Summertime is the perfect time for anything yummy on a chip!
Ceviche is a delicious example of cold, crisp summer fare. With the huge shift to a more plant-based lifestyle, I wanted to offer a veggie ceviche. Palm Hearts, take the place of fish and introduce a much-overlooked ingredient.
Ingredients
- 1 14-oz can hearts of palm, drained and chopped (diced looks like scallops and white fish; sliced looks like calamari)
- 2 chopped and seeded heirloom tomatoes
- 1 diced Persian cucumber
- ½ cup finely chopped purple onion
- 2 tbsp chopped fresh cilantro
- 2 tbsp each: lemon, lime, and ruby grapefruit juice
- 1 small avocado (dice and fold in right before serving)
- ¾ tsp salt
Mix everything together except the avocado. Chill 1 hour. Fold avocado in right before you serve. Carve cucumber cups and fill with finished ceviche for a beautiful and easy party platter.
Phyte Facts
Hearts of Palm are nutrition powerhouses and should be included more often due to many health-enhancing benefits. Heart and gut health are improved due to the high fiber content and natural inulin, which acts as a prebiotic, feeding healthy gut bacteria. Blood sugar stays level throughout the day and our blood pressure and vascular system relax.
The Palm Heart is high in vitamin B6 which is the nutrient that controls our immune function.
Lastly, our brain efficiency can be maintained simply by keeping a variety of foods in our daily nutrition intake. This veggie is easy to add to a variety of foods, is readily available, and is relatively inexpensive. This is a great food for our aging population!
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Affectionately referred to as The Walking Encyclopedia of Human Wellness, Fitness Coach, Strength Competitor and Powerlifting pioneer, Tina “The Medicine Chef” Martini is an internationally recognized Naturopathic Chef and star of the cooking show, Tina’s Ageless Kitchen. Tina’s cooking and lifestyle show has reached millions of food and fitness lovers all over the globe. Over the last 30 years, Tina has assisted celebrities, gold-medal athletes and over-scheduled executives naturally achieve radiant health using The Pyramid of Power: balancing Healthy Nutrition and the healing power of food, with Active Fitness and Body Alignment techniques. Working with those who have late-stage cancer, advanced diabetes, cardiovascular and other illnesses, Tina’s clients are astounded at the ease and speed with which they are able to restore their radiant health. Tina believes that maintaining balance in our diet, physical activity, and in our work and spiritual life is the key to our good health, happiness and overall well being. Visit her website, themedicinechef.com
