Olive and Sundried Tomato Tapenade

Our best selling tapenade is composed of Re hydrated sundried tomatoes, gherkins, basil, wine vinegar, capers, garlic, sugar (less than 1%), salt and pepper.

Recipes

Mediterranean style salad with tapenade

Ingredients:
o Sundried Tomato Tapenade
o 2 tomatoes chopped
o 1 handful fresh parsley
o 1 handful fresh basil, torn
o 1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar

Directions:
o For the Mediterranean-style salad, place all of the salad ingredients into a bowl and mix well.
o To serve, place the salad onto a plate with the tapenade drizzled over.
o 1 tablespoon olive oil

Roast chicken with tapenade

Ingredients:
o 1 whole chicken
o 175g Sundried Tomato Tapenade
o 3 lemon cut in half
o 1 bulb garlic cut in half
o Coarse salt and freshly ground black pepper
o Extra virgin olive oil

To serve:
o Provencal tomatoes
o New potatoes

Directions:
o Preheat the oven to 190C/375F/Gas 5.
o Starting at the neck end of the chicken, push your fingertips between the skin and flesh to form a pocket. Spoon the tapenade between the flesh and skin, pat down so that it spreads evenly.
o Place in a roasting tin, squeeze over the juice of the lemons and place the remaining halves around the chicken. Place the garlic into the body cavity. Season and drizzle with olive oil.
o Roast for about 45-60 minutes until the chicken is cooked through, basting once or twice with its own juices.

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