Garlic Tapenade - From Enon Valley Garlic

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 6 ounces ripe olives
• 3/4 cup romano cheese
• 1/2 cup parmesan cheese
• 2 anchovy fillets
• 3 capers
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 8 medium garlic cloves
• 3/4 cup extra virgin olive oil

Recipe

• 1 chop olives in food processor to desired consistency.
• 2 using a mortar and pestle, mash anchovies and garlic into a paste (this is very important to extract the garlic flavor).
• 3 add all ingredients to chopped olives and add olive oil till desired consistency is reached. refrigerate at least 1 hour to meld flavors and serve at room temperature.
• 4 this recipe is greatly enhanced by using gourmet garlics such as korean red, metechi, and other hard stem varieties (ie. don't use the boring chinese garlic found in many supermarkets).