Ingredients:
1.5 lbs American Kobe ground beef or your favorite ground meat
1/2 jar All Spice Cafe’s Chipotle Olive Tapenade
5 oz Tronchon cheese finely chopped

Preparation:
Combine all 3 ingredients in a bowl and mix well. Form 1½ – 2″ sized meatballs. When ready to cook, flatten the slider and place on a grill at medium heat approx 4 min on each side.

Serve on a small roll or a couple of slices of baguette.

For an extra treat place a dollup of All Spice Cafe’s new Jolokiberry Jam on top.

Chipotle Tapenade Slider

Tapenade Slider with Jam

This recipe was sent in to us, courtesy of PeskiPix of Studio City, CA.

Basic Vinaigrette (serves 2) 

Ingredients:
• 3 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
• 1 Tbsp Balsamic, red wine or apple cider vinegar
• 2 cloves of fresh garlic, well crushed
• salt and pepper to taste

Combine the ingredients in a cruet and shake well. To make this really pop, add a heaping tsp of Chipotle Olive Tapenade prior to shaking and serve over a salad of baby greens or spinach, cherry tomatoes, thinly sliced red onions and feta crumbles. Or skip the vinegar and use as a dipping sauce for warm crusty bread of the fresh baked variety. 
 

Ingredients:
4-6 medium Yukon potatoes thinly sliced
½ onion thinly sliced
3 tablespoons butter
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons salt
1/4-teaspoon pepper
1-cup milk
3-5 Tablespoons All Spice Cafe Chipotle Olive Tapenade
Olive oil enough to toss on potatoes and onions
Pinch of paprika

Preparation:
In a medium saucepan, melt butter over medium-low heat; stir in flour until smooth and bubbly. Stir in salt and pepper. Gradually add milk, stirring until thick and bubbly.

Toss potatoes and onions in olive oil. Place one layer of potatoes and onions in a greased baking dish. Spread 1/3 of the white sauce over potatoes, then spread 1- 1½ tablespoons of Chipotle Olive Tapenade over potatoes repeat for 2 more layers or until all potatoes and onions are used. Top layer should have Chipotle Olive Tapenade spread neatly on top and add a pinch of paprika for color. Bake, covered, at 375° for 45 minutes, remove covering and bake for an additional 10-15 minutes until potatoes are done.

Layer potaotes	Prepare white sauce	Layer ingredients
adding Tapenade	repeat layering	Bake till tender

Thanks to Dyanne K. of Allen, TX for sharing this recipe.

1lb Angel Hair Pasta
1/2C All Spice Cafe Chipotle Olive Tapenade
1/2C Grated Pecorino Cheese
1t salt
1T olive oil

Heat a large pot of water to a boil, adding in the salt. Add in pasta. Boil till desired pasta tenderness, about 2 to 5 minutes. Drain and toss hot pasta with the Chipotle Olive Tapenade and olive oil, then top it off with freshly grated cheese.