Well Spa 360 – Shares FoodTrients Recipe

Published by FoodTrients

Health – Summer Recipe: This delicious dish by Grace O, creator of FoodTrients, is rich in inflammation-fighting omegas and antioxidant lycopene—the perfect topping or dip for summer get-togethers! Featured on Well Spa 360.

Pecan & Sundried Tomato Tapenade

I found the inspiration for this tapenade while at a health spa in Mexico. Of course, I put my own special FoodTrients spin on it to create a great topping for fish and a dip for crackers and bread. The pecans can be toasted or raw. I like to use sundried tomatoes preserved in olive oil.

Benefits
Pecans contain omega-3 fatty acids, which can help improve your blood circulation by lowering triglycerides, or bad fats. Omega-3s help your skin by reducing inflammation that can lead to accelerated skin aging. Tomatoes, especially sundried, are a rich source of lycopene, an antioxidant that lowers cancer risk, protects cognitive function, and promotes prostate health.

Chef’s Note: To make a wonderful salad dressing out of the tapenade, blend it in a food processor with up to 1/2 cup olive oil.

Yields 1 1/2 cups

Ingredients

1/2 cup olive oil
1/2 cup coarsely chopped pecans
1/2 cup minced sundried tomatoes
2-3 Tbs. sliced black olives
2 Tbs. minced cilantro leaves
2 Tbs. fresh lemon juice
1 Tbs. minced roasted garlic
1 Tbs. low-sodium soy sauce or tamari sauce

Procedure

1. Mix all the ingredients in a glass bowl.

FoodTrients

Combining her passion for food and a lifelong commitment to promoting a healthy lifestyle, Grace O has created FoodTrients, a unique program for optimizing wellness. Grace O is a fusion chef with a mission: to cook up recipes for sustaining a long and joyful life that are built on a foundation of anti-aging science and her work in the health care industry. Mixing foods and unique flavors culled from a lifetime of travels from Asia to Europe and America, Grace O encourages young and old to celebrate a full life that embraces diversity. Lifestyle tips, age-defying recipes, and secrets of the healing properties of food are the centerpiece of FoodTrients-–all available through cookbooks, e-newsletters, and this website.