Make your own olive pate or tapenade

[okra]

Make your own olive pate or tapenade which is great spread on crackers, fresh bread, on pitta bread or used when making pizza's. Our recipe is vegetarian but you can add anchovies or other ingredients such as hot peppers or sun dried tomatoes for a different flavour. The following recipe makes about a cup and a half full and will keep in the fridge for 2-3 weeks.

(1) Remove the stones from a mix of black and green olives - enough for a cup full.

(2) Peel and cut finely two cloves of garlic

(3) Cut finely a sprig of parsley, some basil and chives

(4) Place all the ingredients in a food processor and blend till fine

(5) Add a teaspoon of lemon juice and two tablespoons of olive oil

(6) Re-blend until all ingredients until thoroughly mixed.

[bill1953]

Great recipe! Thanks

[Carltonian Man]

Copied and pasted, thanks Okra

[contadina]

Don't forget to add some capers (tapenade comes from the provençal word for capers, tapenas).