Palm Heart Salad

Name: Palm Heart Salad (Salada de Palmito)
Cuisine: Brazilian
Ingredients: 2 lb 4 oz (1 kg) palm heart preserved; 2 tablespoons chopped Italian (flat-leaf) parsley; 9 oz (250 g) cherry tomatoes, cut in quarters; 1 lemon, juiced; 4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil; 1 teaspoon dried oregano; 1 teaspoon table salt; 1 teaspoon cracked black pepper; 2 tablespoons crunchy garlic, to garnish

Salada de Palmito

Preparation info

Serves
6–8

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Braza

By Andre Felicio

Published 2016

About

It’s not used much in most countries around the world, but in Brazil you will find palm heart everywhere you go. It comes from certain types of palm trees, and the most popular one in Brazil is the “palmeira pupunha”. It is extracted from the top end part of the tree. It goes really well with chicken dishes.

Ingredients

2 lb 4 oz (1 kg) palm heart preserved
2

Americas
Brazil
Gluten-free
Vegan

Method

Cut the palm heart into rings of about ¼ in (5 mm) thickness. Place it in a bowl and mix all the other ingredients together except the crunchy garlic. Mix carefully so you don’t break the palm hearts too much.

Put on a serving tray, and spread the crunchy garlic on top. Or if you like you can serve individual little bowls to your guests.

Also, if you get 1 piece of palm heart an