CARAMELIZED ONION & GREEN OLIVE TAPENADE

CARAMELIZED ONION AND GREEN OLIVE TAPENADE

Tapenade (French pronunciation: [tapənad]) is a Provençal dish consisting of puréed or finely chopped olives, capers, anchovies and olive oil. Its name comes from the provençal word for capers, tapenas (Occitan pronunciation: [taˈpenɔ]). It is a popular food in the south of France, where it is generally eaten as an hors d’œuvre, spread on bread. Sometimes it is also used to stuff fillets for a main course.

Makes 3 cups

Ingredients: 

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 small onion, chopped

1/2 teaspoon dried thyme

4 garlic cloves, minced

1/4 cup dry white wine

2 tablespoons white wine vinegar

 2 cups pitted green olives

1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Directions:
1. Heat olive oil in a small saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and cook for 7-8 minutes until softened, stirring occasionally.


2. Stir in thyme and garlic and cook for 2 minutes.


3. Add wine and vinegar, bring to a boil then reduce heat to low and cook for an additional 7 minutes or until most of the liquid evaporates, stirring occasionally.


4. Place onion mixture in a food processor then add the olives and black pepper. Process until smooth.

NUTRITION FACTS:
Serving Size: 1 tablespoon (14 g)
Servings Per Recipe: 28

Amount per serving
Calories 18
Calories from fat 15
Total Fat 2 g
Saturated Fat 0 g
Cholesterol 0 mg
Sodium 228 mg
Total Carbohydrates 0 g
Dietary Fiber 0 g
Sugars 0 g
Protein 0 g