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Green olive sauce served with fresh pita
Rich and spicy Moroccan green olive sauce

Moroccan Green Olive Tapenade

Author: Flavelo
Sauces and Gravies Recipes Vegetarian & Vegan Dishes
The Moroccan cousin to tapenade, this rustic, chunky salsa focuses on texture: fleshy olives, crunchy herb stems, and silky olive oil. The secret is freshness—lemon juice and herbs lose aroma with heat or time, so this is best made fresh ('à la minute').
🕒 Prep Time 15 mins
⌛ Total Time 15 mins
🍽️ Servings 4 servings
🔥 Calories 165 kcal
🌍 Cuisine Moroccan

Ingredients

Equipment Needed

  • Cutting board and sharp chef's knife
  • Mixing bowl

Instructions

1 ✓

Rinse and drain the olives, then chop them into very small cubes with a knife (do not puree!).

Tip: Hand chopping preserves texture; a machine would turn it into mush.
2 ✓

Finely chop the parsley and cilantro. Crush and mince the garlic.

Tip: Slice herbs cleanly; don't bruise them, or their flavor stays on the cutting board.
3 ✓

In a bowl, toss the olives, herbs, and garlic together.

Tip: Mix dry ingredients first.
4 ✓

Pour over the olive oil and lemon juice. Sprinkle with paprika, pepper, and cumin.

Tip: The oil dissolves the paprika pigments, giving the sauce a beautiful orange-red sheen.
5 ✓

Mix thoroughly and let sit at room temperature for 30 minutes.

Tip: Flavors need time to meld (diffusion), but refrigeration would mute the aromas, so keep it out.

Recipe FAQ

It's too salty.
Olive saltiness varies. Soak olives in water for 10 minutes before use if they are very salty.
It tastes bitter.
Avoid parsley stems and watch out for lemon seeds!

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Pitted green olives
  • 1/4 cup Fresh parsley leaves
  • 1/4 cup Fresh cilantro leaves
  • 2 cloves Garlic
  • 2 tbsp Extra virgin olive oil
  • 2 tsp Fresh lemon juice
  • 1 tsp Sweet paprika
  • 1 tsp Ground cumin
  • 1 pinch Salt (taste first!)
  • 1 pinch Freshly ground pepper