Provençal Toasts: Tapenade

Name: Provençal Toasts: Tapenade
Ingredients: ½ cup olive oil, or a little more; 2 anchovy fillets, well rinsed; 2 garlic cloves, chopped; 1 cup pitted Niçoise olives; Salt and pepper to taste

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

A Platter of Figs and Other Recipes

By David Tanis

Published 2008

About

This is the simplest olive paste. For a version with more complex flavors, see Olive Relish.

Ingredients

1 cup pitted Niçoise olives
2 anchovy fillets, well rinsed
2 garlic cloves, chopped</

Side dish
Summer
Gluten-free

Method

Grind all the ingredients to a fine paste in a blender or food processor. Scrape the paste into a bowl, taste, and adjust the seasoning. Thin with a little more olive oil if you like.