You won't believe how much flavour a couple of ingredients can add to a beef steak or tenderloin! You can prepare it ahead, and then it only takes minutes to grill just before serving.

Pistachio and black olive coating on steak.

What Makes This Recipe Special?

The flavours here are rather exotic and unexpected, which makes this a perfect dish for entertaining.
It is ready in under 20 minutes, leaving you to enjoy your guests!

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Pistachio, Black Olive Crusted Beef Steak

Ingredients & Substitutions

Steak - My first choice would be a tenderloin cut to match the elegance of the flavours here but any cut of grilling steak would be fine. The pistachio topping is also delicious on a chicken breast.

Olives-I used Black Kalamata but any black olive would work. Green olives are not recommended.

How To Make It

This recipe is so easy and so forgiving. You can prep the pistachio blend and coat your steak ahead of time if you like, and just refrigerate until you are ready to grill.

Grill to the internal temperature that suits your preference - rare (120F), medium (140F) or well-done(160 F).

Suggested Menu

I first made this for a hospital fundraiser. It was called Guess Who's Coming to Dinner. Volunteers offered to open their homes and cook a meal for whatever number of guests you specified. You published the menu, and then people bid on your menu.

Pitachio, Black Olive Crusted Beef Steak
Napolean of Vegetables
No Fat Strawberry Spinach Salad
Potato Anna's or Muffin Tin Mashed Potatoes

Salted Caramel Apple Crisp
with Cider Ripple Ice Cream

Wine Pairing

These flavours are quite robust, so I would serve a full-bodied red - a Cabernet Sauvignon. Or you could give a nod to the black olive component and go Italian with a special occasion wine like a Barolo, Amarone, or Primitivo.

Pistachio, Black Olive Crusted Beef Steak

A delicious, nutty, savoury crumb on juicy steak that is ready in minutes.

Author: Carolyn Hetke

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Course: Main Dish

Cuisine: American

Prep Time: 15

Cook Time: 6

Total Time: 21

Servings: servings

Ingredients

▢ 4 strip loin steaks 1 ¼ to 1 ½ " thick
▢ 6 Tbsps raw pistachio nuts shelled
▢ 6 Tbsps Kalamata black olives
▢ 1 teaspoon coarse ground black pepper

Instructions

Crush pistachio nuts until they are a fine even grind.
Cut olives flesh away from the pits and chop finely.
Mix pistachio grounds, olives and pepper together until evenly distributed.
Press the pistachio mix onto the top surface of the steak. Cover and refrigerate until ready to grill.
Preheat grill or broiler.
Grill steaks 4-5 minutes on the first side and then flip. Grill another 3-5 minutes for medium rare, 5-7 for medium or 8-10 for well done.
Remove from grill, cover loosely with foil and allow to stand approximately 5 minutes.

Notes

Grilling Temperature -internal temperature - rare (120F), medium (140F) or well-done(160 F). Let them rest 5 minutes after taking them off the grill.

The pistachio crust is equally delicious on a beef tenderloin or chicken breast.

Variations:

You can use any type of steak that you would grill.

Any type of cured black olive will work.

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