Chunky Eggplant and Black Olive Tapenade
Chunky Eggplant and Black Olive Tapenade

Hello everybody, it’s Louise, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to make a special dish, chunky eggplant and black olive tapenade. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

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To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have chunky eggplant and black olive tapenade using 9 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Chunky Eggplant and Black Olive Tapenade:
  1. Get 2 medium eggplant, I like to use the asian ones (400-450 g or 1 lb)
  2. Prepare 1 red onion
  3. Take 2 large tomatoes
  4. Get 16 pitted black olives
  5. Make ready 2 Tbsp capers
  6. Make ready 4 Tbsp olive oil
  7. Take 1/4 cup red wine vinegar (if i don't have this, I sometimes sub half red wine and half another vinegar)
  8. Take to taste salt & pepper
  9. Get optional: fresh parsley and basil to toss in
Instructions to make Chunky Eggplant and Black Olive Tapenade:
  1. Cut eggplants into 1 inch rounds and toss in salt (about 2 tsp). Let sit for 20 minutes. This makes them taste less bitter. Rinse and drain.
  2. Prep the other ingredients while waiting for the eggplant. Depending on your preference, you can choose to leave the olives and capers whole, or chop them up a bit.
  3. Heat the oil in a sauce pan or frying pan on medium heat. Sauté the onions and eggplant until slightly browned and cooked through (will take several minutes)
  4. Remove eggplant and onion from pan.
  5. Add tomatoes and vinegar to the same pan. Cook for 5-6 minutes on medium heat.
  6. Add the olives and capers, cook a minute then season with salt and pepper.
  7. Toss with eggplant and onions (and herbs if using) and serve.

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