
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Prep Time
5 mins
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Total Time
5 mins
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Servings
4 -6
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Calories
175 kcal
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Course
Condiments
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Cuisine
French
Green Olive Tapenade
Description
The Green Olive Tapenade combines drained California green olives, capers, garlic, and optional ingredients such as flat-leaf parsley, red chili flakes, olive oil, and lemon juice. These ingredients are pulsed in a food processor to create a chunky, textured spread. The olives and capers provide a briny and salty base, while the garlic adds pungency. The parsley and chili flakes introduce fresh herbal notes and mild heat, and the lemon juice adds brightness and acidity. Olive oil, when included, helps to bind and smooth the texture.
This tapenade works well as a topping for bread, crackers, or as a complement to meat or vegetable dishes. Adjusting the texture to be smoother or chunkier can accommodate different serving preferences. Its salty intensity can be moderated by soaking olives and capers in water before preparation.
Adding pine nuts or alternative herbs like basil, mint, or cilantro can vary flavor and texture according to taste.
Ingredients
- 1 can California green olives 15-ounce, , drained, whole or sliced
- 1 tablespoon capers drained
- 1 large garlic cloves
- 1 tablespoon olive oil optional
- 1 to 2 tablespoons flat-leaf parsley optional
- ¼ to ½ teaspoon red chili flakes optional
- ½ tablespoon lemon juice optional
Instructions
- Place the olives, capers, garlic cloves, and optional ingredients into a food processor and pulse 8 to 10 times, until it turns into a chunky tapenade.
Notes
- Drain olives and capers thoroughly to avoid a soggy tapenade.
- Dry parsley well after rinsing to keep the spread from becoming watery.
- Pulse more for a smoother texture or add extra olive oil if mixture is too dry.
- Soak olives and capers in cold water for several hours to reduce saltiness if desired.
- Enhance the tapenade by including pine nuts or fresh herbs like basil, mint, or cilantro.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 4-6
Amount Per Serving
Calories 175 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 175kcal | 9% |
| Carbohydrates | 4g | 1% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 18g | 28% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 14g | 70% |
| Sodium | 1575mg | 66% |
| Potassium | 55mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 507IU | 10% |
| Vitamin C | 2mg | 2% |
| Calcium | 55mg | 6% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
5
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