Sauteed Bell Peppers and Onion with Olives and Meyer Lemon

Name: Sauteed Bell Peppers and Onion with Olives and Meyer Lemon
Total time: 20
Yield: 2
Ingredients: 1 Meyer lemon; 10 oil-cured black olives, pitted and chopped; 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided; ½ teaspoon dried oregano; 1 orange bell pepper, sliced into strips; 1 yellow bell pepper, sliced into strips; 1 large sweet onion, sliced into strips; salt and pepper to taste

Recipe by DrMom from allrecipes.com

Dinner,Side Dish 20 Mins.

Ingredients

2 servings

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1 Meyer lemon
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10 oil-cured black olives, pitted and chopped
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3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided
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½ teaspoon dried oregano

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1 orange bell pepper, sliced into strips
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1 yellow bell pepper, sliced into strips
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1 large sweet onion, sliced into strips
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salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

Cut ends off of the lemon, then cut lemon in half. Chop half of the lemon into small pieces, peel included; squeeze other lemon half and save juice.
Combine olives with 2 tablespoon oil, oregano, chopped lemon, and lemon juice.
Heat remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil in a pan over medium-high heat. Saute bell peppers and onion in the hot oil until onion is limp and peppers are still a little crunchy, about 5 minutes. Mix hot mixture into lemon mixture. Add salt and pepper. Serve immediately.