8 sundried tapenade Recipes

mixed olives, pitted (if your supermarket has an olive bar in their deli, this is a great place to get a nice tapenade mixture---using canned or jarred olives, drain), peppadews (or roasted red peppers or sundried tomatoes, rehydrated--your choice), garlic, capers, anchovy fillet, or a touch of paste(optional), squirt of lemon juice, fresh parsley , basil or cilantro(your choice), quality olive oil (omit this if using deli olives..you really shouldn t need it)

sun-dried tomatoes , packed in oil, drained and oil reserved, reserved sun-dried tomato oil, chopped red pepper, garlic, finely chopped, crumbled feta cheese, dried basil, ground black pepper, balsamic vinegar

pine nuts, pitted black olives (i use kalamata), olive oil, fresh basil leaves, handful (say , half a cup) fresh italian parsley (curly is ok if you ve not got the flat leaf), garlic, minced, sundried tomatos, salt and pepper to taste, fresh chilli to taste

chicken breasts, dried bacon bits, sundried tomato tapenade, white wine, dried blueberries, salt and pepper

roma tomatoes, canned tomatoes, head garlic, halved into wheels, dried basil, dried oregano, olive oil, sundried tomato tapenade, cream, salt and pepper, fresh basil (to garnish )

butterflied boned leg of lamb, garlic, finely sliced, chopped fresh thyme, chopped fresh rosemary, olive oil, spring onions, trimmed, french bread baguettes , each cut crosswise into five 4-inch pieces, salt and freshly ground black pepper, garlic, extra virgin olive oil, sage leaves, mayonnaise, fresh lemon juice, oil packed sun-dried tomatoes, coarsely chopped, capers, drained, pitted nicoise olives, garlic, finely chopped, lemon zest, fresh lemon juice, extra virgin olive oil, salt and freshly ground pepper