Thursday, September 1, 2011

Cooking : Best Tapenade Ever

Ingredients
2 cups pimiento-stuffed green olives
1/2 cup pitted black olives
1 (6 ounce) jar marinated artichoke hearts, undrained
2 hot banana peppers, seeded and cut into pieces
1 red bell pepper, seeded and coarsely chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 tablespoons capers, drained and chopped
1/2 teaspoon dried basil
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1/4 cup olive oil

Directions
In a food processor or blender, chop green olives, black olives, and artichoke hearts in batches until just spreadable; pour into a mixing bowl. Puree banana peppers and red bell pepper until just spreadable; mix into olive mixture.
Stir in garlic, capers, basil, lemon juice, and olive oil until well blended. Tapenade will keep in refrigerator for up to 1 week.

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