Tapenade
Updated May 21, 2024
- Total Time
- 10 minutes
- Prep Time
- 5 minutes
- Cook Time
- 5 minutes
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Ingredients
- 2small garlic cloves, roughly chopped
- 3anchovies, roughly chopped
- 2tablespoons salted capers, rinsed, drained and roughly chopped
- ¾cup pitted black olives (such as Niçoise or Kalamata) or green olives (such as Picholine or Lucques), roughly chopped
- ¼cup extra-virgin olive oil
- Freshly ground black pepper
Nutritional analysis per serving (6 servings)
105 calories; 11 grams fat; 2 grams saturated fat; 0 grams trans fat; 8 grams monounsaturated fat; 1 gram polyunsaturated fat; 1 gram carbohydrates; 0 grams dietary fiber; 0 grams sugars; 1 gram protein; 265 milligrams sodium
Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.
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Preparation
- Step 1
If using a mortar and pestle, place the garlic in a mortar and grind until a rough paste forms. Add the anchovies and capers, and pound them, scraping the sides of the mortar often, until they are smashed into a mostly smooth paste. Add the olives and pound into a slightly chunky paste. Slowly add the oil, 1 tablespoon at a time, smashing until it’s all combined. Season with pepper.
- Step 2
If using a food processor, place the garlic in the bowl and pulse until finely chopped, scraping the sides of the bowl as necessary with a flexible spatula. Add the anchovies and capers, and pulse, scraping the sides often, until they are finely ground. Add the olives and pulse until a slightly chunky paste forms. With the food processor running, slowly pour in the oil until it’s all combined, stopping to scrape once or twice. Season with pepper.
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No need to pre-chop anything. Just throw it all into a blender or food processor and give it a quick blitz or two. Don’t over blend. Lemon juice or zest helps lighten the taste a bit. And yes, rinse and drain all olives, capers, and anchovies before processing. Otherwise delicious.
Hi, you can omit the anchovies completely, you won't notice the difference and it will remain fresh longer in the fridge. Do please see my note. Enjoy.
Capers are the essential ingredient. The name refers to them.
doubled this recipe, and the anchovies neary blew me away. I didn't try it without doubling it, so I don't know if the original recipe was ok, but I would recommend not putting as much of the anchovies as required. It was waaaay too fishy. I had to double that recipe just to get the fishiness away.
I added lemon zest and a few blanched almonds as suggested to temper the extreme saltiness. I think it would be delicious with a hard boiled egg crumbled on top and plan to do this when I serve it.
Flat. The first tapenade I made was from a recipe in the Silver Palate cookbook. Tuna. Green olives. Lemon juice. These are a few of the additional ingredients from that recipe. Made that the first time in the early '80s. Still remember it!