It’s been a crazy kind of month for me and between a new puppy ( Lucky Peluci -I promise to tell you all about him in my next post ) and a cold I was able to throw together a simple spread to put on my sandwich at lunch.
Lots of green olives buzzed together with a smoky roasted red bell pepper, a garlic clove and some good quality extra virgin olive oil. Just what I need to take my roast chicken or turkey sandwich from boring to Wow, that was a great sandwich !
Green Olive & Roasted Pepper Spread
It also works perfect as an appetizer on crostini, whole grain crackers or as a dip for a party.
You can make a big batch and store it in the fridge to have on hand for your sandwiches or unexpected guests. Give this one a try and let me know how you pigged out on it just like me- Ha!
Green Olive and Roasted Pepper Spread Recipe
(makes 3-4 cups)
- 2 c green olives
- 1 large red bell pepper -roasted
- 1/4 c extra virgin olive oil
- 1 large garlic clove -grated
- 1/4 tsp freshly cracked black pepper + more to taste
- sea salt to taste
Add all of the above ingredients to a food processor and chop coarsely. Adjust seasonings and serve on sandwiches, meats, as a dip or appetizer.
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Very nice spread. Wonderful case of simplicity that can yield a robust flavor.
In this explosive information age we we live in, many are tempted to equate the outcome of a recipe with the number of ingredients it contains.
Sometimes, more often than not, the clues are subtle — fresh cracked pepper, roasted peppers, etc.
Beautiful work, Florentina! Keep it up!
Kindest,
Chef Bosco Pereira
Thank You Chef ! I appreciate that a lot.
I didn´t know about the cold…i would send a chicken soup with fresh mint leaves,made from a naturally breed chicken…that´s what we do here in Portugal!
Stay safe,
JoeBest aka @supirinho
awww, thank you! I never had chicken soup with mint. sounds interesting and I have lots of mint in the garden right now. Wanna send me a recipe ?
Here it goes…
1 chicken, skinless or not, if with skin it gets a lot more greasy
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1 large onion, chopped
2 ts salt
fill with water(during the boiling check the level of water and the taste, if it needs more salt or more water)
In the end, turn off the fire, add a cup of couscous and fresh mint leaves.
You will get well imediately…(well)this might not be true,but the older say it
Cheers&hugs from Portugal
I will for sure give this one a try next time I’m making soup. It is so hot here right now but I’m sure we have some chilly days in the future. Thanks Joe!
Wow, Florentina, this is beautiful! I love olives and tapenade. I bet this would be great in pasta salad, too.
Also, that chicken soup with mint recipe that Joe posted above sounds really interesting!
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Thanks Hilah! I do want to try it in a pasta salad myself and also try Joe’s mint chicken soup soon.
We are enjoying this on crostini here in the States as I type – it’s the hit of our NBA Playoff Party! Bravo, Florentina!!
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That’s fantastic! I’m so happy to hear that, makes my day!