DeLallo Italian Olive Tapenade is a brilliant antipasto and bold gourmet ingredient with an endless number of uses. Featuring mild and fruity Italian black olives blended with our signature Italian Extra Virgin Olive Oil, this unique olive spread adds a bold and briny flavor to everything it touches. Black Olive Tapenade is a popular appetizer served on crostini toasts with creamy cheeses, but it is more than just an entertaining superstar. Our handcrafted olive tapenade is an excellent accent for everyday favorites—from pasta recipes and grilled fish dishes to sandwiches and dressings.
- All-natural recipe made in Italy.
- Features mild and fruity Italian black olives.
- Includes our signature Italian Extra Virgin Olive Oil.
- Irresistible fruity, bold, briny flavor
- Quick and easy gourmet antipasto.
- Ready-to-use ingredient.
- Versatile ingredient and condiment for olive lovers.
- Vegan/vegetarian.
- Non GMO.
- All natural.
- Gluten free.
Kitchen and Usage Tips:
Serve Black Olive Tapenade as a quick-and-easy appetizer served with crusty breads or gourmet toasts. Take it one step further and use olive tapenade as an elegant spread on crostini appetizers paired up with other Mediterranean antipasti. Perk up hot and cold pasta dishes, spread on pizzas and flatbreads, accent salad dressings and marinades or create a creamy mayo sandwich spread for wraps and paninis. Toss with roasted or sautéed vegetables to heighten flavors. Garnish grilled meats and seafood or tuck into a morning omelet.
Frequently Asked Questions:
What is olive tapenade?
Olive tapenade is a spread or condiment consisting of olives that are finely chopped or puréed. This French creation is popular in the south of France, where it is served on toasts or bread as an appetizer, as a bold topping for fish, in salads and even to stuff poultry as an entrée. Italy has adopted this bold and briny French tradition as a gourmet ingredient and antipasto used to top crostini toasts and paninis, to dress salads, to create sandwich spreads and more. Olive lovers get creative with this simple but flavorful olive paste.
What is olive tapenade made of?
DeLallo Black Olive Tapenade is made simply with fruity Italian black olives, extra virgin olive oil and sea salt.
What does olive tapenade taste like?
Olive tapenade takes on the flavor of its featured olive(s). DeLallo Black Olive Tapenade is made with Italian black olives for a flavor that is briny and fruity.
How do I eat olive tapenade?
There are many ways to enjoy black olive tapenade. Create a quick and easy app using tapenade as a spread on crusty breads and toast. Use olive tapenade as a feature on crostini toast appetizers paired up creamy cheeses and fresh herbs. Add tapenade to pasta salad, pizzas and flatbreads. Just a spoonful heightens the flavor of salad dressings, marinades and sauces. Olive tapenade is a tasty sandwich spread. Toss with roasted veggies or scrambled eggs.
What do I serve with olive tapenade?
Like olives, olive tapenades are a natural complement to most Mediterranean and Italian antipasti. Serve it up with specialty cheeses, cured meats, pickled peppers, sun-dried tomatoes, green olives, crusty Italian bread, gourmet toasts, breadsticks and other antipasto favorites.
