Heart of Palm Ceviche Recipe

When you think of ceviche, thoughts of the ocean may come to mind. But have you ever tried hearts of palm ceviche? This recipe is a fun and easy way to switch up your seafood routine. The heart of palm is a versatile ingredient that can be used in many different dishes - give it a try!

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For all those vegan hearts around, if you missed the times when you ate fish, the good news is that most of what makes up for traditional ceviche flavor is limes and onions.

They are the actual holders of all that flavor.

Some people may call this vegetarian ceviche a hearts of palm avocado salad, and we are OK with that; we love salads. The magic of ceviche relies on the "cooking" method.

In a fish ceviche, the lime juice marinates the fish, and here it marinates the onions, vegetables, and palm hearts.

One way or the other, ceviche is indisputably one of the best summer recipes; head to head with our vegan chickpea salad, our vegan chickpea burgers, and a hummus avocado dip.

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• 🤔 Why you will love it
• 🧾 Ingredients
• 🔪 Instructions
• 🍶 Substitutions
• 📖 Variations
• 🥢 How to serve
• 🍽 Equipment
• 🥡 Storage
• 💡 Top tip
• 🥗 Hearts of palm health benefits
• ❓ FAQ
• 🥗 More salad recipes
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🤔 Why you will love it

• The prep time is minimal. You can get the recipe ready just right before your guests arrive.
• Ingredients are easy to get
• It can be served as a side dish, appetizer, or snack, or salad
• The flavor is surreal!

🧾 Ingredients

• Canned hearts of palm is a great way to add unique flavor and texture to salads, pastas, soups, and more! It's also easy to find at most grocery stores. Plus, it's a fantastic source of healthy plant-based protein and fiber.
• White onion is a widely cultivated type of onion that is known for its white papery skin and mild flavor. It has a round shape with multiple layers of fleshy rings.
• Fresh lime juice and coriander (cilantro) are two ingredients that can create a delicious and healthy salad dressing.
• Avocados are a great source of healthy fats, fiber, and many vitamins and minerals. They’re also delicious and easy to incorporate into almost any plant-based meal. I like to use them in salads, sandwiches, guacamole, smoothies, and everything in between! They are best when in season, and March is the avocado season!
• Orange bell pepper adds sweetness to this salad, while the lettuce gives it some crunch. The combination of fresh ingredients creates a light and flavorful dish that is perfectly suited for summertime!
• Red chili or jalapeño peppers bring to this salad a nice kick and some heat. If that’s too much, you can substitute them with red bell peppers or omit them altogether.
• Kosher salt and black pepper round all the flavors.

Optional: Chickpeas (garbanzo beans), radishes, and corn kernels.

See the recipe card for quantities.

🔪 Instructions

What's great about making ceviche is that there is no cooking involved. You only need to prepare your ingredients and let the lime juice do its work.

Right before serving, add avocado dice! Taste and adjust salt, chili, and lime juice. Feel free to add freshly ground black pepper if desired.

Hint: I usually double the batches as I am a big fan of ceviche, so I like to use two cans, one can of whole hearts of palm cut into chunks and another one cut into slices to add more textures.

🍶 Substitutions

• Chickpeas - instead of garbanzo beans, you can use cannellini beans, navy beans, or black beans.
• Bean-free - whenever we want something even lighter, we skip the chickpeas, and the ceviche turns out equally delicious. Reduce the lime by one.
• White onions - all kinds of onions work on this avocado hearts of palm salad. Use red onions if you want to give your ceviche more color.
• Avocados - I strongly recommend using avocados, but you can substitute them with olive oil or skip them altogether.
• Limes - ceviche is traditionally made with limes, but this is already an adaptation; some people may say this is a palm salad, so feel free to substitute for lemon juice.

📖 Variations

• Spicy - add deseeded jalapeño chillis or habanero.
• Garlicky - add minced garlic or a pinch of ground garlic.
• More veggies - other ingredients you can include are sliced radishes, artichoke hearts, and halved cherry tomatoes, grape tomatoes, or a cored tomato. Zucchini and cucumber are great additions; in fact, they are the main ingredients on our cucumber vegan ceviche.
• Deluxe - add one can of artichoke hearts and black olives.
• Tangy - add more lime juice.

See this zucchini and cucumbers version of this recipe on our website!

🥢 How to serve

This vegetarian ceviche can be served as a palm salad, appetizer, or side dish.

When we serve it as an appetizer, we always serve it with something to scoop it, either our baked green plantains, cassava chips, nacho chips, plantain chips, lettuce cups, or mini edible baskets.

If you have leftover ceviche juice, you can use it as a salad dressing or drink it, as they do in Peru, and call it Leche de Tigre.

We also love adding some crunch to the dish by tossing some corn kernels into it, which is very common in traditional Peruvian ceviche.

🍽 Equipment

I am sure you have almost, if not all, the kitchen utensils you need. A large or medium bowl, knives, and so on.

I find a lemon press (affiliate) is very useful when making ceviche because you need to squeeze a lot of limes.

🥡 Storage

Store hearts of palm and avocado salad leftovers for 2-3 days in the fridge covered with plastic wrap.

Remember that avocado will turn darker, add extra lemon to minimize its darkening, as you would with homemade guacamole.

The vegan ingredients on this palm salad don't freeze well.

🥗 Hearts of palm health benefits

The hearts of palms are a good source of potassium, magnesium, and vitamin C. They are also a good source of dietary fiber. Additionally, the hearts of palm are a vegan source of omega-3 fatty acids.

Omega-3 fatty acids are essential for maintaining heart health and preventing chronic diseases such as heart disease, stroke, and cancer.

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🥗 More salad recipes

Elevate your meal with our quick and flavorful spicy Korean cucumber salad or the marinated mushroom salad! Ready in minutes, it packs a punch of freshness that will leave you wanting more. Don't miss out on this delicious sensation!

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