You just remembered you promised to take something to a friend's party, your ride is on the way, and you haven't even showered yet. Or...
You are famished and disheveled and feel like having a little nosh on the patio after a productive day of gardening, but you do maintain some minimum standards for how you look in public.
Running to the store is not an option. What to do?
Get out the food processor. Open the frig. Find every delicious salty thing you have. Put it in the food processor in quantities that make sense. Add some herbs from the cupboard or garden. Add some olive oil. Pulse it. Scrape it in a bowl. Grab the crackers. Go.
Call it Olive Tapenade or Olive Salsa or just call it yummy.
Here's what went into this batch:
Stuffed green olives
Ripe olives
Kalamata olives
Onion
Roasted red peppers
Garlic
Garlic chives
Parsley
Olive oil
Capers
Hmmmm. I need to "have on hand" more/better salty jarred items. I will get on that.... Cracker upgrade as well.
ReplyDeleteIt does look deliecious.
Well, it's Friday, and even though the weather looks iffy we do have umbrellas and a good stock of chiminea wood. Bring that bowl!
ReplyDeleteI'm with Mary; I need a better pantry plan so as to be completely spontaneous for olive tapenade....love olives, and all that stuff on the list. Another very useful tip to enhance our neighborhood.
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