Moroccan Green Olive Tapenade

 

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup pitted, cured green olives
  • 1 clove garlic
  • 1 tbsp harissa
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • 1 tbsp parsley
  • 1/4 cup olive oil

Special Equipments: Can use food processor or immersion blender, but possible to do by hand 

 Instructions:

  1. Roughly chop 1 clove garlic and 1 cup green olives
  2. Add chopped garlic and olives, 1 tbsp harissa, 1 tbsp lemon juice, 1 tbsp parsley, and 1/4 cup olive oil to food processor if using. Pulse/blend/stir until combined into a paste

Yield: About 2 cups

Source: The Mediterranean Table

Tips:

Original recipe called for fresh parsley. We didn't have any on hand and I wasn't about to buy a whole thing of it for 1 tbsp so I used dried.  This is the only time I've tried tapenade so I don't know how much this compromised but it tasted good to me.

I used an immersion blender for this. The recipe says to use a food processor ideally, but can be done by hand.

Description:

The picture in this post is from a charcuterie board that Lee-Anne and I made for a belated Valentine's Day dinner. We couldn't properly celebrate because it came the day after my mother and brother had to vacate their apartment due to their building being set on fire. We booked a hotel room a couple of weeks out from the event, which is where this picture was taken. We've been hosting my family since, so this was a way to get out and have some privacy.

You could omit the harissa and it would still be tapenade, but the ingredient is what makes it Moroccan. Lee-Anne and I are going to a Moroccan-themed potluck this month. I'm planning on making something different which requires more prep, but this is a solid backup option if my primary dish doesn't work out. 

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Macaroni Corn Casserole

Image
  Ingredients: 1 cup elbow macaroni 1 cup grated Velveeta cheese 1/2 cup butter 1 can corn 1 can creamed corn 1 lb ground meat cooking oil for frying Instructions Preheat oven to 350 F Grate 1 cup Velveeta cheese Brown ground meat in frying pan with cooking oil In baking dish, mix together cheese, ground meat, 1 cup elbow macaroni, 1 can corn (do not drain), 1 can creamed corn Cover in tinfoil and bake for 1/2 hour Remove tinfoil and bake for another 15 min Yield: A casserole dish worth of food Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szgDBPW_dUo&t=364s Tips: My mom made this. She added the ground meat. The original recipe didn't give a temperature to set the oven to, but we did 350 since it seemed standard. It also said to bake it in tinfoil for 1/2 an hour and then put it back in, but it didn't say for how long while uncovered. I thought maybe an equivalent time, but it was done earlier. The link is a video by someone with ADHD, so the inconsistency makes sense. The simpli...
Read more

Huángjīn Pàocài (Golden Pickled Cabbage)

Image
  Ingredients: 1/4 cabbage 1 tbsp salt 2 carrots 1 small apple 3 cloves garlic 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper 1/3 cup fermented bean curd 100 ml apple cider vinegar 2 tbsp sesame oil Instructions: Coarsely chop 1/4 head cabbage, core an apple Put cabbage in a bowl and add 1 tbsp salt. Mixing until cabbage softens. Let sit 30 min In a food processor, add rest of indredients: 2 carrots, 1 apple, 3 cloves garlic, 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper, 1/3 cup fermented bean curd, 100 ml apple cider vinegar, and 2 tbsp sesame oil. Blend into a puree  Gently squeeze cabbage to remove excess water Add marinade to bowl with cabbage, mixing to ensure it's evenly coated Let marinate in fridge for a few hours for better flavour Special Equipment: Food processor or immersion blender Source: Edited a bit from https://www.beryl.nyc/index.php/2025/04/16/huangjin-paocai/#rec-sec Yield: 1 quart jar Tips: Original recipe specified Korean cabbage. We got one, but to our palettes it didn't make an appreciable dif...
Read more

Little Brother Beef Enchiladas

Image
Ingredients: 1 yellow onion 1/3 cup cheddar cheese 2 lb ground beef 2 tbsp tomato paste 3 tbsp smoked paprika 2 tbsp ground cumin 1 tsp chili flakes 1 beef stock cube, can substitute with 1 tsp powder, or 1 cup stock 1/2 tsp garlic powder 1 pack of large tortillas Salt & pepper to taste Olive oil for cooking Cherry tomatoes, for garnish Fresh coriander, for garnish Green onions, for garnish Instructions: Preheat oven to 400 F Set a kettle of water to boil Dice1 yellow onion, grate 1/3 cup cheddar cheese In a large pan, add a bit of olive oil and bring to med heat Once heated, add chopped onion with a generous pinch of salt Cook for five min, or until onion is translucent While onion is cooking, dissolve 1 beef stock cube, or 1 tsp bouillon powder with 200 ml boiled water Add 2 tbsp tomato paste to beef stock, stirring to combine To the pan, add 2 lb ground beef, 2 tbsp ground cumin, 3 tbsp smoked paprika, 1/2 tsp garlic powder, and 1 tsp chili flakes Mix well, bring element to high...
Read more