Olive Paste
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Olive paste
Tapenade is a spread consisting of, at the least black olives and olive oil pureed or chopped finely. It can also contain anchovies, capers, garlic, or parsley.
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Olive paste, also called tapenade, is a spread made from black olives, anchovies, capers, and olive oil, often seasoned with garlic and herbs. It is available in jars in well-stocked grocery stores and delicatessens.
Olives: canned, pitted and non-pitted, nicoise and calamata and olive paste
Pasta: an assortment of shapes and sizes; dried
Peanut butter: I like the chunky style.
Peas: canned petite style. Fresh is better, but these are good to have on hand ...
After being mixed, the olive paste is put under pressure to extract the liquid oil along with water from the fruit, leaving the paste or pomace behind.
First the olives are ground into an olive paste using large millstones. The olive paste generally stays under the stones for 30-40 minutes.
Free fatty acids are formed in the ground olive paste by action of enzymes (lipases) contained in the olive fruits. The only way to control their formation is cooling and quick extraction.
Pour the marinade into a small saucepan, bring to a boil and remove from the heat. Evenly spread the tomato-olive paste over the meat. Roll up the lamb and tie securely with kitchen string at intervals of 2 to 3 inches.
 See also: Paste, Cooking, Olive, Olive oil, Kitchen
  
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