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Olive tapenade with garlic and capers

Name: Olive tapenade with garlic and capers - delicious fresh tapenade
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 8 persons
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 250 grams green olives (pitted); 3 garlic cloves; 1 tablespoon capers; 0.5 lemon; 5 tablespoons olive oil; 1 teaspoon dried thyme; pepper and salt to taste

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Olive tapenade with garlic and capers is a fresh tapenade without pine nuts and Parmesan cheese. A budget-friendly spread that is ideal for snacks.

Nutrition balance score

Great

9.1/10

Glycemic Index

Glycemic Load

12.6 (Low)

0.2 (Low)

Nutrition per serving

Kcal

110.93 kcal

Carbohydrates
Of which sugars

1.60 g
0.24 g

Total fat
Of which saturated fats

11.27 g
1.80 g

Proteins

0.70 g

Fiber

1.87 g

Sodium

881.81 mg

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Making olive tapenade with garlic and capers is quick and easy. A tasty spread for snacks or as a starter at dinner.

You can use your favorite olives, but for a more budget-friendly tapenade, use the cheapest olives. With the flavorings, you won't notice the difference, and it saves money!

Olive tapenade with garlic and capers ingredients

Recipe olive tapenade with garlic and capers

Made by Véronique

Published at 2025-09-18, this recipe is for 8 persons and takes 10 minutes.

Founder of Ohmydish (since 2014), she prefers to spend all day in the kitchen. Once working in the hospitality industry as an independent chef, she loves helping you gain confidence in the kitchen. With her easy-to-follow recipes, handy tips, and cooking knowledge, you'll make the most delicious dishes yourself! The recipes are accessible to everyone, from beginners to advanced home cooks.

Updated at: 2025-09-19

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Preparation time

10 minutes

Time cooking

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Total time

10 minutes

Making olive tapenade with garlic and capers - 10 minutes

Peel the garlic cloves and chop them roughly.

Use a (small) food processor or chopper to puree the olives together with the garlic.

Add 1 tablespoon of capers, 1 teaspoon of dried thyme, 5 tablespoons of olive oil, the zest of half a lemon, and 1 tablespoon of lemon juice.

Puree until smooth and season the olive tapenade with pepper and salt.

Serve with grissini (breadsticks), bread, or crackers as part of a snack platter. Enjoy!

Tips!

What olives to use for olive tapenade?

You can use any type of olives for making olive tapenade, as long as they are pitted. I personally think it’s a waste to use expensive and/or marinated olives, so the cheapest ones are perfect for a tapenade since you'll be adding plenty of flavorings.

How long can I store olive tapenade?

You can store olive tapenade well-covered in the fridge for up to 5 days.

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Nutritional values

Per 1 serving / piece:

Pay attention! These indicated nutritional values are based on standard tables and are therefore an estimated total. No rights can be derived from the data in the nutritional value table.

General

Kcal

110.93 kcal

Carbohydrates
Of which sugars

1.60 g
0.24 g

Total fat
Of which saturated fats

11.27 g
1.80 g

Proteins

0.70 g

Fiber

1.87 g

Sodium

881.81 mg

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Minerals

Iron

0.91 mg

Calcium

39.85 mg

Magnesium

8.93 mg

Potassium

8.93 mg

Phosphorus

9.96 mg

Copper

0.08 mg

Zinc

0.11 mg

Iodine

0.28 µg

Selenium

0.03 µg

Vitamins

Vitamine C

4.41 mg

Vitamine D

0.00 mg

Vitamine A

0.49 mg

Vitamine B1

0.02 mg

Vitamine B2

0.03 mg

Vitamine B6

0.02 mg

Vitamine B12

0.00 µg

Folic acid

1.16 µg

Vitamine E

0.06 mg

Vitamine K

6.24 µg

Vitamine K1

0.00 µg

Handy! Scroll this table horizontally to see all nutritional values per ingredient

Amount		Ingredient	Kcal	Carbs	Carbs of which sugars	Fat	Fat of which saturated	Protein	Fibers	Sodium	Iron	Calcium	Magnesium	Potassium	Phosphorus	Copper	Zinc	Iodine	Selenium	Vitamin C	Vitamin D	Vitamin A	Vitamin B1	Vitamin B2	Vitamin B6	Vitamin B12	Vitamin B11	Vitamin E	Vitamin K	Vitamin K1
31.25	gram	green olives	42.50	0.06 g	-	4.31 g	0.78 g	0.44 g	1.31 g	656.25 mg	0.47 mg	29.69 mg	6.25 mg	14.06 mg	5.31 mg	0.06 mg	0.06 mg	-	-	-	-	0.02 mg	0.01 mg	0.03 mg	0.01 mg	-	-	-	-	-
0.38	clove	garlic	1.58	0.32 g	0.01 g	-	-	0.07 g	0.02 g	0.05 mg	0.02 mg	1.91 mg	0.22 mg	6.75 mg	1.46 mg	-	0.01 mg	0.02 µg	-	0.16 mg	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.05 µg	-	-	-
0.13	tablespoon	capers	0.43	0.06 g	-	0.02 g	-	0.05 g	0.06 g	55.59 mg	0.07 mg	0.75 mg	0.49 mg	0.75 mg	0.43 mg	-	-	-	0.01 µg	0.08 mg	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.43 µg	-	0.56 µg	-
0.06		lemon	2.70	0.49 g	0.22 g	0.03 g	-	0.04 g	0.17 g	0.15 mg	0.01 mg	0.75 mg	0.75 mg	11.25 mg	1.50 mg	-	0.01 mg	-	-	3.38 mg	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.60 µg	-	-	-
0.63	tablespoon	olive oil	60.71	0.01 g	-	6.86 g	1.00 g	-	-	0.07 mg	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
0.13	teaspoon	dried thyme	0.82	0.09 g	-	0.02 g	0.01 g	0.02 g	0.09 g	0.14 mg	0.31 mg	4.75 mg	0.55 mg	2.03 mg	0.50 mg	-	0.02 mg	-	0.01 µg	0.13 mg	-	0.48 mg	-	-	-	-	-	0.02 mg	4.25 µg	-
		pepper and salt	2.20	0.57 g	0.01 g	0.03 g	0.01 g	0.09 g	0.22 g	169.57 mg	0.04 mg	2.00 mg	0.67 mg	5.54 mg	0.76 mg	-	0.01 mg	0.26 µg	0.01 µg	0.67 mg	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.09 µg	0.04 mg	1.43 µg	-
			110.93	1.60 g	0.24 g	11.27 g	1.80 g	0.70 g	1.87 g	881.81 mg	0.91 mg	39.85 mg	8.93 mg	40.38 mg	9.96 mg	0.08 mg	0.11 mg	0.28 µg	0.03 µg	4.41 mg	-	0.49 mg	0.02 mg	0.03 mg	0.02 mg	-	1.16 µg	0.06 mg	6.24 µg	-