Best Olive Eggplant Tapenade Recipes

OLIVE & EGGPLANT TAPENADE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Coat eggplant with 1 teaspoons olive oil. Place eggplant on a baking sheet and roast it 20 minutes or until skin is blistered and brown. Set aside and peel when cool enough to handle.
• Place eggplant, olives, anchovies, capers and garlic in a food processor and blend. Once mixture is pureed, drizzle in remaining olive oil. Process until it resembles a rough paste. Serve at room temperature with crackers, pita bread or crostini.

EGGPLANT-OLIVE TAPENADE WITH HOMEMADE PITA CHIPS

Steps:

• Scoop out eggplant while hot and place in food processor fitted with blade. Puree with curry powder until smooth and drizzle in extra virgin olive oil and season lightly. While blending, add garlic, honey and vinegar. Transfer to a bowl and fold in scallions and olives. Check for balance of flavors and season with salt and pepper, if necessary. *To make pita chips: Preheat oven to 200 degrees. Cut pita chips into triangles and separate the top and bottom layer to create 2 triangles. Place triangles on cookie sheet, brush with extra virgin olive oil and season with sea salt. Put another baking sheet over the top. Bake until crisp, about 2 hours.

OLIVE AND EGGPLANT TAPENADE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Coat eggplant with 1 tsp. olive oil. Place eggplant on a baking sheet and roast it 20 minutes or until skin is blistered and brown. Set aside and peel when cool enough to handle.
• Place eggplant, olives, anchovies, capers and garlic in a food processor and blend. Once mixture is pureed, drizzle in remaining olive oil. Process unti it resembles a rough paste. Serve at room temperature with crackers, pita bread or toasted crostini.