Best Tapenade Butter Recipes

Grilled Lamb Chops with Tapenade Butter image

Provided by Bobby Flay

Time 1h31m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 13

8 baby lamb chops, Frenched
Olive or canola oil
Salt and freshly ground pepper
1 tablespoon herbes de Provence
Tapenade Butter, recipe follows
Fresh chopped oregano leaves, for garnish, optional
1 1/2 sticks unsalted butter, slightly softened
4 anchovy fillets
3 cloves garlic, coarsely chopped
1 teaspoon chopped lemon zest
Pinch red pepper flakes
1 cup Nicoise olives, pitted and coarsely chopped
Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Steps:

Heat grill to high.
Brush lamb chops with oil and season on both sides with salt and pepper and the herbes de Provence, pressing the herbs to adhere. Grill for 2 to 3 minutes per side or until slightly charred and cooked to medium-rare doneness. Serve 2 chops per person topped with some of the Tapenade Butter. Garnish with fresh oregano, if desired.
Place butter, anchovies, garlic, zest, and pepper flakes in a food processor and process until smooth. Add the olives, salt, and pepper and pulse until well combined. Scrape the mixture into a bowl, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate for at least 1 hour before serving, if desired. Remove the butter from the refrigerator 10 minutes before serving to soften slightly.
Yield: about 1 1/2 cups

Tapenade Butter image

Yield Makes 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 5

1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
1 1/2 tablespoons finely chopped drained oil-packed sun-dried tomatoes
1 tablespoon finely chopped pitted Kalamata olives
2 anchovy fillets, finely chopped
2 teaspoons drained capers, choppe

Steps:

Mix unsalted butter, sun-dried tomatoes, Kalamata olives, anchovy fillets, and capers in small bowl. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Transfer tapenade butter to sheet of plastic wrap. Using plastic wrap as aid, form tapenade butter into 1-inch-diameter log, wrapping plastic tightly around log. Chill tapenade butter until cold. (Can be prepared 2 days ahead. Keep refrigerated.) Cut log crosswise into 1/4- to 1/3-inch-thick slices.