Recipe: Crostini with Spanish Green Olive Tapenade

Crostini with Spanish Green Olive Tapenade

This is the second of three crostini toppings I made for our Kavana Men Cook event. This one has straight ahead Spanish flavors with the green olives, orange zest, and smoked paprika. It goes together in just a minute in a food processor. This tapenade is on the thicker side and works better as a crostini or bruschetta topping than as a dip.

One small trick here is to soak the olives in hot water for a few minutes to remove some of the saltiness. You can do the same with black olives or capers in similar recipes.

Crostini with Spanish Green Olive Tapenade
Makes 1 c. for use as a crostini topping
Vegetarian and vegan

• 1 oz. roasted red peppers (or better, piquillo peppers) drained
• 1 c. high quality pitted green olives
• zest and juice of 1/2 orange
• 1/2 t. chili flakes
• 1/2 t. smoked paprika (like pimenton dolce)

1. Soak the olives in hot water for 5 minutes or so and then drain them.
2. Combine all ingredients in a food processor and pulse until it holds together but is still somewhat coarse.
3. Taste and check seasoning.