If you’ve ever experienced the pleasure of driving or bicycling through the scenic Alexander Valley in Sonoma, chances are you passed by or even stopped at the Jimtown Store on Highway 128. Although they cater to all types of eaters, the Jimtown store makes one of the best vegan spreads I’ve ever tasted: Chopped Olive Spread. A mix of chopped green & black olives, capers, spices, olive oil and garlic, it is quickly becoming my condiment of choice for sandwiches and wraps.

Don’t confuse Jimtown’s Olive Spread with a tapenade. While there are similarities, the texture is chunkier than the usual tapenade and has a more robust olive flavor. I’ve slathered it it on bread, crackers, tortillas…pretty much any place I’d use margarine, mayo, mustard, hummus or any other spread. In fact, it goes great with hummus. The combination the rich olive flavor with the lemony chickpea hummus flavor is a winner.

Making a sandwich or wrap? Mash some avocado, add the olive spread, pile on the other ingredients for a change from the same old same old.

The good news is that you don’t have to be in Sonoma to try it for yourself. Whole Foods and other markets carry Jimtown Store’s Olive Spread, and if you’re fortunate enough to live in the San Francisco Bay Area, you can find the big 24 ounce container at Costco for less than the price of two 7 ounce containers at Whole Foods. While it may not replace the jars of Vegenaise and mustard in your refrigerator, you may find yourself reaching for them less frequently.

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Chopped Olive Spread

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