11 homemade tapenade Recipes

diced tomatoes with italian seasonings , undraned, dried and cooked) white beans (cannellini, navy or great nothern), undrained, italian sausage, ground, onion, chopped, garlic, minced, fresh italian herbs, minced (or sub 1t dried), tapenade(jarred or homemade...you can use olive, pepper or tomato based, whatever you have, or is your preference. i used olive), ricotta cheese, kosher or sea salt and fresh ground black pepper, cooked pasta (penne, cavelletti, etc), fresh parmesan for garnish , if desired

whole chicken , about 3 1/2 to 4 lb, gutted, kosher salt, lemon, thyme sprigs, for stuffing chicken, pitted, green olives, plus more for stuffing chicken, pitted black olives , preferably oil-cured, plus more for stuffing chicken, canola oil, shallot, peeled and roughly chopped, whiskey (recommended : jack daniels), extra-virgin olive oil , plus 2 tbsp if needed, unsalted butter, softened, sea salt

fresh mozzarella cheese , cut into 1/4 inch thick slices, roasted bell peppers, drained, tapenade or 2 tbsp pesto sauce, store bought or homemade (more or less to your taste), coarse salt, pepper, olive oil, sandwich bread

baguette, fresh , long, fruity virgin olive oil, basil pesto, preferably homemade (or olive tapenade, or use the two pestos on alternate bruschetta slices), red- ripe tomato, sweet onion, salt , maldon is nicest, black pepper, brie cheese or camembert cheese

baquette , about 26 inches long, sliced on the diagonal into 1/3-inch thick slices, homemade herb oil , recipe follows, store bought olive tapenade

vegetable oil spray, all-purpose flour, approximately 3 1/2 cups, baking powder, pitted, roughly chopped mixed olives, approximately 2 cups, store bought or homemade tapenade , recipe follows, eggs, beaten, olive oil, whole milk, honey, kosher salt, pitted mixed olives, anchovy fillets, rinsed, garlic, minced, capers, fresh basil leaves, freshly squeezed lemon juice, extra-virgin olive oil

flat anchovy fillets, rinsed and drained, milk, homemade-type white bread , torn into pieces, kalamata oives or other brine-cured black olives, pitted and chopped, yolks from 2 hard-boiled large eggs, drained capers, fresh lemon juice, garlic clove, minced, dijon-style mustard, olive oil, white icicle radishes, peeled and halved lengthwise

pie pastry recipe, raw unbaked, homemade or storebought pastry, sweet or savory , some ideas below or use your own, chopped sun dried tomatoes, grated cheddar or other cheese cheese, olive tapenade ( olive spread ), chopped chives or other herbs, chopped procuitto or other deli meats, fine chopped apricots, candied ginger finely chopped, chopped pecans or other nuts, cinnamon and sugar

spaghetti (i used fresh ni from a local pasta company), extra-virgin olive oil, grated parmesan cheese (i substituted grana padano), tapenade (olive paste-homemade is best!), gorgonzola, crumbles (you can substitute other similar cheese. i didn tsp have gorgonzola on hand & subbed 1/4 cup. feta.)