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                            Mushrooms Tapenade

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Serving Size  : 4    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Appetizers                       Spanish
                Tapas

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   4      tbsp          Capers
   6                    Anchovy fillets -- drained
   1      c             Olive oil
     1/4  c             Lemon juice
                        Freshly ground black pepper
   1      lb            Small mushrooms

Rinse two tablespoons of capers and dry on a paper towel.  Pound them and the
an chovies in a mortar or press them through a sieve with a spoon.  When the
mixture is reduced to a paste, transfer it to a mixing bowl.  Add the oil
little by little, stirring as you do it.  Add the lemon juice and pe pper to
taste.  Let the sauce stand in a covered container at least 4 hours before
serving.  Remove the stems from the mushrooms and clean them with a damp paper
towel.  Place five on each plate and spoon three tablespoons of the tapenade
over them.  Garnish the plates with the remaining ca pers.

 Stephanie da Silva - arielle@taronga.com

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