This olive pepper tapenade has bold, briny flavor. A quick and easy appetizer recipe with a short, whole food ingredient list of pantry staples. Tapenade is perfect for that last minute snack.
recipe originally published April 5, 2011
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Why you'll love this recipe
If you love the bold, briny flavor of olives and the sweetness of roasted red pepper, you will love this olive pepper tapenade. This classic appetizer is popular in countries all over Europe, and we love to serve it with other tapas style snacks.
This is a super quick recipe made from pantry ingredients you may have in your kitchen right now! This is one of those recipes I am making at the last minute before people arrive at our house...
How to use and serve tapenade
Olive pepper tapenade is a fantastic appetizer on its own. You can serve it with toasted baguette slices, crackers, and dipping vegetables like endive and radish coins.
We love to pair this tapenade recipe with an equally tasty appetizers like roasted artichoke hummus, small bowls of Marcona almonds, fresh veggies, and garlic white bean dip.
Tapenade can also add extra flavor to a sandwich, burger or wrap, or replace some of the veggies in these vegan egg bites.
To follow a flavor theme, serve this appetizer before a flavorful Mediterranean lentil salad, this super easy white bean antipasto salad, or a bright bowl of tomato orange soup.
How long does homemade tapenade last?
Olives have a surprisingly long refrigerator shelf life! For maximum flavor and freshness, I suggest enjoying this olive tapenade within a week.
Refrigerate in a glass container with a tightly fitting lid.
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Olive Pepper Tapenade
A quick and easy appetizer with bold, briny flavor. Tapenade is perfect for that last minute snack.
Ingredients
- 1 cup Castelvetrano olives / green olives
- 7.8 ounces roasted red pepper (drained weight of a 12 ounce jar)
- 2 cloves garlic
- 2 tablespoons capers
- 1 ½ tablespoons olive oil
- ½ tablespoon red wine vinegar
Instructions
- Chop the olives and pepper uniformly; finely mince garlic cloves.
- Leave capers whole, mix with olives, peppers and garlic. Stir in olive oil and vinegar.
- Serve with toasted crostini, pita, veggies and hummus.
Notes
How to use and serve tapenade
Olive pepper tapenade is a fantastic appetizer on its own. You can serve it with toasted baguette slices, crackers, and dipping vegetables like endive and radish coins. We love to pair this tapenade recipe with an equally tasty roasted artichoke hummus or garlic white bean dip.
Tapenade can also add extra flavor to a sandwich, burger or wrap, or replace some of the veggies in these vegan egg bites.
To follow a flavor theme, serve this appetizer before a flavorful Mediterranean lentil salad, this super easy white bean antipasto salad, or a bright bowl of tomato orange soup.
How long does homemade tapenade last?
For maximum flavor and freshness, I suggest enjoying this olive tapenade within four days.
Refrigerate in a glass container with a tightly fitting lid.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield:
6Serving Size:
¼ cupAmount Per Serving: Calories: 139Total Fat: 9gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 539mgCarbohydrates: 4gFiber: 3gSugar: 1gProtein: 2g
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Katie says
This looks, quite simply, DIVINE.
spabettie says
thanks, Katie! we ended up MIXING it with the hummus - SO good!
Christin@purplebirdblog says
I am a huge chips and salsa fan. And hummus... ohhhh the hummus! 🙂
spabettie says
me too... love some spicy pineapple salsa with crunchy awesome chips!
Lisa says
That looks so yummy! My fave is usually bruschetta or chips and guac. I love most appetizers though. I could definitely live on them 🙂
spabettie says
oh, I could too, Lisa B! 😀 I love bruschetta - I think we DO live on it during the summer!
Betty @ scrambled hen fruit says
I love the happy hour idea. 🙂 I'm ravenous when I get home, and a healthy snack keeps me from overdoing it at supper. This tapenade looks great. 🙂
spabettie says
thank you, Betty! yeah, I think I like my Happy Hour at Home... it's going to become a thing... 😉
Dorry says
Yummmmm! I love olive tapenades. I'll have to make this! Hmmm - I like chips and guacamole or veg & hummus. But I like those both so much, I've been known to fill up on the appetizer and have no room for the meal!
spabettie says
me too! I have made a meal out of hummus, olives and cucumbers! 😀
Leanne @ Healthful Pursuit says
looks so delicious! I totally forgot that I was supposed to make pasta tonight. I was thinking about it all day but the minute I got home I ate 1 mango, kale chips, and a handful of raw buckwheat. doh! Better luck tomorrow.
My favorite appetizer is... bacon wrapped figs. (with pistachios inside!)
spabettie says
oh, no! 🙂 well, what you ended up having sounds good too 🙂 I LOVE bacon wrapped figs... SO good!