Olive Tapenade is a simple and tasty bastard that you can use a spread for crackers, as a sandwich condiment, or as complimentary additions to humous, baba ghanoush or other mediterranean/middle eastern/italian dishes. Use high quality dried black olives or well drained, good quality jar or deli olives, always pitted. 

2 cups of pitted black olives

1 red pepper, roasted or raw

2 cloves of garlic

juice of one lemon 

1 tbsp of balsamic vinegar

1/4 cup olive oil

1 tbsp fresh rosemary 

2 tbsp fresh basil

Put this all into a food processor or blender and process until creamy smooth and spreadable, just like you at a country bar. If you get my meaning. Don’t sweat it. I have forgotten to put my pants on under my chaps too. Is what it is.

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