Artichoke Olive Tapenade

5 from 3 votes

Artichoke Olive Tapenade is a vegan recipe that is perfect as an appetizer! With green olives this easy artichoke recipe is versatile and delicious.

Prep Time10

Cook Time0

Total Time10

Course: Appetizer

Cuisine: Australian, International

Keyword: olives, tapenade

Servings:

Calories: 84kcal

Author: Adrianne

Equipment

Food processor

Ingredients

Artichoke Olive Tapenade

280 grams marinated artichokes Note 1
350 grams pitted green olives Note 2
3 garlic cloves Note 3
1 tablespoon lemon juice Note 4 (20ml)
reserved olive oil Note 5
¼ cup parsley Note 6

Instructions

Artichoke Olive Tapenade

Drain the artichokes and keep the olive oil.
Add olives, artichokes, lemon juice, garlic and parsley to the bowl of a food processor.
Use the pulse button to blitz till roughly combined with the texture still being a bit chunky.
Serve with toast points. Note 7

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Notes

Note 1 These are small and in a jar or tin. Their texture is soft. They need to be drained as they are preserved in oil. Use a strainer and or paper towel to do this.
Note 2 These olives will be fully green as they won't have the red stuffed part. You won't need to remove the pit as you can purchase them 'pitted' ie with the pit already removed.
Note 3 The only prep work we have to do with the garlic is peel the skin off and cut the little end off too.
Note 4 Use fresh lemon juice if you like, but it is not necessary. I use bottled as I always have it, yet I don't always have fresh lemons. Also don't loose sleep over it, bottled lemon juice is a-ok! Also An Aussie tablespoon is 20ml whereas an American one is 15ml.
Note 5 if for whatever reason you don't use the reserved oil from the artichokes, you can use olive oil. Go for a light variety if you are buying it specifically for this recipe, although regular is fine too. You will need ¼ cup.
Note 6 Use some of the parsley in the tapenade and a little for garnish on top.
Note 7 If you want to serve your tapenade with toast points, they are super easy to make. You simply remove crusts from bread, cut it in half, spray with oil and bake for about 5 mins at a medium heat in the oven. Take them out when they are 'toasted'. You can use a toaster too if you want, an oven works well if you are doing a few slices of bread all at the same time.

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