Provencale Tapenade - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    3 1/2 cups olives, such as kalamata, pitted
    1/2 cup capers, rinsed and drained
    2 ounces anchovy fillets, do not drain (in oil)
    2 garlic cloves, crushed
    1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
    2 tablespoons olive oil
    2 teaspoons lemon juice
    2 tablespoons fresh basil, chopped, divided
    1/8 teaspoon black pepper, fresh ground
Preparation
    combine all ingredients (1 tbsp basil) in a food processor.
    pulse into a spreadable paste, and stir in black pepper.
    just before serving, add in remaining 1 tbsp basil leaves.
    keeps 2 weeks, covered.

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