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gray bowl full of green olive tapenade a topped with fresh parsley leaves.
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Best Green Olive Tapenade

Servings: 6
Author: Jen Hansard
Prep Time5 minutes
Total Time5 minutes
Whether you love olive tapenade or are a newbie to this delicious appetizer, you need to try the best Green Olive Tapenade. It's salty, herby and oh so delicious on a crostini. And it only takes 5 minutes to make, so what are you waiting for?!

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Castelvetrano olives pitted
  • ½ cup Kalamata olives pitted
  • ¼ cup fresh flat-leaf parsley
  • 2 tablespoons fresh basil leaves
  • 1 tablespoon capers drained
  • 2 garlic cloves peeled
  • 2 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
  • Zest of 1 lemon finely grated
  • ⅛ tsp ground black pepper
  • ⅛ tsp red pepper flakes
  • ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil

Ingredients for Crostini:

Instructions

  • In a food processor, combine olives, herbs, capers, garlic, lemon juice and zest, black pepper, and red pepper flakes, if using. Pulse until coarsely chopped.
  • Drizzle the olive oil over the mixture and pulse a few more times until a chunky paste forms. Be careful not to overdo it. The tapenade should have some texture and not be smooth.
  • Taste and season with pepper. Transfer to a bowl and scoop 1 tbsp on top of a crostini toasts, when ready.

Make the Crostini Toasts:

  • Preheat oven to 400˚F with a rack in the center of the oven lined with parchment paper.
  • Cut toasts into 1/2” thick slices, slicing diagonally.
  • Mix minced garlic clove with olive oil.
  • Arrange toasts on the prepared baking sheet and brush the garlic infused olive oil on both sides of toasts and bake at 400˚F for 5 minutes then broil on high heat for 1 to 2 minutes or until the edges are golden brown.

Notes

  • You can purchase crostini in the bakery section of most grocery stores if you prefer.
  • Don't add additional salt until you've tasted the final result. Since many ingredients are already packaged in a salty brine, you don't want to ruin the flavor by adding too much!
  • You can use this as a sandwich spread, dip or topping for pasta. 

Nutrition

Calories: 464kcal, Carbohydrates: 64g, Protein: 13g, Fat: 18g, Saturated Fat: 3g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g, Monounsaturated Fat: 11g, Sodium: 1357mg, Potassium: 200mg, Fiber: 4g, Sugar: 6g, Vitamin A: 393IU, Vitamin C: 6mg, Calcium: 160mg, Iron: 5mg