Olive Tapenade Recipe

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  • Prep Time

    15 mins

  • Total Time

    15 mins

  • Servings

    12 slices with tapenade

  • Calories

    42 kcal

  • Course

    Appetizer

  • Cuisine

    French

Olive Tapenade Recipe

Prepare this tapenade with green or black olives from scratch.

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Ingredients

Servings
  • 9 Ounces olives green or black unpitted
  • 1 Piece garlic clove fresh
  • 1 Tablespoon lemon juice fresh
  • 1 Tablespoon olive oil extra virgin
  • ½ Teaspoon salt
  • ¼ Teaspoon Black Pepper Ground
  • 1 Teaspoon herbes de provence or Thyme as substitute
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Instructions

  1. Pit your olives. Some olive varieties are easier to pit than others. Help yourself with a knife. Keep pitted olives together, discard pit.
  2. Decide if you want to use a mortar and pestle or a food processor. *see Notes

Mortar and Pestle

  1. Place olives into mortar and pestle with garlic and grind to desired consistency. It's easier to use a stone grinder, a ceramic grinder will result in a coarse tapenade (see pics).
  2. Place ground olives and garlic into a mixing bowl and add lemon juice, olive oil, salt, black pepper, and herbes de provence.
  3. Mix to a well-combined condiment.
  4. Serve up or store for later.

Food Processor

  1. Place all the ingredients together into a food processor. Olives, garlic, lemon juice, olive oil, salt, black pepper, and herbes de provence.
  2. Mix to desired consistency to a well-combined condiment.
  3. Serve up or store for later.

Notes

  • You can choose if you prefer to use a mortar and pestle or a food processor. Use a food processor if you are in a hurry or if you feel lazy. The mortar and pestle is good if you have time to cook with your senses. It truly smells wonderful! I use both all the time.
  • You can also add 1-2 tablespoon anchovies and 1 tablespoon capers to make a more authentic olive tapenade.
  • Serve with baguette bread, crostini, bruschetta, crackers, or as a dip with chips.

Nutrition Information

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Calories 42kcal (2%) Carbohydrates 1g (0%) Protein 1g (2%) Fat 4g (6%) Saturated Fat 1g (5%) Sodium 428mg (18%) Potassium 9mg (0%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 1g (2%) Vitamin A 84IU (2%) Vitamin C 1mg (1%) Calcium 13mg (1%) Iron 1mg (6%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 12slices with tapenade

Amount Per Serving

Calories 42 kcal

% Daily Value*

Calories 42kcal 2%
Carbohydrates 1g 0%
Protein 1g 2%
Fat 4g 6%
Saturated Fat 1g 5%
Sodium 428mg 18%
Potassium 9mg 0%
Fiber 1g 4%
Sugar 1g 2%
Vitamin A 84IU 2%
Vitamin C 1mg 1%
Calcium 13mg 1%
Iron 1mg 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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