Tapenade with Grilled Scooping Devices

There are 5.43 pounds of olives in my refrigerator I can somehow correlate to an impromptu Costco trip. Why the heck I thought buying so many olives was a good idea is beyond me, but maybe I’ll live off tapenade for the next month.

If a person turns orange from eating too many carrots, can one turn purple from too many olives?

Tapenade
I could live off this stuff! Oh wait, I am.

2 to 3 cloves garlic, peeled
1 ½ cups pitted kalamata olives
1 tablespoon dried parsley
2 tablespoons capers, rinsed and drained
1 to 2 tablespoons lemon juice, to taste
2 tablespoons olive oil from the kalamata olive jar or extra virgin olive oil
Salt and pepper, to taste

Mince garlic in a food processor. Add the rest of the ingredients and pulse until olives are finely chopped. Taste and adjust seasonings if needed.

Tapenade Scooping Devices
Oooo I love carby scooping devices.

Any good quality French type bread, sliced
Olive oil

Turn grill to high. Lightly brush sliced bread on one side with olive oil. Place oil side down and grill until toasted. Move to a serving plate and top with luscious tapenade. Shovel into mouth before someone insists you share.

Recipe & photograph by Laura Flowers.

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