Olive Cheese Bread

Love the smell of fresh baked bread in your kitchen but don’t have the time to make it? Check out my easy hack for how to make a loaf of Olive Cheese Bread in only 15 minutes! It’s a great appetizer and also a side dish.

Ingredients for Olive Cheese Bread

A full list of ingredients with measurements for beef pot pie is available in the printable recipe card below to make cheesy olive bread.

• French bread – My local grocery store sells them fresh. But if you prefer to make your own, by all means have at it!
• Garlic aioli – I like to make my own garlic aioli with mayo, fresh garlic, maldon sea salt and fresh lemon juice. But some delis or grocery stores might carry it pre-made. This can also be plain mayonnaise, other types of aioli.
• Parmesan & gouda cheese – I much prefer to grate my own parmesan cheese. It melts much smoother that way, because pre-shredded cheese has an additive that prevents it from sticking, but also melting.
• Olive tapenade – This is a great recipe to make to use up leftover green olive tapenade, but it’s super easy to make fresh too! Mine uses green olives with a rough chop (although you could use black olives or even kalamata olives if you prefer,) white onion, capers, roasted red pepper, carrots, garlic powder and olive oil. Alternatively, you can thinly slice the olives.

Some fun variations include changing up the type of cheese like monterey jack cheese or cheddar cheese, topping with green onions (scallions or chives), or using stuffed olives like blue cheese stuffed or pimiento-stuffed olives.

Get to Baking

Usually olive bread is a bread baked with salty olives baked inside the loaf. This Olive Cheese Bread is a little different and way easier!

1. Toast bread. Place bread, cut side up, on a baking sheet and toast in preheated oven until lightly browned.
2. Add garlic aioli, cheese and olive tapenade. Spread garlic aioli evenly over bread, top with olive tapenade mixture. Top that with a blend of cheeses for cheesiness and also as the glue to hold it all together.
3. Return to oven. Heat until the cheese just melts.
4. Slice and serve. Remove, cut and serve!

What to Serve with Olive Cheese Bread

Olive Cheese Bread can be served as an appetizer to a dinner party, or even on its on with other appetizers or snacks. If serving it with dinner, try it with a nice pasta dish in place of your usual garlic bread.

This bread will quickly become your new favorite alternative to garlic bread. Easy to make but with loads more flavor and olives totally count as a vegetable. (Right?)

Storage and Freezing

How to Store

I would eat this bread the same day you make it. If you would like to prepare it ahead of time, just make the olive tapenade and store it in a bowl until you are ready to put the bread together and serve it.

Can I Freeze Olive Cheese Bread?

I don’t recommend freezing this bread. When the olive tapenade thaws, it will make the bread underneath quite soggy. And no one likes soggy bread!

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Don't have time to make homemade olive bread? Check out my hack for making this easy Olive Cheese Bread recipe. It takes no more than 15 minutes from start to finish!

Prep Time: 5 minutes mins

Cook Time: 5 minutes mins

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Servings: 4

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Equipment

• Garlic press

Ingredients

• 1 loaf French bread , cut in half horizontally
• 1/3 cup garlic aioli
• 1/4 cup olive tapenade
• 2 tablespoons Parmesan cheese , freshly shredded
• 1/4 cup gouda cheese , shredded

Instructions

• Preheat the oven to 350°F.
• Place the horizontally cut 1 loaf French bread, cut side up, on a baking sheet and toast for 5-7 minutes or until lightly browned.
• Spread the 1/3 cup garlic aioli evenly over bread, spread with the 2 tablespoons Parmesan cheese. Top with evenly sprinkled 2 tablespoons Parmesan cheese and 1/4 cup gouda cheese.
• Return to oven for 3-4 minutes or until the cheese melts.
• If you’ve tried this recipe, come back and let us know how it was in the comments or star ratings.

Nutrition

Calories: 409 kcal, Carbohydrates: 57 g, Protein: 14 g, Fat: 14 g, Saturated Fat: 3 g, Cholesterol: 10 mg, Sodium: 702 mg, Potassium: 128 mg, Fiber: 2 g, Sugar: 3 g, Vitamin A: 49 IU, Calcium: 118 mg, Iron: 4 mg

Calories: 409

Course: Bread

Cuisine: American

Keyword: gralic bread, olive bread

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