This Roasted Red Pepper Tapenade is salty and briny. Eat it with crostini or crackers. Made with only 5 ingredients, it comes together in minutes.
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When it comes to entertaining, easy vegan appetizers are always a good thing. This Roasted Red Pepper Tapenade fits the bill.
This delicious spread can be whipped up in just a few minutes. Add it to crostini or fresh bread and you have a quick savory appetizer.
It is also a great addition to a sandwich or a wrap.
Roasted red peppers and black olives are two items that I always keep stocked in my pantry. They both are wonderful additions to meals like pasta or sandwiches.
I especially love roasted red pepper in hummus or other dips. A dip to try is my Vegan Roasted Red Pepper Dip.
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❤️ Why You'll Love It
- It is an easy simple recipe that takes minutes to make.
- It is versatile; use the red pepper spread on toast, pizza, or in a sandwich.
- It has a wonderful salty briny flavor.
🧾 Ingredients
- Roasted red bell pepper: Adds a sweet smoky flavor. I used store-bought roasted red bell peppers. You could also roast them yourself, as I did with my Roasted Red Pepper Hummus recipe.
- Kalamata olives: I used Kalamata olives, but you could use any variety of black olives or green olives. Is the star ingredient. Adds a salty briny flavor and balances out the sweetness of the red pepper. Another Kalamata recipe to try is my Kalamata Olive Hummus recipe.
- Balsamic vinegar: Adds a rich sweet flavor.
- Lemon juice: Adds a bright tart flavor.
- Garlic cloves: Add a pungent flavor.
To see the full list of ingredients with measurements and instructions, see the recipe card at the bottom of this post.
📖 Variations / Additions
- Capers
- Fresh basil or parsley for a fresh flavor
- Artichoke hearts for a red pepper artichoke tapenade
- Vegan parmesan cheese or nutritional yeast
- Extra virgin olive oil to thin it down for a salad dressing
- Roasted garlic
- Almonds, pine nuts or walnuts
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🔪 Instructions
Step 1: Place ingredients in a food processor.
Step 2: Mix until you get the desired consistency. You can also chop all the ingredients.
🍽 Serving
- Baguette slices
- Sandwich spread
- Toast
- Pita chips
- Buns
- Dip for fresh vegetables
- Pizza topping
👩🏻🍳 Recipe FAQs
Traditional tapenade is made with finely chopped, crushed, or blended olives, capers, and sometimes anchovies.
You can use it as a spread, dip, or pizza topping. You can stir a little into pasta or veggie burgers before forming them and cooking them.
This red pepper tapenade recipe will last 2 weeks in an airtight container in the fridge.
Kalamata olive tapenade is made with Kalamata olives, capers, and sometimes anchovies. It is then flavored with herbs and spices.
🍘 Other Dip Recipes
This vegan tapenade can be included in a sandwich or served on a baguette.
If you tried this Roasted Red Pepper Tapenade Recipe or any other recipe on my website, please leave a ⭐️ star rating and let me know how you like it in the 💬 comments below. I love hearing from you!
I originally posted this recipe on November 5, 2016. I added new photos and text when I republished it.
📋 Recipe
Roasted Red Pepper Tapenade
Equipment
Ingredients
- ½ cup chopped roasted red pepper
- ½ cup Kalamata olives pitted
- 1 clove garlic minced
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- ½ teaspoon balsamic vinegar
Instructions
- Put all the ingredients in a food processor. Pulse until you get desired consistency. You can also chop all the ingredients for a chunkier texture.
- Place in an airtight container and store in the fridge.
Notes
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Nutrition
*Note: Nutrition information should be considered an estimate only. Different nutrition calculators give you different results.
Cathy Mini says
Yum!! This looks so delicious--pinning for later!
Melynda Brown says
This is not only beautiful in color, but delicious too. Anything with olives is always delicious.
Willow Moon says
I agree! I always have both green and black olives on hand.
andrea says
I love olives!! This recipe looks amazing:) Perfect holiday app
Willow Moon says
Thanks Andrea!
Ruthie Ridley says
This looks amazing!! What a great idea!!
Cait Weingartner says
This looks delicious, and I love how fast and easy it is to make. Thanks for sharing, just in time for the holiday season!
Mary Barham says
Yum!! I have got to make this!
Christine says
This looks and sounds really good. We do a little happy hour on the weekends and I will have to make this for my friends. Thanks for sharing,
Willow Moon says
I bet this would go well with a dry martini!
Leah says
What a great appetizer, so easy and so tasty! Yum!
Belle says
This looks really good! I bet my husband will love this.
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Berniedette says
I didn't realize how easy tepenade is to make! I've been looking for some appetizer recipes for my friend's baby shower, and think this might be the one I should try and share with the girls!
Willow Moon says
Thanks Berniedette, I hope you and the girls like it!