Recipe: Tapenade from Olives and Dried Tomatoes

I’m a huge fan of olives! I love adding them on salads, couscous, rice, etc.
This is another quick and easy idea on how to serve them.

tapanade from olives and dried tomatoes

Tapenade is a very popular spread here in Europe. It can be served as an appetizer accompanied with some crackers or toasted bread, but I’ve also seen it as a topping for fish and for stuffed meat and that combination works out pretty well!

I had some dried tomatoes left at home, so I decided giving my tapenade a bit of a twist and added them. The result was delicious! You’ll wanna serve this at your next meeting or party.

Ingredients (makes around ¾ cup):
20 green olives (black olives are fine too)
4 pieces of dried tomatoes
2 tablespoons olive oil (you can also use super healthy flax seed oil) visit MonicasHealthMag for info >
½ tablespoons fresh black pepper (grains)
juice of half lemon

Procedure:
Combine all the ingredients with the help of a blender or hand mixer.
The resulting texture should be a cream or paste. Keep refrigerated in a close recipient and it should stay fine for around 2 weeks.

Enjoy!!!

Vanessa Sue Smith

Hi, I’m Vanessa, part-time geek, born in Panama, living in Belgium. Cooking is one of my favorite hobbies and, fortunately, also the way I make a living. I’m a down-to-earth hobby cook and I try to keep my recipes simple, using accessible ingredients. Find more of my recipes (vegetarian, sweet, pasta’s, etc.) on my blog: www.food.vanevalentine.com