{"id":114,"date":"2016-02-24T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-02-24T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.willclower.com\/blog\/2016\/02\/24\/olive-tapenade-2\/"},"modified":"2017-01-21T21:11:45","modified_gmt":"2017-01-22T02:11:45","slug":"olive-tapenade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/?p=114","title":{"rendered":"Olive Tapenade"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"border: currentColor;\">\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<p>Such a simple recipe and a perfect meal starter! And monounsaturated fat is a healthy fat for heart health and cholesterol control.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"border: currentColor;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"border: currentColor;\"><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>You&#8217;ll Need<\/strong><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"border: currentColor;\">1 \u00bc cup kalamata olives (seeds removed)<\/li>\n<li>1 Tablespoon capers, drained<\/li>\n<li>2 garlic cloves<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon lemon juice (more if like)<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 cup olive oil<\/li>\n<li>1 Tablespoon fresh parsley, stems removed<\/li>\n<li>Pepper<\/li>\n<li>Chopped tomato and green onion for garnish<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Directions<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Combine olives, capers, garlic and parsley in a food processor or blender and chop finely.<\/li>\n<li>With motor running, gradually add lemon juice and olive oil and process until well blended. Transfer tapenade to a plate.<\/li>\n<li>Season to taste with pepper.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div style=\"border: currentColor;\">Garnish with tomato and green onion.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"border: currentColor;\">Serve with crostini, carrots or celery sticks. Or use as a sandwich spread.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/willclower\" data-size=\"large\" data-show-count=\"false\">Follow @willclower<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For more information:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.willclower.com\/\">Click here to visit Will Clower&#8217;s website.<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/willclowerblog.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-opt-id=538584328  fetchpriority=\"high\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: 0px;\" src=\"https:\/\/mlcmmqmgggev.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.willclower.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/WillClowerOnTheCultureOfHealth.1-3.gif?w=735&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Will Clower Articles\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Such a simple recipe and a perfect meal starter! And monounsaturated fat is a healthy fat for heart health and cholesterol control. You&#8217;ll Need 1 \u00bc cup kalamata olives (seeds &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[380],"tags":[10,40],"class_list":["post-114","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-recipes","tag-appetizer","tag-olives"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7Qv5g-1Q","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":37,"url":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/?p=37","url_meta":{"origin":114,"position":0},"title":"Olive Tapenade","author":"Will Clower","date":"May 20, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"This tapenade works wonderfully as a dip with pita bread or on top of crostini. 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