I also love them, straight out of the can.

I grew up with hearts of palm but nothing other than as a salad ingredient. My favorite salad is one I copied from a restaurant that I use to go to in the World Trade Center. It so good but so very simple. I use either Escarole, endive, or red leaf lettuce. Hearts of palm sliced into coins. Dressed with white balsamic and olive oil.

I buy the 2 jar package of HofP from Sam's. I like them better because they taste better from the jar and the cost is better considering how frequently I make this salad.

I get swamp cabbage ( heart of Cabbage palm) pretty regular when we clear land for new deveolpments here in Central Fl.

I cook it like you would collard greens . But I have been known to chew it up while sitting in my bull dozer after I cleaned the pure white heart out of the palm tree.
Here's a link to a website with more recipes for you.

Here is a link that might be useful: Swamp Cabbage

My husband loves hearts of palm and there are so many different ways to use them in salads that I never thought of doing anything else with them.

We're definitely anti "green things on pizza", but hearts of palm sliced into rings and cooked on pizza is our new favorite topping.

Cannibal!! Cannibal!! I had a friend who actually asked me to remove my cabbage palms so she could have heart of palm. Cannibal!!! Those palms are my friends!

When I was a kid, my dad got hearts from the stems that had reached a certain diameter. New stems (suckers) are always growing back. I'm sure this is the same method the commercial harvesters use. He certainly won't have killed a tree just to get a vegetable!

When I lived in Uruguay years ago, hearts of palm were served as a first course with 'salsa golf' which was just mayo and ketchup mixed together. It's not fancy, but good.

Thank you for not making fun of me. I treasure my plants, and was appalled at my friend's suggestion. The cabbage palm in my front yard has a great relationship with my daylilies. They both prosper. I can't image removing the palm just so someone can have "heart of palm". That's just me.

hey, Woodie, you've got me curious. I've only had it in salads. So I did a search at epicurious and found some nice ideas.

Lots of ideas here, but mostly salads...
search Heart of Palm at Epicurious

This sounded good to me...
Salad of Black beans, Hearts of Palm and Corn

Thanks everybody! And Lee and Dishes, thanks for the recipes.

Sorry Beachlily, I hope this is not a plant that is over-harvested! I believe that Costa Rica is a main supplier of farmed hearts of palm. I'll do some reading up on it, thanks for your input.

Lee - any chance you will go to the antique boat show in Mt. Dora (now held in Tavares) in March? I'll be there.

Woodie, I know you didn't ask me but I'm butting in to say that I am only 1:45 from Mt. Dora and would love to meet up with you in March.

The late lamented Le Ruth's restaurant in New Orleans (okay, Gretna) had a fantastic dish called 'Avocat Tropique'. If I remember correctly (it was thirty years ago), it was a half an avocado, with the avocado flesh chopped up along with hearts of palm, mixed with a dressing--some sort of vinaigrette, perhaps?

If anyone remembers such a thing, please post the recipe; otherwise, another great application for hearts of palm is to chop it up with avocado, dress with your favorite dressing (I bet green goddess would be good) and serve it in the avocado half-shell.

Mustangs, its a date! I sent you an email :) Can't wait.

Arley, thanks for your post, avocado with hearts of palm sounds just wonderful to me! 2 of my favorite things!

Off topic, but: Woodie & Kathy - my cousin owns a B&B in Mt. Dora. Here's a link to it.

Beautiful, Pat! Where are you? I'm in Flagler Beach for March.

OMG! I am familiar with that B&B, it's lovely.

Woodie, Pat is in the panhandle.

Yup, I'm way over on the NW side of FL. Flagler is by St. Augustine, right? My sis lives in Jax - but we presently aren't speaking or I'd make a trip over there. DAH! Family!

I bought a can of Hearts of Palm and they were so horrible tasting I had to throw them out. Someone told me later I should try a different brand. I don't have a Sam's membership. I do have a Costco. I've never seen them there though. Can someone name some other good brands to try?

Beverly, the brand in my store is Reese, link below.

Pat, if you and your sister make up by March, email me :)

Here is a link that might be useful: Hearts of Palm

Woodie, I'm in Ponce Inlet, just south of Daytona (and just a little farther south of Flagler)--live here. Hummm.......

About the palms. The cabbage palm doesn't sprout from the base, but a lot of other palms do. So, if one wants to harvest a cabbage palm, the palm must be killed for the "bud". In development areas, the cabbage palms are bulldozed when the land is cleared. That is what Leeslines was mentioning. A couple years ago we had some widespread, vicious fires here in Central FL. Two of my cabbage palms had burned trunks when I got them, but they are flourishing!

Hi Beachlily, we will be neighbors (well for a month anyway). Sounds like a group of us should be able to get togther one day without too much trouble!

This salad with hearts of palm is good. Makes a nice starter for a dinner party.

Home Cookin Chapter: Recipes From Thibeault's Table

Hearts of Palm Salad
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Source: Diane Clement

2 to 3 heads of Butter/Boston Lettuce
1 14 ounce can of Hearts of Palm, drained
3 Tablespoons chopped or julienned roasted red pepper
2 avocados, cubed or sliced

Dressing

3/4 cup Olive oil or salad oil
1/4 cup white wine vinegar
1/4 teaspoon Dijon Mustard
salt and pepper
generous squeeze of fresh lemon juice

Combine and shake well. This can be made up a few days in advance and refrigerated.
. Just before sering, tear the lettuce into bite-size bits and combine in
a salad bowl with avocado, roasted red epper and hearts of palm, sliced
1/4 inch thick. Pour just enough dressing to coat the greens.