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crostini-with-green-olive-tapenade

This easy-to-make dish is great as an appetizer or snack.

Yield : Makes 12–16 crostini
Prep Time : 10 mins

Ingredients

  • 2/3 cup pitted green olives
  • 1 garlic clove, peeled
  • Grated zest of ½ lemon
  • 2 tsp olive oil
  • 4 basil leaves
  • Freshly ground black pepper
  • 12 baguette slices, toasted
  • 6 yellow or red cherry tomatoes, roasted, to garnish (optional)

Directions

1. Puree the olives, garlic, lemon zest, oil, and basil into a food processor. Season with pepper.

2. Spread the tapenade over the baguette slices. Garnish each one with a roasted cherry tomato half (if using).

Notes

Good with pre-dinner drinks, and especially Champagne.


© 2008 Dorling Kindersley

Note from Cookstr's Editors

Nutritional information is based on 16 servings, 1 crostini each.

 

Nutritional Information

Nutrients per serving

84 kcal
1 % daily value
2 % daily value
0 % daily value
49 mg
8 mg
3 g
1 g
1 g
14 g
0 mg
244 mg
0 g
2 g
5 % daily value

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