Croutons with Tapenade

Name: Croutons with Tapenade
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 4 fillets anchovy fillets; 2 Tbsps drained capers; 1 French-bread baguette, sliced into rounds; 1 teaspoon chopped fresh rosemary; 1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme; 3 larges garlic cloves; 414 milliliters pitted Kalamata olives or other brine-cured black olives; 2 Tbsps fresh lemon juice; 6 Tbsps olive oil

Croutons with Tapenade might be just the side dish you are searching for. This recipe serves 6. Watching your figure? This dairy free and pescatarian recipe has 189 calories, 1g of protein, and 20g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 3% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes. Head to the store and pick up rosemary, lemon juice, garlic cloves, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

Finely chop 1 garlic clove in processor.

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Whole Garlic Cloves

Add olives, anchovies, capers, thyme and rosemary. Process until almost smooth.

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Anchovies

Rosemary

Capers

Olives

Thyme

Add lemon juice. With machine running, gradually add 4 tablespoons olive oil. Blend mixture until smooth. Season tapenade to taste with pepper.

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Lemon Juice

Olive Oil

Tapenade

Pepper

Transfer to small bowl.

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Bowl

Preheat oven to 350°F. Arrange bread slices on 2 baking sheets.

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Bread

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Baking Sheet

Oven

Bake bread until crisp and golden brown, about 15 minutes. Rub remaining 2 garlic cloves over 1 side of each crouton. Lightly brush croutons with remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil.

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Whole Garlic Cloves

Olive Oil

Croutons

Bread

Dry Seasoning Rub

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Oven

Serve croutons warm or at room temperature with tapenade. (Can be prepared 3 days ahead. Cover tapenade and refrigerate. Cool croutons completely; store in airtight container at room temperature.)

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Croutons

Tapenade