Black Olive Tapenade

Total Time: 6 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 6 hrs

Ingredients

• 1 cup small black olives, drained
• 1/4 cup capers, rinsed and drained
• 3 garlic cloves
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 4 ounces anchovies, drained
• 6 ounces tuna in vegetable oil, drained
• 1 teaspoon dijon mustard
• 2 teaspoons olive oil
• hot sauce

Recipe

• 1 note: use canned, pitted small black olives and measure before chopping.
• 2 chop olives and garlic together in a food processor.
• 3 add anchovies, tuna, capers, 1/4 cup olive oil, dijon mustard and hot sauce. process until smooth.
• 4 scrape mixture into bowl.
• 5 pour 2 tsp.of olive oil on top. do not stir!
• 6 cover tightly and chill 6 or more hours. this is very important to allow the flavors to blend and mellow.
• 7 stir well before serving with crusty bread, crackers or "dipping" vegetables.
• 8 note: will keep, refrigerated, for up to 2 weeks in a tightly sealed container.