Indian Style Tapenade Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 loaf French bread
• 1 cups Green Moong Dal (Whole) boiled
• Salt Salt to taste
• 1/4 cup Black olives chopped
• 1/4 cup Green olives chopped
• 2 tablespoons Onions finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon Garlic finely chopped
• 1 teaspoon Green Chilli finely chopped
• 3-4 tablespoons Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• 1/2 teaspoon Lemon zest
• 2 tablespoon Parsley leaves chopped
• 1/4 teaspoon Dry Red Chillies crushed
• 1/2 teaspoon Lemon juice
• Extra Virgin Olive Oil as required for garnishing
• 1/2 Dry Red Chilli crushed for garnishing

Steps

1. To begin with Indian Style Tapenade, heat the wide pan with 1-1/2 tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil.
2. Add chopped onions, chopped garlic, chopped black & green olives. Mix everything well and saute for a minute.
3. Add boiled moong along with salt and mash them lightly. Add lemon zest and mix.
4. Turn off the stove and transfer the mixture into a bowl. Add chopped cilantro or chopped parsley into the mixture.
5. Add crushed dry red chilies, lemon juice and remaining 1-1/2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil. Mix everything well.
6. Cut diagonal slices of French bread. Toast them very lightly and arrange bread slices on a serving platter.
7. Spread the moong tapenade mixture over each slice. Drizzle extra virgin olive oil and sprinkle some crushed red chilies over them.
8. Serve Indian Style Tapenade with hot Masala Chaifor your tea time break or you can also serve it for breakfast.