Tapenade with Black Olives - Striped Spatula

It takes less than 10 minutes to whip up a batch of black olive Tapenade in your food processor! This umami-rich spread is an easy and delicious way to dress up appetizer and dinner recipes.

Traditional Provençal Tapenade With Capers, Anchovies, and Tuna

Unlike the modern version of tapenade, which features the olive more prominently than the other ingredients, this recipe is based on the original, created by a chef named Meynier at the Marseilles restaurant La Maison Dorée in 1880. It's made with equal parts olive, caper, and briny fish, like anchovies and oil-packed tuna—hence the fact that tapenade takes its name from capers (tapeno in Provençal) and not olives.

Artichoke and Green Olive Pantry Tapenade

This unorthodox tapenade is made from artichokes and green olives for a mild, creamy, Mediterranean spread that works on bread, on fish, in sandwiches, and even on steak. Plus, every ingredient can sit in your pantry, waiting for you when you come home.

Anchoïade

Anchoïade is a quirky alternative to tapenade made from just four ingredients: anchovies, garlic, olive oil, and vinegar. Serve it as a dip for crudités or as a spread for bread, all with a glass of white wine or rosé.

Spicy Salami Sandwich With Olive Tapenade and Goat Cheese

For this sandwich, a rich homemade tapenade is spread into an herby focaccia roll, then followed by some spicy salami, peppery arugula, a roasted red bell pepper, and a sprinkling of crumbled goat cheese. Although the ingredients in this sandwich are all very strongly flavored, each remains distinct with every bite.

Anchovy, Basil, and Tomato Sandwiches With Aioli

Rustic Italian bread slathered with garlic aioli and layered with fresh basil, sliced tomatoes, and a sprinkling of capers all make for a great match with anchovy fillets—almost like a Provencal BLT of sorts with the salty anchovies subbing in for the bacon, and basil in place of the lettuce.

Spaghetti Puttanesca (Spaghetti With Capers, Olives, and Anchovies)

Pasta puttanesca is an easy weeknight spaghetti dish that packs an aromatic punch in its tomato sauce, thanks to garlic, anchovies, capers, and olives.

Roasted-Tomato and Caper Spread

Sweet roasted tomatoes join forces with briny capers and spicy fresh olive oil in this flavorful spread.

The Secret Ingredient (Anchovy): Halibut Poached in Olive Oil with Chunky Tapenade

Anchovies are seemingly ubiquitous in world cuisine. They appear in fish sauce, in Worcestershire sauce, in remoulade, on pizza.

Fennel Frond Pesto With Lemon and Anchovies

Turn your herb and vegetable leftovers into a delicious and versatile sauce.