Saturday, July 5, 2008

Black Olive Tepenade


We fell in love with black olive tepenade on the cruise and ever since have wanted to understand how to make it ourselves.
Here goes ....

INGREDIENTS
3 cloves garlic, peeled
1 cup pitted black olives
3 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
2 tablespoons lemon juice
2 tablespoons olive oil
salt and pepper to taste
2 tablespoons capers (I did not add them)

DIRECTIONS
Place the garlic cloves into a blender or food processor; pulse to mince. Add the olives, (capers) parsley, lemon juice, and olive oil Blend until everything is finely chopped. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

I served this with warm ciabatta bread with olive oil and balsamic vinegar dip.