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Wednesday, July 29, 2009

[Healthy_Recipes_For_Diabetic_Friends] Tapenade de Provence - Vegetarian Black Olive Paste with Herbes de Provence - 1g Carbs, 1g Fiber

Tapenade de Provence - Vegetarian Black Olive Paste with Herbes de Provence - 1g Carbs, 1g Fiber

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Serving Size : 8 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Condiment LowCal (Less than 300 cals)
LowerCarbs Veggie

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1 cup pitted black olives -- preferably strong flavored ones such as Nyons, nicoise, or Italian oil-cured olives
2 tablespoons olive oil -- or as needed
1 garlic clove -- minced
1 teaspoon brandy
1/4 teaspoon dry mustard
1 pinch herbes de Provence -- large pinch

Puree the olives in a blender or food processor and slowly add the olive oil until it forms a spreadable emulsion.

Continue to puree and add the garlic, brandy, mustard, and herbes de Provence. Cover and refrigerate for up to 2 weeks.

Makes 1/2 - 3/4 cup (Serves 8 to 12 one-tablespoon servings).

Pungent purees of black olives, salty and tasting of antiquity, are so evocative a flavor of the Mediterranean that one bite can transport me to Vence or Antibes or Monaco, or anyplace where I have sampled this oh-so flavorful spread.

It is delicious spread onto buttered bread for open-faced sandwiches (tartines), savory pastries, or vegetable omelets, or spooned onto sauteed mushrooms or atop savory white bean casserole, but it is also lovely just set out in a little pot to dip into at will, along with a bowl of crunchy radishes, sweet cherry tomatoes, and pungent green onions, as well as crisp little olive oil-spread toasts.

You can buy tapenade throughout Provence, in delis, markets, and in jars, but it often includes anchovies. To be sure of a purely vegetarian spread, purchase olive paste (olivada) or prepare it yourself.

Cuisine:
"French"
Source:
"The Vegetarian Bistro by Marlena Spieler"
S(Formatted by Chupa Babi):
"July 2009"
Copyright:
"1997"
Yield:
"1/2 cup"
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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 51 Calories; 5g Fat (89.7% calories from fat); trace Protein; 1g Carbohydrate; 1g Dietary Fiber; 0mg Cholesterol; 148mg Sodium

Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 0 Lean Meat; 0 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 1 Fat