Bon Appetit : La tapenade

Today, Bastille Day, which means day off in France - days off I should say since pretty much everybody is taking Friday off too to make a long weekend... hey, it's France! ;-)
I am sharing with you a typical apéro/ appetizer dish from Provence: la tapenade or olive pesto.

To prepare the tapenade, you will need:
250 g pitted olives
3 anchovy fillets
1 teaspoon of capers
2 garlic cloves
Olive oil
1 handful of basil leaves

• Put all ingredients in a blender and mix until a smooth paste, gradually adding olive oil.
• Stir occasionally with a spoon. The texture should not be completely smooth, but granular, to express the full flavors and aromas.
• Spread on fresh bread [also divine as a base for homemade pizza] 

Voila! Bon Appetit! Xo, Si-

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