While olives, capers, and lemons are not part of a traditional macrobiotic diet, all stand tall as foods that have great nutritive and healing value. Tapenade is an anti-inflammatory snack rich in iron, Vitamin E, quercitin and fiber.
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes
Ingredients:
- 2 cups pitted black or green olives
- 1 small clove garlic, chopped
- 2 tablespoons capers (optional)
- 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 tablespoon chopped flat leaf parsley
Preparation:
Thoroughly rinse the olives in cool water.
Place olives, garlic, capers, lemon and olive oil in the bowl of a food processor. Process to combine, stopping to scrape down the sides of the bowl, until the mixture becomes a coarse paste, approximately 1 to 2 minutes total.
Stir in chopped parsley.
Transfer to a bowl and serve.
Makes two cups.Copyright 2007 by Jen Hoy
