Black Olive Tapenade with crackers is a great no-cook appetizer or a nice addition to Tapas night. With it’s delicious salty flavor, this easy to make spread will soon be a favorite in your house.
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A great party appetizer
The baby shower gave me my first opportunity to make tapenade, and I thought it was delish.
The mommy-to-be loves black olives, so I thought this would be a fun and different appetizer for the party.
Everyone, including Maria, said they loved it too!
Tapenade
According to Wikipedia: “Tapenade is a Provençal dish consisting of puréed or finely chopped olives, capers, anchovies and olive oil.
Its name comes from the Provençal word for capers, tapenas. It is a popular food in the south of France, where it is generally eaten as an hors d’œuvre, spread on bread.”
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Black Olive Tapenade Recipe
Black olive tapenade
Ingredients
- 2 garlic cloves roughly chopped
- ¼ cup chopped fresh basil leaves
- 1 can sliced black olives (6 ounces) drained and rinsed
- ¼ cup olive oil
- ¼ cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
Instructions
- Puree garlic and basil in a food processor. Add olives, oil, and cheese, and pulse to a smooth, thick paste.
- Serve with crackers or bread for spreading.
Notes
Store in fridge for up to 2 days.
Nutrition
Nutritional information is based on third-party calculations, and should be considered estimates. Actual nutritional content will vary based on brands used, measuring methods, portion sizes, and more.
Great receipe but need to edit it by showing how much it makes.
Leslie, I’ve made this a couple of times, but because I serve it as a spread at a party it’s really hard to say how many people it serves. Some people take a lot, some people take a little. It make a nice serving for a party.
Thank you very much for the recipe, I love any type of tapenade with an olive oil base. This is a light, tasty, and healthy option, it tasted fantastic too!
I will definitely keep looking over the recipe when I have guests over. One thing I would recommend to increase the quality of the article, making it really useful for your readers would be to add nutrition facts to your dishes!
There are many sources that show the nutrition facts for ingredients like olive oil and garlic. It even lists the vitamins and mineral contents for any ingredient which would be super useful!
Thank you again for the fantastic olive oil tapenade recipe.
Regards,
Christopher Karam