Recipe: La Tapenade
Tapenade is a French spread from Provence consisting of puréed or finely
chopped olives, capers and anchovies. Its name comes from the provencal word for capers tapenas. It is a popular food, especially
in the south of France where it is generally eaten as a appetiser spread on bread, or stired though pasta.
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Serves: 2 people
Prep time: 20 min
Difficulty: Easy
Ingredients
- 175 g green olives, pitted
- 160 g black Italian olives, pitted
- 6 sun-dried tomato halves
- 1 Roma tomato
- 2 tsp baby capers
- 1 garlic clove
- 2 anchovy fillets
- 1 small French shallot
- 80 ml olive oil, plus extra for brushing
- 1 lemon, juiced
- 1 pinch ground black pepper
- ¼ tsp chilli flakes
- 1 small handful basil leaves, torn
-
4 slices sourdough
Instructions
- Finely chop the olives, tomatoes, capers, garlic, anchovies and shallot and place in a bowl.
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Add the oil, lemon juice, pepper, chilli flakes and basil and stir to combine. Taste and adjust the seasoning
if necessary.
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Preheat a chargrill pan over high heat. Brush the bread with olive oil and grill on both sides until golden.
Spoon the tapenade onto the grilled bread and serve immediately.
A recipe from SBS Food by Adam Liaw
Source Wikipedia
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