Name of Recipe: Tapenade – not tested
Tablespoons are European ones, ie, 3 teaspoons
Serves: Not stated
Ingredients:150g black olives
1 tbsp capers
1 clove garlic
1 tin anchovies
5 tbsps olive oil
Black pepper
Salt
Preparation: Remove the stones from the olives.
Put them in the
with the capers, the peeled garlic, the anchovies and 2 tbsps of the oil.
Blend
15 seconds / Speed 6.
Add 3 more tbsps oil and check for salt.
Blend
3 seconds / Speed 6.
If necessary, add a little more oil until you achieve the desired texture.
Transfer the mixture to a container and grind some black pepper over the top.
Serve at room temperature.
Tips/Hints: Tapenade, also called olivada or olive paté, is a traditional dish from Provence. It is spread on toasted bread and used as an accompaniment to all sorts of dishes. There is a variation of this recipe which has more ingredients: 2 tbsps Sherry vinegar and aromatic herbs to taste. In this case the anchovies are omitted.
Origin: This is a translation of a recipe in
Salsas y Aliños con Thermomix (Susaeta Ediciones)
