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Reap the rewards of homemade Tapenade.  Try this recipe -  you'll love it and its easy.

Ingredients  Serves 4
4 thick slices baguette
175g/6oz pitted black olives
4 tinned anchovy fillets
2 cloves garlic
4 tbsps extra virgin olive oil
6 tomatoes on the vine, very ripe
1 small bunch basil
1 small red onion
Salt, pepper and sugar
Extra virgin olive oil

Method
Cut the bruschetta into large diagonal slices.  Brush with extra virgin olive oil and place under the grill for a few minutes.  Next, liquidize the olives, garlic, anchovies and extra virgin olive oil in a blender.  Dice the tomatoes into small cubes.  Add salt, pepper and a pinch of sugar to season.  Dice the red onion very finely and chop the basil. Add to the tomatoes.  Spread tapenade mixture onto each bruschetta and top with the diced tomato mixture.  Serve immediately.

May Food Trivia Winner - Congratulations to Trish Patton one of many who correctly answered Olives as the most common ingredient in tapenade.

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