small bowl of tapenade on a serving platter with crostini - Michelle McGlinn/Tasting Table We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Tapenade is the salty cousin to dips and spreads ...

Olive tapenade, an earthy, salty paste of olives, capers, anchovies, garlic and other flavorings, is easy to find jarred in specialty shops. But when you whip up a batch yourself at home, the flavors ...

Want to take your weeknight dinners a step further? Supermarkets carry an ever-increasing variety of quality prepared foods that can elevate a typical meal to something memorable. Black olive tapenade ...

Tapenade, a word we’ve seen on California restaurant menus and supermarket jars for more than two decades, is — or should be — an olive paste. It’s a signature dish of Provence, the olive-producing, ...

Our test cook made olive tapenade, which makes a savory appetizer when served with cheese on toasted bread. “I despise olives,” one potential taste tester said. “I really don’t like olives at all,” ...

Tapenade, that scrumptious Provençal-style olive spread, is a dish that successfully captures the sunny flavors of the Mediterranean. It’s fast and easy to make at home, especially if you have a food ...

The earthy, briny flavors of olive tapenade make us want to eat it straight, with a spoon. But when you’re done doing that, or you know, from a cracker, toss it with linguine in this easy dinner ...

Tapenade is, Wikipedia helpfully notes, “not to be confused with tamponade.” I should hope not, unless you’re a playwright looking for a premise for your next farce. One of these two words refers to a ...

Twenty-five years ago, when I started writing a food column, I would have avoided saying I didn’t like a particular food. I was trying to expand my readers’ palates, not tell them about my own likes ...

Tapenade, that scrumptious Provençal-style olive spread, is a dish that successfully captures the sunny flavors of the Mediterranean. Although most markets stock a store-bought version, it’s fast and ...