tapenade
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7.5
- noun
- /ˈtæpəˌnɑd/
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tapenade
- For a delicious appetizer, spread some tapenade on toasted bread and top it with sliced tomatoes.
- olive tapenade
- tomato tapenade
- black-olive tapenade
Examples
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I've got tapenade too, if you'd rather have something like that.
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The tapenade is marvelous.
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Not a ton of recipes, but I recently made Pecan-Encrusted Chicken with Tapenade and it was amazing!
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Then her eyes grew wide when she spied the bowl of gorgeous green tapenade.
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I made roast lamb with rosemary and tapenade.
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Go classic with an olive tapenade for a similar, salty spread on any pizza crust.
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Try whipping up a mushroom tapenade as the base for a perfect, rich, savory pizza.
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Grilled veal paillards, tomato tapenade, and roasted eggplants.
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You can enhance your pasta salad by adding a spoonful of tapenade for extra flavor.
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The chef recommended using tapenade as a unique topping for grilled chicken or fish.
Synonyms
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7.3
A Spanish sauce of roasted red peppers, nuts, and olive oil that you eat with vegetables or fish
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A creamy spread made from salt cod and olive oil
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A creamy Greek dip that uses fish eggs, oil, lemon, and bread
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Etymology
Tapenade comes from the Provençal word tapena meaning 'caper' and the ending -ade meaning 'a thing made of', like in lemonade. So tapenade is a spread 'made of' capers and other salty ingredients, which explains its strong, savory taste.