Paleo Taco Salad

I love meals that can be easily made for a Paleo and non-paleo eater. Taco salad is definitely that go-to meal at our house. My partner replaces the spinach and kale mix with tortilla chips and chooses cheese over guacamole and olives. Everyone is happy, including the dogs who love to lick the guacamole bowl :-) 

Paleo Taco Salad:

Ingredients:

• 1 lb grass fed ground beef
• 2 tablespoons chili powder
• 1 tablespoon paprika
• 2 tablespoons cumin
• 1 1/2 tablespoon onion powder
• 2 tablespoons garlic powder
• 3/4 cup water
• Spinach/kale mix
• Black Olives
• Guacamole
• 4 ripe avocados
• 1/2 onion
• 1 firm tomato
• cilantro
• salt and pepper

Brown the beef in a skillet. Mix seasonings with the water in a bowl, then add to the browned beef and cook until the water has evaporated. To make the guacamole- remove the flesh from the avocados then mix salt and pepper and cilantro with the avocados (your hands are your best tool). Finely chop onion and tomato, then incorporate. YUM!

*To keep guacamole green and fresh for several days, store in a plastic or glass container, then lay plastic wrap directly over the guacamole. Push the plastic wrap down so it's touching, the goal is to prevent air exposure. Then place lid onto the container over the plastic wrap and refrigerate.