Puff Pastry Swirls with Tapenade

Appetizers | French cuisine

⏳ Time

30 minutes

🥕 Ingredients

🍽️ Servings

Description

This tapenade can be used as an accompaniment to many appetizers.

Ingredients

Puff Pastry - 1 piece
Pitted olives - 1 can
Pickled capers - 1 tablespoon
Salted crackers - 3 pieces
Garlic - 0.1 oz
Olive Oil - 2 tablespoons
Dijon Mustard - 1 teaspoon
Lime Juice - 1 teaspoon

Step by Step guide

Step 1

First, let's prepare the tapenade. The easiest way is to use a blender, but for authenticity, I used a mortar and pestle. I drained the brine from the olives and mashed them in the mortar until they formed a coarse paste. Don't mash too much; you should still feel the pieces.

Step 2

I transferred the olives to a bowl and mashed the anchovies and capers in the mortar. I squeezed in the garlic as well. I returned the olives, added the mustard and olive oil, lime juice, and mixed everything well.

Step 3

Now, roll out the pastry sheet to a thickness of 2–3 millimeters and evenly cover it with the tapenade.

Step 4

Roll the pastry from both sides towards the center and cut into swirls. It's best to use a cheese cutter (thin metal wire), but a bread knife works quite well too.