File Under: WTF Was I Thinking?
Mighty Girl's open letter to a persistent can of baby corn in her pantry, reminded me of my own pantry nemesis.
Behold.
Not just any can of hearts of palm, but a can of organic hearts of palm. Stick THAT in your wok and saute it.
Seriously, what was I thinking? I don't even know what hearts of palm are! Or what you do with them. I think the only reason they caught my eye is because I heard Sookie mention them on Gilmore Girls once. That's not a good enough reason to put them in a grocery cart.
What's worse is this is my SECOND can of hearts of palm. The first one sat in my cabinet for a year until I pulled it out to put it to use. As a door stop. I worked well keeping the door open, but eventually I tossed it.
And then a few months later, here it is again. I'll fess up. I bought it. But I'm claiming temporary insanity.
I'm open for suggestions. Any one know what to do with these? Recipes. Science experiments? Craft projects?
Comments
HEARTS OF PALM SALAD
1/3 c. salad oil
1 tsp. sugar
1/2 tsp. aromatic bitters
2 tbsp. finely chopped stuffed green olives
1 (14 oz.) can hearts of palm, drained, sliced
2 tbsp. lemon juice
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. paprika
1 tbsp. finely chopped onion
1 tbsp. finely chopped celery
6 c. torn Bibb lettuce
Combine salad oil, lemon juice, sugar, salt, bitters, paprika, olives, onion, and celery; beat well. Chill. At serving time toss together hearts of palm and lettuce in salad bowl. Add dressing and toss. Makes 6 servings.
Posted by: daniel | October 9, 2007 01:53 PM
Aromatic bitters? Whut the hull?
Posted by: Brian | October 9, 2007 01:56 PM
I think I'd lean toward the doorstop idea.
Posted by: Darry | October 9, 2007 02:11 PM
Just toss them in a salad. (hehe) Seriously, though. I like it with good romaine or red/green leaf lettuce, artichoke hearts, kalamata olive, hearts of palm, cherry tomatos and some kind of cheese -- feta, blue, goat, etc. Make a vinegrette of balsamic, dijon mustard, evoo, S&P and garlic and you're good to go.
Posted by: Geggie | October 9, 2007 04:12 PM
Elliott!! Elliott! Here kitty! Oh, nummy hearts of palm for dindin! YUMMY! Oh, so tasty! What the fuck? Stop that! HEY DONT THROW THEM UP! Bad kitty!!!
Posted by: homer | October 9, 2007 05:20 PM
They are great on a salad and really good on pizza. You can sauté them with a little garlic and serve as a side dish (great with Spanish or Cuban pork). You can also cut them up and put them in potato salad or macaroni salad.
Posted by: Dan | October 9, 2007 06:34 PM
They always make me think of some horror cannibal movie
Posted by: Lee | October 10, 2007 12:55 AM
Donate 'em.
Posted by: sandy | October 10, 2007 04:17 AM
I would say slice them thinly before adding to a salad. I didn't care for their "raw" flavor. Although I imagine you couldn't go wrong sauteeing them in garlic... I may try that myself!
Posted by: MzOuiser | October 10, 2007 10:50 AM