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Middle Eastern Olive Walnut Tapenade

Middle Eastern Olive Walnut Tapenade

How do you like to top your labneh? As Middle Easterners, we love our olives on just about anything, and I especially love the crunch, hence the walnuts 😄 This tapenade is so easy and packed with flavor, use it on anything you’re craving, that’s how good it is.

Ingredients

  • 1/3 cup walnuts (coarsely chopped)
  • 1/4 cup black olives (coarsely chopped)
  • 1/3 cup green olives (coarsely chopped)
  • 1/2 lemon sliced with peel, seeded and cut to your liking
  • 1 tsp. Aleppo pepper
  • 1/3 tsp. Coriander seeds
  • 1 tsp. Dried Mexican thyme
  • Pink Himalayan Salt to your taste
  • Olive oil
  • Labneh (your favorite kind)

Instructions

  1. In a bowl mix all the ingredients together, add enough olive oil to mix cover and let stand for 30 minutes for the flavors to develop together. Top your favorite labneh drizzle more olive oil if you like and enjoy with warm bread.
  2. This topping is also amazing on burrata and fish. If you have extra store in an airtight jar make sure to cover with oil. It will store beautifully in the fridge.
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