Definition of tapenade
: a seasoned spread made chiefly with mashed black olives, capers, and anchovies
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Appropriately Frenchy nibbles: duck paté, country paté, smoked salmon, Croque Monsieur, tapenade and country bread, plus meats and cheese boards.
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Burgers are offered on American buns or French bread, with toppings like olive tapenade, spicy aioli and roasted tomato provencal.
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Spread the inside of the top half with olive tapenade.
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Shared appetizers revolve around plates of marinated olives, roasted cauliflower, mushroom croquettes, carrot and ginger soup, roasted beets, jam and pan con tomate, and a cheese board served with tapenade, fig jam and marcona almonds.
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The red fruit will stand up well to the roasted pepper and tapenade, but also allow the egg to shine.
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For the entrée, celebrities will enjoy Mediterranean Chilean seabass with red beet parmesan risotto, Castelvetrano olive tapenade, broccolini flowers, golden strip baby beets, yellow squash and zucchini.
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Guests fill their tortilla with brisket, pulled pork or smoked chicken and can choose smoked green salsa, tapenade, house pickles and olives, bacon, onions or Tajin seasoning to finish off their taco creation.
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For an easy side dish, toss squash strands with marinara sauce, pesto, or olive tapenade.
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Origin and Etymology of tapenade
French tapénade, from Occitan tapenado, from tapeno caper, ultimately from Latin capparis — more at caper
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