Fig and Olive Tapenade

This is an easy gourmet appetizer. Ive brought this to several parties and it is always a hit! I often grow some chopped green olives to the olive union and a little more balsamic. Goat cheese may as well as be used in place of the cream cheese. help past slices of French bread or crackers.

The ingredient of Fig and Olive Tapenade

1. 1 cup chopped dried figs
2. u00bd cup water
3. 1 tablespoon olive oil
4. 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
5. 1 teaspoon dried rosemary
6. 1 teaspoon dried thyme
7. u00bc teaspoon cayenne pepper
8. u2154 cup chopped kalamata olives
9. 2 cloves garlic, minced
10. salt and pepper to taste
11. u2153 cup chopped toasted walnuts
12. 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese

The instruction how to make Fig and Olive Tapenade

1. count up figs and water in a saucepan on top of higher than medium heat. Bring to a boil, and cook until tender, and liquid has reduced. cut off surgically remove from heat, and campaign in the olive oil, balsamic vinegar, rosemary, thyme, and cayenne. accumulate olives and garlic, and mixture combination well. Season subsequently salt and pepper to taste. Cover, and refrigerate for 4 hours or overnight to succeed to flavors to blend.
2. Unwrap cream cheese block, and place something like a serving platter. Spoon tapenade higher than cheese, and sprinkle in the manner of walnuts. give support to subsequently slices of French bread or crackers.

Nutritions of Fig and Olive Tapenade

calories: 326.7 calories
carbohydrateContent: 26.4 g
cholesterolContent: 41.1 mg
fatContent: 24 g
fiberContent: 4.8 g
proteinContent: 5.2 g
saturatedFatContent: 9.5 g
servingSize:
sodiumContent: 361.1 mg
sugarContent: 18.6 g
transFatContent:
unsaturatedFatContent: