Best Pasta Tapenade Recipes

PASTA WITH KALAMATA OLIVE TAPENADE, FETA, AND CHOPPED TOMATO

Steps:

• Bring a lg. pot of water to a boil. Add the pasta to the water, and cook until al dente, following the suggested cooking time on the box.
• While the pasta cooks, put the olives, olive oil, garlic, parsley, capers, lemon juice, and oregano in a food processor fitted with the metal blade.
• Turning the machine on and off rapidly, pulse the ingredients a few times, then scrape down the work bowl, and process continuously until the mixture forms a coarse but uniform paste.
• As soon as the pasta is done, drain it, and immediately toss with the tapenade, and 1/2 of the Feta and 1/2 of the tomatoes.
• Top with the remaining Feta and tomatoes, and serve immediately.

PASTA TAPENADE

Steps:

• Cook pasta in salted water (taste like the sea) While pasta is cooking gently saute the garlic, then add tomatoes and chili flakes. Saute for one minute to allow flavours to marry. Remove from heat and add to tapenade in a bowly large enough to hold pasta. Before draining pasta ladle out 1/2 cup water a set aside. Drain pasta and add to bowl with tapenade tomatoe mixture and turn to coat. If pasta is dry or sticking together add small amounts of reserved water. Serve

OLIVE TAPENADE INCRUSTED SHRIMP OVER PASTA

Steps:

• first peel and devain shrimp wash peeled shrimp and squeeze lemon over shrimp season with salt and pepper and set aside. in a food processor add olives, basil, pine nuts and, parmigano and 1/4 cup olive oil salt and pepper and process into a paste when done take half the mixture and put it in with the shrimp work it in with your hand to cover all the shrimp boil pasta according to package instructions in a saute pan add saute artichoke red pepper and scallions in alittle olive oil add 1 table spoon of the tapenade to the pan saute until tender and remove to a plate set aside drench the shrimp in flour and prepare to saute in the same pan add remaining olive oil and saute the shrimp in one layer until brown do not over cook turning once remove cooked shrimp onto a plate and season with salt and pepper in the same pan remove excess oil and return the suted vegtables to pan saute alittle longer than add the vermoth and deglazing the pan scrape pan to get all the bits up add cooked pasta to pan and tomatos and remaining tapenade mix and cook for 1 more minute. to serve put pasta mixture in a plate and top with the shrimp serve parmigiano on top

TAPENADE CHICKEN PASTA WITH RUNNER BEANS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Rub the chicken with a drizzle of oil, season and roast for 20 mins until cooked through.
• Meanwhile, put the olives and anchovies into a jug with 2 tbsp of the oil and blitz to a rough paste with a hand blender (or do this in a food processor).
• Bring a large pan of water to the boil, add the penne and cook for 5 mins. Add the beans and cook for 5-8 mins more until they are both al dente, then drain.
• Shred the roasted chicken breasts into bite-sized pieces. Heat the remaining oil in a deep sauté pan or wok, add the garlic and chilli, and stir-fry for 1 min. Tip in the tomatoes and cook for another 5 mins until softened. Add the olive mix, pasta, beans and chicken to the pan, and toss everything together. Season, stir through the basil leaves and serve.