Picadillo

One of my favorite recipes with a unique ingredient... green olives

This was one of the first real food creations I came up with. This was one of my first blog posts from when I started my blog. It didn’t even have a picture. But it is still one of my favorites and has such unique flavors!

This is my modern take on a classic dish we used to eat as a family. We used to make a ground beef and olive mixture (with mayonnaise mixed in) that you stuffed inside of a hamburger bun, topped with shredded cheese, and broiled until the cheese was melted.

This is so versatile. You can eat it on bread, broiled with cheese, on a bed of greens, or sauteed kale. Or with some corn chips or crackers.

I love this dish because of the depth of flavors and it is so filling. My husband doesn’t like olives, but he loves Picadillo. So if you are on the fence about olives you still may love this dish!

Ingredients

2 tsp coconut oil (or any high smoke point oil)

1 onion, diced

1/2 green pepper, diced

2 garlic cloves, chopped

1 lb grass-fed ground beef

1/3 cup green olives, chopped

1 (6-ounce) jar tomato paste

3/4 cup mayonnaise

1 cup raw organic cheddar cheese (or 1/2 cup goat cheese)

Salt and pepper

Directions

• Preheat a medium-sized skillet on medium and put the coconut oil in the pan

• Add the onion, green pepper, and garlic and sauté until they are about halfway cooked and slightly translucent

• Add the grass-fed ground beef and brown. Season with salt and pepper

• When the meat is browned, turn the heat to low and add the olives, tomato paste, mayonnaise, and cheddar cheese while stirring

• Cook until the cheese has melted