Kalamata Green Olive Tapenade
So many delicious things come in small little bowls. Olives are one of my favorite snacks and I put them in sauces and dishes quite often since they have healthy fats and taste so darn good! I use olives and their brine as a salt replacement in soups on occasion for a unique flavor or I top them with a spoonful of olive tapenade as a garnish. Olive tapenade is a marvelous multipurpose medley of salty, lemony goodness.
For this kalamata green olive tapenade, I mixed a variety of green olives with kalamata as they each have a unique flavor. Blended together, they are simply heaven! Combined with a touch of lemon, capers and parsley, a mixed olive tapenade is an easy go-to dip for veggies or a spread on crackers or sandwiches.
I recently found a super fun recipe book called Not Your Mama’s Canning Book which has me all inspired to venture out beyond the typical jams and tomato sauces. I’m totally going to try canning this olive tapenade for easy gift giving and ready-to-go, no prep appetizers!! Wish me luck 😉
- 1 cup mixed olives (kalamata, nicoise, picholine, etc)
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 tablespoon capers
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon fresh parsley (or try a combo of parsley, basil and oregano)
- sprinkle of black pepper
- Place all ingredients in a food processor and process until desired consistency.
- Use tapenade as a dip or spread for appetizers. Also delicious as a soup garnish or on meats, pizza, sandwiches and burgers!
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Did your attempt to can the olive tapenade work out? If so, water bath or pressure cooker? How long for 4 Oz jelly jars or 8 Oz half pints?
Hi! I actually never got around to trying it yet… I have a friend who coincidently asked today if I could can some for her so I am planning to try to pressure can this one in the 8oz/half pint jars. Based on what I’ve researched, I plan to remove the olive oil for canning (the oil makes it questionably unsafe so removing it for safety). I’ll just stir the oil in when I serve it instead. The 4oz jars are too small to effectively pressure can so I’m going with half pints. I plan to pressure can at 10 lbs pressure for 35 min (weighted gauge) based on my altitude (just under 1000 ft).