Tapenade is nectar to the gods, vegemite for grownups and a marvellous stimulator of your thirst, appetite and other base passions. Not to be consumed in the presence of minors.
Don't be to fussy about exact quantities. Blend the ingredients in a kitchen processor, but don't overdo it, some texture is good. Keep back some of the oil and adjust the acid oil balance at the end.
Some variations. You can use a little English mustard to warm things up. You can use red wine vinegar instead of the lemon juice. A teaspoon of horseradish will add just another layer of complexity to the flavour.
Serving. Just spread it onto some French stick sliced into rounds. For a real indulgence you can spread some lightly toasted ciabacca bread with a soft goat cheese. Then spread on some tapenade and top with slices of ripe tomato and maybe a fresh basil leaf. I also enjoy a sandwich made with ripe tomatoes and tapenade between slices of white Italian bread.
A generous spoon of tapenade can enliven a meal of grilled or steamed fish. Or perhaps you can stir it through some freshly cooked pasta like you would use pesto.
Tapenade will keep in a jar in the fridge for a couple of weeks in the unlikely event that you don't eat it all at once.
The name tapenade comes from the Provencal word for caper, so these are one of the non negotiable ingredients, the others being garlic, olives and anchovies. If you see commercial tapenades without these ingredients forget about them.
If you look in gourmet food stores you can find all sorts of products called tapenade, I have seen such things as sundried tomato tapenade, green olive tapenade, or even black olive tapenade. But it is much, much better to make your own.
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Serving Size: 1 recipe (562g) | ||
Recipe Makes: 4 | ||
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Calories: 1270 | ||
Calories from Fat: 907 (71%) | ||
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Amt Per Serving | % DV | |
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Total Fat 100.8g | 134 % | |
Saturated Fat 14.9g | 75 % | |
Monounsaturated Fat 67.7g | ||
Polyunsanturated Fat 13.2g | ||
Cholesterol 144.6mg | 44 % | |
Sodium 9034.1mg | 312 % | |
Potassium 1131.2mg | 30 % | |
Total Carbohydrate 26.3g | 8 % | |
Dietary Fiber 10.5g | 42 % | |
Sugars, other 15.7g | ||
Protein 56.1g | 80 % | |
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Calories per serving: 1270
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