A recipe from  my #1 Amazon bestseller The Great Mediterranean Comfort Food Tour

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TAPPENADE
Martine Cuenat, EatWith, Barby, France
 
Served with a view of Mont Granier and the Belledonnes in the French Alps, near historic Chambéry
 
Tapenade

In metric measurements
 
160 grams sweet, black Kalamata olives
160 grams green olives
3 cloves garlic
3 tablespoons tomato sauce
3 tablespoons olive oil
No salt  

In US measurements

6 oz sweet
6 oz green olives
3 cloves garlic
3 tbsp tomato sauce
3 tbsp olive oil
No salt
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Combine in a food processor, mix, and serve with toasted bread.

Martine's terrace overlooking Mont Granier and the Belledonnes

For more French Alpine recipes and their backstories, see my post
​You Are What — and Where — You Eat