Showing posts with label Hearts of Palm. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hearts of Palm. Show all posts

Monday, November 18, 2024

Vegan Tuna (Chickpea/Hearts of Palm) Salad



Recipe from Nisha Vora of Rainbow Plant Life
Husband-Tested in Alice’s Kitchen

This makes a dang good sandwich.  I had been making another recipe for chickpea salad. but I when I saw this recipe, I wanted to try using hearts of palm. I love the texture of the hearts of palm mingled with the chickpeas.  This was absolutely delicious, as all of Nisha’s recipes are.  

Ingredients:
1 (15-ounce) can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
1 cup canned hearts of palm, drained and rinsed and roughly chopped 
1/3 cup vegan mayo
1 Tablespoon Dijon mustard (or spicy brown mustard)
2 celery ribs, diced
2 teaspoons celery seeds
2 Tablespoons dill or sweet pickle relish (I used dill pickles.)
2 Tablespoons nutritional yeast
2 nori sheets, crumbled with your hands into small pieces OR ¼ cup Trader Joe’s Furikake Japanese Seasoning
2 Tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
¼ teaspoon kosher salt
Freshly cracked black pepper

For Serving: 
8 slices of hearty sandwich bread or sliced baguette
Sandwich fixings of choice: romaine or leaf lettuce, sliced or shaved cucumber, sliced tomatoes, fresh dill sprigs, pickles

Directions:
In a food processor bowl, combine the chickpeas, hearts of palm, mayo, mustard, celery, celery seeds, relish, nutritional yeast, crumbled nori, lemon juice, salt, and several cracks of pepper.
Do not blend! Pulse about 10 to 15 times, until incorporated and combined but still chunky.
Taste, adding more salt and pepper as needed. But stir them in by hand instead of pulsing to avoid over-blending.
If making sandwiches, spread the tuna salad onto four slices of bread. Top with your desired sandwich toppings. Top each with another slice of bread (for extra richness, add a thin layer of vegan mayo to this slice of bread). 

Wednesday, April 7, 2021

Baja Hearts of Palm "Fish" (Vegan)

 



Recipe from NikkiVegan One of my favorite YouTube channels
Husband-Tested in Alice's Kitchen
Makes 2-3 servings

This was fantastic! The hearts of palm "fish" mimicked the texture and taste of fish fillets. I served these as fish tacos, but they would also taste great on their own or in a sandwich. I did use a bit of avocado oil to fry these “fish” (hearts of palm) but I suppose those of you who have an air fryer could use that.

1 can/jar hearts of palm, drained and rinsed
1/4 cup brown rice flour or rice flour
1/4 cup corn starch
1 teaspoon taco seasoning
1/3 cup water
Avocado oil or other oil for frying
Sea salt (I use Maldon sea salt.)

Place the hearts of palm on a dry towel and gently rub them dry. Using the palm of your hand, press each piece to flatten a bit. In a pie plate, mix together the rice flour, corn starch and seasoning. Add the water and mix thoroughly. Coat the hearts of palm in the batter. Pan fry the hearts of palm "fish" in several Tablespoons of oil until golden brown on each side. Remove to a paper towel or clean kitchen towel to drain. Sprinkle with sea salt immediately. Serve.

Serving Suggestions:
Lemon wedges
Avocado slices or Homemade Guacamole
Vegan Mayo or Non-Dairy Yogurt (Mix in some fresh lemon or lime juice and sprinkle with some salt for a simple sauce)
Fresh Cilantro
Corn or Flour Tortillas
Purple Cabbage Slaw (Shred some purple cabbage into a large bowl. Squeeze the juice of one lime over the cabbage. Sprinkle with salt, to taste. Massage the cabbage for about 1 minute. Set aside while you prepare the "fish." The cabbage will become more limp and tender. Add some minced cilantro, if you wish.)


Wednesday, March 11, 2020

No Tuna, Tuna Salad (Vegan)

No Tuna Tuna Salad served on corn tortillas with Cilantro Lime Avocado Sauce 
shredded carrots, cucumber slices, hot sauce with Wild Rice Salad on the side
Recipe from Rainbow Plant Life
Husband-Tested in Alice’s Kitchen
Makes 4 servings

Well, this was marvelously good and no little fishies were required in the making of it.  The Nori or Dulse will give the salad a taste of the sea.  The chickpeas give the salad a meaty feel with the tender hearts of palm giving it smoothness.  I didn’t use the optional pickle relish because I prefer my salads not to have much sweetness.  Though this was delish as is, next time I make it, I will add some capers and some scallions as I do when I’ve made tuna salad.  I served this on warmed corn tortillas along with veggies because that’s what I had on hand.  This takes only a few minutes to prepare and would make an excellent Meatless Monday lunchbox addition.

1 (15 oz.) can chickpeas, rinsed and drained
1 cup canned or jarred hearts of palm (This was about ½ jar, 4 “hearts.”)
1/3 cup vegan mayo
4 teaspoons spicy brown mustard or regular mustard or Dijon mustard
2 celery ribs, diced
2 teaspoons celery seeds
2 Tablespoons sweet pickle relish (optional)
2 Tablespoons nutritional yeast
2 Nori sheets, crumbled OR 1 Tablespoon Dulse flakes
2 Tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
Sea salt or kosher salt, to taste
Fresh dill, optional

*I think 1 Tablespoon capers would be excellent in this.  Also, maybe a scallion.

Place all the ingredients in a food processor.  Pulse 15-20 times until well combined, but still a bit chunky.  Taste and adjust seasonings. 
Serve on whole grain toast or bread. 

For sandwich embellishments, add cucumber slices, shredded carrot, fresh tomato slices, greens, pickles, jalapeno slices, onions or even pickled onions, etc.