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Lentil Tapenade
From EatingWell: November 1997
Try spreading this tangy tapende on crostini or pipe into cherry tomatoes (after slicing off the stem ends and seeding them). For a great sandwich, fill a lettuce-lined pita pocket with tapenade and sliced hard-cooked eggs.
About 2 cups
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Nutrition Profile
Diabetes appropriate | Low calorie | Low carbohydrate | Low cholesterol | Low saturated fat | Heart healthy | Healthy weight | Gluten free |
View Our Nutrition Guidelines »Ingredients
- 1 cup dried brown lentils, rinsed
- 4 cloves garlic, crushed and peeled
- 3 tablespoons black olive paste, or finely chopped oil-cured black olives
- 2 tablespoons capers, rinsed
- 4 anchovy fillets, rinsed and coarsely chopped, or 1/2 teaspoon anchovy paste
- 4 teaspoons lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- Salt & freshly ground pepper, to taste
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh rosemary
Preparation
- Combine lentils and garlic in a large saucepan and cover with water. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low and simmer, covered, until very tender, 30 to 35 minutes.
- Drain the lentils and garlic and transfer to a food processor. Add olive paste (or olives), capers, anchovies (or anchovy paste), lemon juice and oil; puree until smooth. Season with salt and pepper. Scrape into a bowl and stir in rosemary.
Nutrition
Per tablespoon: 30 calories; 1 g fat ( 0 g sat , 0 g mono ); 0 mg cholesterol; 4 g carbohydrates; 2 g protein; 1 g fiber; 58 mg sodium; 67 mg potassium.
Exchanges: 1/2 starch
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- Meal/Course
- Snack
- Dinner
- Lunch
- Appetizers
- Health & Diet Considerations
- Healthy weight
- Heart healthy
- Low saturated fat
- Low cholesterol
- Low carbohydrate
- Low calorie
- Diabetes appropriate
- Gluten free
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- Type of Dish
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- Sauce/Condiment, savory
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- Servings
- 8 or more
- Total Time
- 45 minutes or less
- Ease of Preparation
- Easy
- Publication
- November 1997
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