- Course: Cold Appetizer
- Skill Level: Easy
- Cost: Inexpensive
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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



