Low Carb Blood Orange Tapenade Citronette Recipe Video
Sometimes you just have to cheat. I was planning to serve a beautiful seared Ahi tuna loin. I wanted to slice it and serve it on an olive Tapenade. This is a classic combination in the Mediterranean, but I had one problem, I didn’t have the hour it was going to take to shop for, and mince the 12 ingredients that go into my Tapenade recipe. Lucky, I live near a Trader Joes (a CostPlus World Market, or Whole Foods would have also worked), so I went in and bought a jar of prepared green olive Tapenade. Before it went into the basket I carefully checked the ingredients… nothing but vegetables and spices! It was incredibly close to the one I make from scratch, and so I decided to use it guilt-free.
When I got home a quick taste-test confirmed my belief I had made a great decision. It tasted great and I was ready to move on to the tuna. So the point is, if you’re going to “cheat” and use prepared foods, make sure they’re high-quality and all natural. Now, this Tapenade would have made a great accompaniment for my seared tuna all by itself, but I decided to dress it up with some blood orange juice and olive oil as you’ll see in this demo. Bye the way, this mixture is fantastic on almost anything from grilled fish to roasted vegetables. It’s low-carb (as in almost no-carb) and since a small amount goes a long way, it’s also fairly low-cal.
Summary
Preparation Time10 MinDifficulty LevelVery Easy
Ingredients
Green olive Tapenade - 4 tablespoons
Small blood orange - 1
Salt - to taste
Cayenne - to taste
Directions
MAKING
1) In a small mixing bowl, put the Tapenade.
2) Squeeze the blood orange into the Tapande and add the olive oil. Mix the ingredients together well. Add the seasonings.
3) Cover the bowl tightly with a plastic.
4) Rapidly shake the bowl in order to thoroughly blend the ingredients.
SERVING
5) Remove the plastic and the preparation is ready to be served or used as and when preferred. It makes a flavorful side dish to various preparations.
1) In a small mixing bowl, put the Tapenade.
2) Squeeze the blood orange into the Tapande and add the olive oil. Mix the ingredients together well. Add the seasonings.
3) Cover the bowl tightly with a plastic.
4) Rapidly shake the bowl in order to thoroughly blend the ingredients.
SERVING
5) Remove the plastic and the preparation is ready to be served or used as and when preferred. It makes a flavorful side dish to various preparations.
Editors Review
This blood orange tapenade has such a gorgeous color and a very interesting flavor. The best part, its low-calorie!Questions, Comments and Reviews
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