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The Spaniards got it right with tapenade. It’s the great consumer of leftover olives creating a combination snack dipper and a condiment on sandwiches.
Tapenade basically is chopped olives and mushrooms flavored by your choice of capers, anchovy fillets and garlic. The olives are marinated Mediterranean types in black and green.
It’s important for the flavors to balance, so make it a day ahead and refrigerate it in a tight container. Tapenade should have a well-composed taste with the olives dominant.
Spanish Tapenade
4 tablespoons capers
3 anchovy fillets
1 cup olive oil
1⁄4 cup fresh lemon juice
Freshly ground black pepper
1 pound marinated Mediterranean olives, pitted and diced
1⁄2 cup mushroom stems, diced
1 small clove garlic
Salt and pepper to taste
Finely dice drained capers and anchovies. Whisk in the oil and remaining ingredients. Refrigerate covered for at least four hours or overnight. Use within three days.
Notes: On grilled Italian bread bites, this makes a perfect appetizer at a cocktail party. Or use as a condiment on cream cheese sandwiches.
The Spaniards got it right with tapenade. It’s the great consumer of leftover olives creating a combination snack dipper and a condiment on sandwiches.
Tapenade basically is chopped olives and mushrooms flavored by your choice of capers, anchovy fillets and garlic. The olives are marinated Mediterranean types in black and green.
It’s important for the flavors to balance, so make it a day ahead and refrigerate it in a tight container. Tapenade should have a well-composed taste with the olives dominant.
Spanish Tapenade
4 tablespoons capers
3 anchovy fillets
1 cup olive oil
1⁄4 cup fresh lemon juice
Freshly ground black pepper
1 pound marinated Mediterranean olives, pitted and diced
1⁄2 cup mushroom stems, diced
1 small clove garlic
Salt and pepper to taste
Finely dice drained capers and anchovies. Whisk in the oil and remaining ingredients. Refrigerate covered for at least four hours or overnight. Use within three days.
Notes: On grilled Italian bread bites, this makes a perfect appetizer at a cocktail party. Or use as a condiment on cream cheese sandwiches.
