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Some of our favorite recipes using DeKing of Hearts Fresh Hearts of Palm...  steamed, grilled, raw, roasted, sauteed, try this delicious treat in a variety of ways

Thrill Your Grill With Hearts
Thrill Your Grill with Hearts

1 lb. Fresh hearts of palm

4 garlic cloves

2 lemons

½ cup  extra virgin olive oil

Sea salt, pepper to taste

 

Mix together ingredients and allow to fuse for about 15 min.  Cut hearts in half lengthwise.  Pour marinade over palms and chill for 15 min.  Grill 3-5 minutes on each side.  Brush with marinade before turning.

Not Your Average Swamp Cabbage
Not Your Average Swamp Cabbage

1 lb. FRESH HEARTS OF PALM NUGGETS

Pinch o’ parsley

Big splash of olive oil

2 key limes or 1 lime

splash o’ white wine

 

Let’s Cook!!

Heat olive oil- get it REAL HOT!  Cut palm nuggets into bite-size chunks, and sauté with shallots.  Add white wine, lime juice, and parsley.  Reduce heat, cook 5-10 minutes.  Serve ‘em up!!

Pura Vida de Costa Rica
Pura Vida de Costa Rica
 

1 lb. FRESH HEARTS OF PALM

1 sweet onion, chopped

1 red pepper, chopped fine

1 celery stalk, chopped fine

2 cups heavy cream

Big splash of brandy to taste

 

Saute hearts of Palm, onion, red pepper, and celery until Palms are tender but crunchy.  Salt and pepper to taste, add heavy cream and stir until it thickens, then add brandy.

A Costa Rican traditional dish served over pan seared white fish of your choice

Love Stack with Citrus-Mint Vinaigrette
Love Stack with Citrus-Mint Vinaigrette

Using a 6” high ring mold, stack ingredients in th following order:

FRESH HEARTS OF PALM

blood orange or pink grape fruit  sections

Lump crab meat

Mache, Sunflower sprouts, or Lettuce of choice

To prepare Vinaigrette:

¼ cup of fresh orange juice

2 T. dry vermouth

½ cup chopped fresh mint

Salt and fresh ground white pepper to taste

Add in a slow steady stream, whisking constantly:  1 cup of qrape seed oil, taste and adjust the seasonings.  Use at once or cover and refrigerate.

Cold-Hearted Palm Bisque
Cold-Hearted Palm Bisque
4 T. Butter 2 cups FRESH HEARTS OF PALM 2 cups sweet diced onion 1 large potato, diced 1 T. minced fresh parsley ¼ tsp. white pepper ½ tsp. Salt pinch of ground nutmeg 4 cups chicken broth or vegetable broth 1 cup half & half   Saute sliced palm, onion, potato, and spices in butter for 10 minutes.  Add broth, simmer 15-20 minutes.  Puree mixture, and add half & half.  For a thinner bisque, strain through a chinois.  Serve hot or chilled.  Makes 8 servings.
"My Heart's on Fire" Chutney
"My Heart's on Fire" Chutney

2 cups FRESH HEARTS OF PALM NUGGETS

1 small fresh pineapple, chopped

1 med. Fresh papaya, chopped

1 T. fresh ginger

6 T. granulated sugar

2/3 cup unsweetened coconut

1 T. hot Asian chili paste

 

Saute all ingredients except chili paste, uncovered, for one hour or more, until mixture becomes syrupy.  Fold in chili paste. Makes 2 ½  cups.  Serve with BBQ Shrimp.