Black Olive Tapenade Food

BLACK OLIVE TAPENADE

Steps:

• In a food processor, pulse olives until coarsely chopped.
• Add capers, garlic, thyme and dijon mustard; puree.
• Move to a mixing bowl.
• Add lemon juice and pepper to taste to pureed mixture. Stir in parsley.
• Serve with slices of toasted French bread. Enjoy!

BLACK OLIVE TAPENADE

Steps:

• Mix all the ingredients together.
• Serve warm or cold.

BLACK AND GREEN OLIVE TAPENADE

Steps:

• For the goat cheese: Combine the parsley, chives, thyme, and pepper and place on a flat surface. Roll the log of cheese in the mixture, coating all sides and retaining the shape of the log. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate until needed. Yield: 1 log
• For the tapenade: In a food processor, combine all the ingredients, except the olive oil and crostini. Using the pulse button, process until coarsely chopped and well blended. Continue to process, slowly adding the olive oil. Refrigerate in a covered container. Spread on homemade crostini, recipe follows.
• Preheat the oven to 250 degrees F.
• In a pot of boiling water, blanch tomatoes. Drain and refresh in ice water. Drain. Peel, core, cut into quarters, and remove seeds.
• Line a baking tray with parchment paper and arrange the tomato quarters on the tray, cut side down. Drizzle generously with olive oil. Sprinkle with thyme and garlic. In a small bowl, combine salt, pepper and sugar, and sprinkle evenly over the tomatoes.
• Bake until the tomatoes begin to shrivel, about 1 hour. When the tomatoes are cool enough to handle, transfer to a container. Pour olive oil over and cover the container. Refrigerate and use as needed.
• Yield: 1 1/4 cups
• Arrange the bread slices in a baking tray. Brush with olive oil and bake in a preheated 350 degree F. oven for 6 to 8 minutes. Allow to cool, then rub with garlic clove. For each of the crostini, spread 1 tablespoon Herbed Goat Cheese and top with 1 teaspoon Black and Green Olive Tapenade.
• Yield: 2 servings

OLIVE TAPENADE

Steps:

• In a food processor, combine the green and black olives, anchovy if using, oregano, garlic and lemon juice and pulse, stopping to scrape down the sides as needed, until everything is a coarse paste. Drizzle in the olive oil while pulsing until combined.
• Serve with crackers or toast.

BLACK OLIVE TAPENADE

Steps:

• Pit the olives, chop the garlic and put in food processor with parsley. Pulse to a rough paste while you pour in the olive oil. Add pepper to taste.

TAPENADE

Steps:

• Thoroughly rinse the olives in cool water. Place all ingredients in the bowl of a food processor. Process to combine, stopping to scrape down the sides of the bowl, until the mixture becomes a coarse paste, approximately 1 to 2 minutes total. Transfer to a bowl and serve.

BLACK AND GREEN OLIVE TAPENADE

Steps:

• Put all ingredients in a bowl. Mix well and add pepper to your desired taste.

BLACK OLIVE TAPENADE

Steps:

• Blitz all the ingredients except the thyme in a small food processor. Season with black pepper then transfer to a jar or serving dish and scatter over the thyme leaves if using. Keeps in the fridge for 3 days.

ANCHOVY FREE BLACK OLIVE TAPENADE

Steps:

• Add all ingredients to blender or food processor.
• Puree until smooth.

BLACK OLIVE AND FIG TAPENADE

Steps:

• This is a very easy recipe. Simply add the olives, dried figs (softened - microwave them with a bit of water), and capers in a food processor. Add the anchovy paste, garlic, and fresh herbs. Pulsate until semi pureed, but still chunky.

BLACK AND GREEN OLIVE TAPENADE

Steps:

• In a food processor, combine all the ingredients except the olive oil. Using the pulse button, process until coarsely chopped and well blended. Continue to process, slowly adding the olive oil. Refrigerate in a covered container. Use as needed.
• To prepare ahead:
• Tapenade will keep up to 1 week, refrigerated, in a covered container.

ANOTHER BLACK OLIVE TAPENADE RECIPE

Steps:

• Place all ingredients in a food processor and whizz until smooth.
• Taste, and season with salt & freshly ground pepper if desired.