1061 tapenade from the silver palate cookbook Recipes

mixed olives, pitted (if your supermarket has an olive bar in their deli, this is a great place to get a nice tapenade mixture---using canned or jarred olives, drain), peppadews (or roasted red peppers or sundried tomatoes, rehydrated--your choice), garlic, capers, anchovy fillet, or a touch of paste(optional), squirt of lemon juice, fresh parsley , basil or cilantro(your choice), quality olive oil (omit this if using deli olives..you really shouldn t need it)

crostini with sun-dried-tomato tapenade, pitted kalamata olives or other brine-cured black olives, drained oil-packed sun-dried tomatoes, extra virgin olive oil, drained capers, dried oregano, french-bread baguette , cut into 1/2-inch-thick slices, extra virgin olive oil

skirt steak , cut in half crosswise, black pepper, salt, balsamic vinegar, olive oil, garlic clove, minced, green olive tapenade

greek tapenade, tilapia fillets, salt, coarsely ground black pepper, crusty chicago-style italian bread (about 1/2 inch thick), toasted, mache, tomato slices

very large romaine lettuce leaves, green olive tapenade, halibut fillets (1 in. thick ), olive oil, lemon wedges

french bread baguette, olive oil, balsamic vinegar, garlic clove, minced, pepper, olive tapenade, chopped flat-leaf parsley, garnish: green onion strips, sliced green onions

chicken broth (i like to use stock), water, dried lentils, tomatoes, chopped, onion, chopped, celery, chopped, carrot, scraped and chopped, garlic, chopped, olive oil, tomato paste, red wine vinegar, brown sugar, dried whole oregano, ground sage, pepper, ground red pepper

shrimp, peeled and deveined (about 60), jalapeno peppers, seeded and finely chopped, garlic, chopped finely, prepared horseradish, cracked black pepper, salt, honey, canola oil, balsamic vinegar

fresh herbs (oregano, chives, thyme, tarragon, dill, basil, parsley), coarsely chopped, almonds, toasted and finely chopped, prepared olive tapenade, jalapeno, minced, lemon juice, toasted baguette slices

whole leg of lamb , deboned, garlic cloves, peeled and smashed, rosemary, thyme, cracked black pepper, extra-virgin olive oil, chopped garlic, chopped rosemary, chopped thyme, kosher salt and pepper, tapenade , recipe follows, water, pitted nicoise olive or pitted kalamatas, garlic, lemon juice, shallot, peeled and chopped, capers, minced lemon peel, anchovy fillets, optional, kosher salt and black pepper, extra-virgin olive oil, chopped italian parsley

easy olive tapenade , recipe follows, mayonnaise, country-style french or italian bread, such as pugliese, rare roasted leg of lamb, thinly sliced, kosher salt, freshly ground black pepper , to taste, two or three handfuls arugula, mixed olives, pitted and minced, garlic cloves, minced, minced fresh italian parsley, minced fresh basil, minced anchovy fillet, salted capers, rinsed and dried, minced lemon zest, freshly ground black pepper , to taste, extra virgin olive oil

crescent rolls (recommended: pillsbury ), marinara sauce (recommended : prego), jack cheese, shredded (recommended : kraft), blue cheese, crumbled, olive tapenade (recommended : cantare), roasted red bell pepper, cut into strips (recommended : delallo)

salmon filet, salt and pepper to taste, olive oil, white wine, kalamata olive tapenade , recipe follows, sauteed spinach, champagne vinaigrette , recipe follows, chervil leaf for garnish, champagne vinaigrette, chicken broth, champagne vinegar, dijon mustard, shallot, minced, garlic clove, minced, olive oil, honey, salad oil, salt and white pepper to taste, tomato concasse, italian parsley, finely chopped, chervil, finely chopped, chives, finely chopped, tarragon, kalamata olives, pitted, garlic cloves, olive oil, salt to taste

ripe tomatoes, (beefsteak, yellow , and heirloom), sliced into 1/2-inch thick rounds, tapenade , recipe follows, mozzarella cheese, thinly sliced, fresh basil leaves and sprigs, for layering and for garnish, sweet basil dressing , recipe follows

red snapper, cleaned and scaled, extra-virgin olive oil, kosher salt, freshly ground black pepper, herbes de provence or 1 tsp each dried basil, thyme, and rosemary, tomatoes, cored and sliced lengthwise, 1/4-inch thick, minced fresh basil leaves, tapenade , recipe follows, sliced yellow onions, pitted nicoise or other brine-cured black olives, extra-virgin olive oil, fresh lemon juice, minced shallots, minced garlic, capers, drained, chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley, anchovy fillets, freshly ground black pepper, chopped fresh basil

extra-virgin olive oil, garlic cloves, unpeeled and crushed, rosemary sprigs, crushed and torn, thyme sprigs, crushed and torn, cracked black pepper, boneless leg of lamb, cut into 1 1/2-inch cubes, wooden skewers, sea salt, tapenade

olive oil, white balsamic vinegar, olive tapenade or minced kalamata olives, chopped fresh basil, salt, cracked black pepper, yellow and red heirloom tomatoes

english cucumber, cream cheese, softened, tapenade or ripe olive bruschetta topping, salt, heavy whipping cream, pitted greek olives , optional