Best Moroccan Tapenade Recipes

MOROCCAN CARROT AND GOAT CHEESE SANDWICHES WITH GREEN OLIVE TAPENADE

Steps:

• Prepare carrots:
• Whisk together sugar, lemon juice, spices, salt, and oil in a large bowl until sugar is dissolved.
• Halve carrots crosswise on a long diagonal, then, starting from diagonal ends, cut into 1/16-inch-thick slices using slicer. Cook carrots in a 4- to 5-quart pot of boiling salted water until crisp-tender, about 45 seconds. Drain well in a colander and immediately toss with dressing. Cool to room temperature, stirring occasionally, then marinate, covered and chilled, at least 4 hours.
• Make tapenade and assemble sandwiches:
• Pulse olives with capers, parsley, anchovy, zest, lemon juice, and pepper in a food processor until coarsely chopped, then scrape down side of bowl with a rubber spatula. Pulsing motor, add oil in a slow stream and continue to pulse until mixture is finely chopped (do not pulse to a paste).
• Spread tapenade on 6 slices of bread and goat cheese on remaining 6 slices, then make sandwiches with carrots.

MOROCCAN TAPENADE

Steps:

• Place figs in a food processor; cover and pulse until coarsely chopped. Place in a small bowl; add tequila. Let stand for 10 minutes., Meanwhile, combine the olives, peppers and shallots in a food processor; cover and pulse until coarsely chopped. Transfer to a large bowl. Stir in the lime juice, olive oil, basil, cumin, coriander and lime zest. Drain figs, pressing to remove liquid. Add figs to olive mixture. Serve with crackers., Moroccan Tapenade may be used to prepare the following recipe: