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Green Olive Tapenades @ProvenceCook

Green and Black Olive Tapenades

Two easy recipes for tapenades -- one green and one black
Course Appetizer
Cuisine French
Servings 6 People

Equipment

Ingredients
  

  • 250gr (8.8oz) Green Olives
  • 250gr (8.8oz) Black Olives
  • 4 Small Anchovy fillets
  • 150gr (5.3oz) Canned White Tuna in water, drained
  • 3 tsp Capers
  • 1 bunch Fresh Basil washed
  • 1 Garlic Clove
  • 50gr (1.75oz) Pine nuts
  • 50ml (1.66fl.oz) olive oil
  • 1 loaf Fresh Baguette
  • Pepper to taste

Instructions
 

To Prepare Black Olive Tapenade

  • Remove the pits from your olives.
  • Taste one of the olives, if you find them too salty then soak in water for an hour. Drain the water and continue the the next steps.
  • In a food processor, add the anchovies, the olives, 75gr of tuna, 2 teaspoons of capers, 25ml of olive oil, handful worth of fresh basil, the garlic clove and pepper.
  • Mix the ingredients well. If your concoction does not mix well, add a little olive oil to smooth out the paste.
  • Slice and grill the baguette.
  • Spread the black olive tapenade on grilled slices of bread and serve on its own as an snack, with drinks, or with the seasoned lettuce topped with grilled sunflower seeds for a starter course.

To Prepare the Green Olive Tapenade

  • Remove the pits from your olives.
  • Taste one of the olives, if you find them too salty then soak in water for an hour. Drain the water and continue the the next steps.
  • In a food processor add the grilled pine seeds, the olives, 75gr of tuna, 1 teaspoon of capers, 25ml of olive oil, handful worth of fresh basil and pepper.
  • Pulse the ingredients in your food processor, if it does not mix well, add a little olive oil.
  • Spread the green olive tapenade on grilled slices of bread and serve on its own as an snack, with drinks, or with the seasoned lettuce topped with grilled sunflower seeds for a starter course.
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