Active Time

　　15 minutes

　　Total Time

　　25 minutes

　　"One night when friends were coming over for cocktails, I wanted to make some hors d'oeuvres," says Amy Sue Keck of San Diego, California. "Though most tapenades I've tasted have been made with black olives and anchovies, I only had green olives in my cabinet—and no anchovies! So I added some toasted almonds instead, and my green "tapenade" was a hit. I still make it this way."

Ingredients

　　1 1/2 cups brine-cured green olives (10-ounce jar), pitted

　　1/2 cup fresh parsley

　　1/4 cup slivered almonds, toasted

　　2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

　　2/3 cup olive oil

　　Accompaniment: carrot sticks, toasted pita wedges, or toasted baguette slices

　　Blend olives, parsley, almonds, and lemon juice in bowl of a food processor, scraping down side occasionally, until finely chopped. Add oil in a stream with motor running to form a paste.