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    Home » Olive tapenade recipes » Sun-dried Tomato Tapenade Recipe

    Sun-dried Tomato Tapenade Recipe

    Published: Mar 6, 2020 · Modified: Jan 4, 2021 by Adrianne · This post may contain affiliate links ·

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    Sun-Dried Tomato Tapenade with text overlay

    Sun-dried Tomato Tapenade recipe that will blow your mind!  With olives, capers, garlic and sun-dried tomatoes, this homemade tapenade is a fuss free easy appetizer! 

    Sun-dried tomato tapenade in a white bowl with toast points in the top right

    Easy starters like our Artichoke Olive Tapenade, Olive Tapenade, Easy Green Olive Tapenade, Caprese Bites and Baked Brie with garlic are all appetizer recipes with pictures and step by step instructions. Our Spinach Cob Loaf and Grazing Platter cater to feeding a crowd. Use our Easy Crostini recipe as a serving suggestion! 

    Homemade tapenade is the thing you need in life. Lazy Sundays, tapenade and wine, yes please!

    Recipes like our Coconut Prawns, vegetarian spinach dip and cranberry brie give you ideas to feed a variety of tastes!  Rocket and Cashew Pesto is a quick and easy recipe! 

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    This sun-dried tomato caper tapenade gives you a super easy and quick idea that you can whip up any time you like!  It is similar to our Black Olive Tapenade with its own distinct flavour! Serve with homemade pita chips.

    Garlic and herbs help to add flavour to this dish, the sun-dried tomato oil able to be used in place of regular olive oil. 

    Try the Sun-dried Tomato Pesto if these flavours are your thing and stir it through pasta for a quick dinner! 

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    Are Sun-dried tomatoes a healthy snack?

    Sun-dried tomatoes can be considered a healthy snack as they are packed with vitamins. However, they are most often sold preserved in oil. 

    We do reserve the oil for this recipe and add it as an ingredient, although you can use olive oil if you purchase sun-dried tomatoes in a packet without the oil. 

    Ingredients for Sun-Dried Tomato Tapenade

    This recipe uses basic ingredients, they are set out and labelled in the photo below so you can pop to the shops and grab exactly what you need! 

    Ingredients for sun-dried tomato tapenade with text overlay

    Homemade Tapenade ingredients are:

    • sun-dried tomatoes
    • oil (reserved when draining the sun-dried tomatoes)
    • parsley
    • lemon juice
    • anchovies
    • capers 
    • garlic 
    • stuffed green olives

    Grab the stuffed green olives with the red pimento inside! They are easy to find. 

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    How to make Sundried Tomato Tapenade (follow these steps): 

    The recipe can be broken down into easy steps which are shown in the photos below. There is instructions underneath so you can can follow easily.

    Process shots for sun dried tomato tapenade with text overlay
    • Add sun-dried tomatoes, pitted green olives, garlic cloves and anchovies to the food processor  (shown in photos 1-4)
    Sun-dried tomato tapenade method with text overlay
    • Followed by capers, parsley, lemon juice and olive oil (shown in photos 1-4)

    Once the ingredients are together in the food processor we are going to blitz them to make the tapenade. This part of the process takes less than 10 seconds.

    We want chopped but textured tapenade where individual ingredients are still identifiable. 

    Homemade tapenade in a food processor before and after pulsing

    Sun-dried Tomato Tapenade recipe quick info:

    About the recipe:

    • we use sun-dried tomatoes from a jar
    • the olives have their pit removed when they are stuffed 
    • we discard the liquid from the capers
    • fresh or bottled lemon juice works
    • we do not use salt and pepper in the recipe

    FAQs about Sun-dried Tomato Tapenade

    1. If your tomatoes don't come in oil, simply use olive oil 
    2. There is minimal difference between semi and sun-dried tomatoes 
    3. Both of the above are fine to use 
    4. You can make this recipe ahead of time
    5. Crackers, toast points or crostini are all good serving ideas

    Your quick questions answered:

    1. This recipe is quick to make! 
    2. Toast points are the serving suggestion I have made with the tapenade
    3. All of the ingredients are available at your local store
    4. This is an EASY recipe

    Expert tips:

    This is what I have learnt that will help you succeed in nailing this recipe each and every time:

    • understanding that the blitz time is short is necessary as we don't want mushy tapenade
    • don't worry which parsley type ie flat or curly, they both work well!
    • make this recipe in advance, freeze and defrost a few hours or overnight ahead of time
    • a few slices of bread will allow you to make toast points very easily!
    Sun-dried tomato tapenade in a white bowl with toast points to the side and above

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    Get the party started with these entertaining ideas:

    1. Green Olive Dip
    2. Spicy Olive Dip (these are my favourite olives!)
    3. Black Olive Tapenade
    4. Sun-dried Tomato Tapenade
    5. Artichoke Olive Tapenade
    6. Olive Tapenade
    Sun-dried tomato tapenade in a white bowl with spoon out to the left

    To make Toast points like the ones seen in the photos here, simply remove the 4 crusts from a regular loaf of bread. Cut diagonally across it in ½, spray  with cooking oil and bake for approx 5 mins. They are crispy and perfect for tapenade!  

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    Serve this tapenade in a bowl on a Grazing Platter Board with Labneh Dip and Homemade Pita Chips for a complete feast! 

    Toast points with sun-dried tomato on top
    Homemade tapenade in a white bowl with silver spoon out to the left

    Sun-dried Tomato Tapenade Recipe

    Sun-dried Tomato Tapenade recipe that will blow your mind!  With olives, capers, garlic and sun-dried tomatoes, this homemade tapenade is delicious!
    5 from 7 votes
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    Course: Appetizer
    Cuisine: Australian, International
    Keyword: homemade tapenade, sun-dried tomatoes
    Prep Time: 10 minutes
    Cook Time: 0 minutes
    Total Time: 10 minutes
    Servings: 10
    Calories: 152kcal
    Author: Adrianne

    Equipment

    • Food processor

    Ingredients

    Sun-dried Tomato Tapenade Recipe

    • 270 grams sun-dried tomatoes Note 1
    • ⅓ cup oil Note 2
    • ½ cup flat leaf parsley Note 3
    • 3 cloves garlic skins removed
    • ½ cup stuffed green olives Note 4
    • 1 tbsp lemon juice Note 5
    • 4 anchovies drained
    • ⅓ cup capers drained
    • toast points to serve

    Instructions

    Sun-dried Tomato Tapenade Recipe

    • Add sun-dried tomatoes, olives, anchovies, capers, garlic, parsley, lemon juice and oil to the bowl of a food processor
    • Pulse for less than 10 seconds to combine Note 6
    • Serve with toast points Note 7

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    Notes

    • Note 1 If you purchase your Sun-dried tomatoes in a jar, we are going to drain but keep the oil from the jar. The recipe uses ⅓ cup reserved oil from the jar. However, if you purchase your sun-dried tomatoes without the oil, you can use olive oil instead. You will find that you can get either Sun-dried or Semi dried tomatoes. The jars are very similar and it is only a keen eye that can see the difference especially if you grab it, throw it in your trolley and head to the check out. Never fear, both will be perfect for the recipe, so don't loose a minutes sleep over it!
    • Note 2 This is reserved from the jar of sun-dried tomatoes talked about above. It has GREAT flavour and will enhance the tapenade delightfully. 
    • Note 3 You can use curly leaf parsley if you have/grow/prefer, both work well and bring great flavour. 
    • Note 4 The olives I am referred to here are the stuffed green olives that have the red colour in the middle. You can also use pitted green olives. 
    • Note 5 An Australian tablespoon measures 20ml, slightly more than an American one. 
    • Note 6 This keeps our texture chunky is much better for tapenade than mushy!
    • Note 7 Toast points are super easy to make! Simply cut the 4 crusts off a slice of bread, put the bread in half on the diagonal, place on a lined baking tray and spray with cooking oil. Cook in a moderate oven for approximately 10 mins or till toast points are browned and crispy! 1 slice of bread will produce 2 toast points. 

    Nutrition

    Calories: 152kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 337mg | Potassium: 952mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 523IU | Vitamin C: 16mg | Calcium: 44mg | Iron: 3mg
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    Appetizer recipes

    Olive tapenade recipes are the best! They are so easy and quick to make. Once you have tried one of my recipes for it, you will want to make each of them again and again. 

    Tapenade can be used for an appetizer, added to pasta, spread on crackers, as a layer in a finger food recipe and more. Try it, love it and ideas will come thick and fast about what to do with it. 

    I've got your tapenade sorted with this recipe and you have got your party covered by serving it! 

    Would love to hear you feedback in the comments below. 

    Tap, tap, tapenade on my friends! 

    Adrianne xx

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    1. Katherine says

      March 06, 2020 at 12:02 pm

      5 stars
      So many great flavors in this tapenade! Thanks for all the tips to make it turn out perfectly.

      Reply
      • Adrianne says

        March 06, 2020 at 6:02 pm

        No worries Katherine, appreciate your thoughts, cheers!

        Reply
    2. Marie-Charlotte Chatelain says

      March 06, 2020 at 2:13 pm

      5 stars
      AMAZING! I bet this would be the most amazing to homemade mayo or sandwich spreads! LOVE all things capers and olives so this is my thing!

      Reply
      • Adrianne says

        March 06, 2020 at 6:04 pm

        That is great to hear thanks Marie-Charlotte Chatelain!

        Reply
    3. Carrie Robinson says

      March 06, 2020 at 2:15 pm

      5 stars
      I want to dig right into this! Yum! 🙂

      Reply
      • Adrianne says

        March 06, 2020 at 6:04 pm

        Haha, love it, thanks Carrie!

        Reply
    4. Tara says

      March 06, 2020 at 2:32 pm

      5 stars
      Packed with flavor and super simple to make!

      Reply
      • Adrianne says

        March 06, 2020 at 6:05 pm

        Spot on Tara!

        Reply
    5. Bintu | Recipes From A Pantry says

      March 06, 2020 at 2:34 pm

      5 stars
      What a delicious sounding tapenade - so tempted to go and make it right now!

      Reply
      • Adrianne says

        March 06, 2020 at 6:01 pm

        Thanks for your feedback Bintu!

        Reply
    6. mimi rippee says

      March 06, 2020 at 9:53 pm

      Love this. I love fresh garlic in tapenade, and I like what you did with the rest of the ingredients. sometimes I add roasted red bell peppers. Sometimes people don't like the all olive tapenade. It's fun to play with colors in this, too! Great job!

      Reply
      • Adrianne says

        March 07, 2020 at 3:32 pm

        Thanks Mimi! Love to hear your feedback. Yes you are spot on about the all olives thing! Roasted red bell peppers in there sounds amazing, yum!

        Reply
    7. Sarah says

      April 13, 2020 at 3:48 am

      Looks amazing! I was wondering how long this can be kept in the fridge?

      Reply
      • Adrianne says

        April 13, 2020 at 3:57 am

        Thanks Sarah! You can keep it in the fridge for at least 3 days. My preference if it is going to be any longer than that is to freeze it. It freezes really well and defrosts well too. You can store it in a zip lock bag and take out when you need to use it. I find freezing it a handy way of having it taste as fresh as the day I make it even a month or so down the track. Lots of foods can be kept in the fridge for longer than that but I find they have a tendency to loose their freshness the longer they are in there. The garlic and oil in this recipe helps to preserve it in the fridge though also, so it won't go off suddenly, more so after 7 days it will get a little funky! Hope you love it, cheers!

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