Name: Black and Green Olive Tapenade
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 cups black olives; 1 cup green olives; 1/2 cup capers; 2 cloves garlic; juice from 1 lemon; 1/4 cup olive oil

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If you love olives this recipe is for you! This salty Black and Green Olive Tapenade is a delicious dip, but could be put on anything. Serve with pita chips, crackers or veggies as a dip, spread on a sandwich, put it on a salad or add to your next charcuterie board!

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Ingredients for Tapenade

Tapenade is a simple recipe to make and only requires a handful of ingredients:

Black Olives
Green Olives
Capers
Garlic
Lemon Juice
Olive Oil

There’s a good chance you have most of these ingredients on hand already especially if you keep olives stocked in your pantry!

How to make Black and Green Olive Tapenade

All you need to do is throw all of the ingredients in the blender or food processo r and blend until finely chopped. Refrigerate until ready to serve, then watch it disappear. Store any leftovers in the refrigerator for up to a week.

bowl of black and green olive tapenade and some on a chip being scooped out of the bowl

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