Hey everyone, it is me, Dave, welcome to my recipe site. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, tapenade crostini. It is one of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Get Tapenade Crostini Recipe from Food Network. Cut a baguette into small slices and place them on a baking sheet. Transfer the crostini to a platter and lightly rub the top of each slice with the garlic clove.
Tapenade Crostini is one of the most favored of current trending meals on earth. It’s simple, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. It is enjoyed by millions daily. They are nice and they look fantastic. Tapenade Crostini is something that I have loved my whole life.
To begin with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have tapenade crostini using 8 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Tapenade Crostini:
- Get 1 cup pitted “mixed” color olives (kalamata olives)
- Take 2 Tbs. capers
- Make ready 1 anchovy fillet, rinsed; or a paste (optional)
- Take 1 small clove garlic, minced
- Get 3 fresh basil leaves, coarsely chopped
- Get 1 Tbs. lemon juice
- Get 2 Tbs. extra-virgin olive oil
- Get 1 loaf baguette bread, sliced
Stem and pit the black olives, and wash them thoroughly under cold water. Place all the tapenade ingredients in a food processor or blender (I used a vitamix). Store the tapenade, covered, in the refrigerator, and garnish with parsley immediately before serving. Store toasted and cooled bread slices in an airtight container.
Instructions to make Tapenade Crostini:
- Rinse the olives thoroughly in water. In a bowl for the food processor or in a blender, combine all the ingredients.
- Process these ingredients for 1 minute. Stop and scrape down the sides of the bowl. Drizzle in a little more olive oil. Continue processing until the mixture becomes paste like.
- Transfer to a bowl or container, cover, and chill.
- Slice the baguette in 1/4 inch slices (slight angle). Place pieces on a baking sheet and drizzle with olive oil. Bake or “toast” under the broiler for ~2 minutes. [Keep an eye on them]
- Remove the sheet from the oven and place the toasted slices on a platter. Top with the tapenade, garnish, and serve. [I use tomato slices for a garnish that can also be used to top the crostini bread]
This is a simple, all-year tapenade that works great for dinner parties. The trick in preparing the recipe is to constantly monitoring the taste before adding more of any ingredient, given that many of them are sodium-heavy. This crostini idea is as easy as it gets. Spread your favorite hummus on the baguette pieces, then top with a good store-made olive tapenade and some chopped roasted red bell peppers. All of the fabulous flavors of the Mediterranean on one piece of bread!
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