Easy Olive Tapenade Recipe

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I attribute much of my culinary adventures and risk-taking to my travels abroad. My mother recalls a picky child and an even pickier teenager so it always causes her to do a double take when she sees me putting together Quinoa, Black Bean and Corn Stuffed Avocados or Vegetarian Meatballs.

France is one of my favorite countries in all of Europe and during my last visit, I spent some time exploring Provence, a region in the southern part of the country a warm, dry Mediterranean climate. Olives are prominent in the region and make their way into many local dishes, including the widely popular Tapenade. Traditionally enjoyed as an hors d’œuvre, Tapenade is comprised of finely chopped or pureed olives, capers, anchovies, and olive oil and often spread on bread or crackers. Since I still haven’t acquired a taste for anchovies, I decided to adapt the traditional Tapenade recipe.

Garlic, vinegar or lemon juice, and herbs are often added to enhance the flavor of this spread. I opted to keep it simple by adding a just a touch of lemon juice and a few cloves of garlic. I also used a combination of black and Kalamata olives from Pearls Olives to Go!

Musco Family Olive Co., the brand behind the latest single-serving innovation, is making it even easier for families to snack by offering ready-to-eat pitted olives in smaller portion sizes. Like most olives, Pearls Olives to Go! are free from gluten, dairy, sugar, cholesterol, trans fats and GMOs.  All Walmart stores carry Black Ripe Pitted varieties and select locations offer Kalamata, Stuffed Pimiento and Sliced Black Ripe Olives.

Many people prefer to simply enjoy olives as a snack, but I prefer to utilize them in recipes like salads, pizzas, pastas, and more. I absolutely love the idea of hearty toppings on breads (as opposed to just butter) so I recreated the traditional Tapenade Recipe and picked up a loaf of Walmart’s Marketside French Bread and the result was delicious and savory.

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Easy Olive Tapenade

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup Black Ripe Pitted Olives
• 1/4 cup Kalamata Olives
• 2 cloves of garlic minced
• 1 tsp capers drained
• 1 tbs lemon juice
• 1 tbs olive oil

Instructions

1. Combine all ingredients in a food processor
2. Pulse until mixture is chunky but not pureed
3. Serve with fresh French Bread

If you visit Olives.com, you’ll find a handful of inspired recipes. You can also visit my fellow Walmart Moms for their own Olive-Inspired Recipes.

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Caryn Bailey

Caryn is a NICU nurse by day, blogger by night and mom 24/7. She savors the warm Southern California sun and loves to travel, shopping, baking, reading and frequenting her local tea room. Caryn created the column Lavishly Green for Peekaboo Picks Magazine to share her best tips for going green in style, she is the Former editor for Family Review Network, former OC Family Magazine online contributor, former Orange County Moms Blog contributor, former Evenflo Savvy Parent contributor, former member of the Totsy Advisory Board and former freelance writer for CBS Los Angeles.

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