Category Archives: French

My friend Christine makes this amazing tappenade that I always make her bring to parties. Unfortunately, I can’t have her make it for me every time I want it, so I came up with this proximity — though, I still think hers is better!

This is a simple recipe that you can easily whiz up in a food processor (or one of my favorite appliances, mini food processor.) The ingredients are pretty easy to get at your grocery store’s olive bar and takes less time to make than it does to read this recipe.

Sundried Tomato and Olive Tappenade

¾ pint mixed olives and roasted red peppers from olive bar*
3-4 sundried tomatoes packed in oil
½ tsp. dried thyme
¼ tsp. dried rosemary
¼ tsp. red pepper flakes
½ shallot

Toss all of the ingredients into a food processor or blender. Whiz until the ingredients make a smooth paste. Serve with pita bread, pita chips, or crostini.

* I used a combination of kalamata olives, green olives, and a whole roasted red pepper. No pits in the olives, of course!