You don’t have to go to an expensive restaurant to enjoy a fancy plant based meal. Try this one at home for your next dinner party and wow your guests!
Ingredients:
1 15oz can of whole hearts of palm
1 large green zucchini, diced
1 large yellow summer squash, diced
½ onion, diced
1 cup cherry tomatoes, diced
3-4 garlic cloves, sliced
1 tbl of nutritional yeast
Salt and pepper
½ cup earth balance
Olive oil
1/3 cup vegetable broth
1 tbl oregeno
Directions:
In a large frying heat 1 tbl oil over medium-high heat
Add in squash
Cook for 5 minutes
Add in your garlic
Cook for an additional 5 minutes
Season with garlic salt
Turn off heat
Let cool
Place into blender
Add in nutritional yeast
Blend until creamy, add a little water or broth if too thick
Set aside
In the same pan add a little oil
Heat over medium high
Add in your onion and zucchini
Cook for 5-7 minutes
Stir in your tomatoes
Cook for 2 minutes
Turn off heat
Season with salt and pepper
Remove from pan and set aside
In the same pan add a little oil
Chop your hearts of palm into roughly 1 inch thick pieces
Heat oil over medium-high heat
Add in your hearts of palm and heat on each side until browned
(Careful when flipping to avoid falling apart)
When almost done add in 2-3 tablespoons of butter
Let it melt
Using a spoon, spoon melted butter on and around hearts of palm
Continue to spoon butter for 3-5 minutes
Carefully remove hearts of palm, set aside
Add remaining butter to your pan
Once melted add in your chopped oregano
Stir in your broth and cook for 5 minutes
Plate your dish
Spread a generous amount of squash cream
Top with spoonful’s of zucchini and tomato mix
Carefully place your hearts of palm on top
Spoon a good amount of butter sauce on top
Serve and enjoy!
