Low Fat Lemon Olive Spread Recipe

Ingredients

1/2 cup fresh italian bread crumbs

-- or french bread crumbs

1 cup chopped pitted ripe olives

--about 18 to 20 extra-large olives

1/2 teaspoon finely shredded lemon peel

1 tablespoon lemon juice

1 teaspoon coarse grain mustard

1 clove garlic, minced

Method

Process bread crumbs in food processor as fine as possible.

Add olives, lemon peel, lemon juice, mustard, and garlic; process to a paste like consistency.

Use the mixture as an appetizer spread on French bread slices with a wedge of tomato as shown, as a flavoring with fish or chicken, or tossed with hot cooked pasta.

Makes about 12 (1-tablespoon) servings.

Nutrition facts per serving: 15 cal.

, 1 g total fat (0 g sat.

fat), 0 mg cholesterol, 49 mg sodium, 1 g carbohydrate.

, 0 g dietary fiber, 0 g pro.

Food exchanges: 1/2 fat.

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