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Are you a sports fan? With the Super Bowl coming up, it is great to have some quick to prepare yet tasty finger foods at hand — especially for those who have to prepare an assortment of them. 🙂 This year, we will be celebrating this event with something both different and familiar: easy, four-ingredient Palm Heart Bacon Bites (or Espetinho de Palmito com Bacon)!! Excited?
If you have never had the chance to try hearts of palm — a healthy, nutritious, low carb Southern American vegetable, this is your chance. It is available canned in Latin markets across America, and also in the Latin aisle of a few American supermarkets. Of course, fingerling or baby potatoes, baby carrots, bite-sized celery stalks, asparagus, and pineapple would be suitable substitutions — although naturally their flavor and texture are not the same as the hearts of palm. I am a fan of hearts of palm– and so is my American hubby!
How about bacon? It needs no introduction, right? 🙂 Farmland® bacon is one of our family’s favorite — especially my husband’s. It is slow smoked over real hardwoods for maximum flavor, making a difference in every bite. Because you can never have too much bacon, we used the thick cut in our palm heart bacon bites! 😉
The fibrous, mildly sour hearts of palm contrast well with the meaty, smoked bacon, resulting in an unforgettable bite. My husband can talk about this better than anyone else. The Super Bowl is about 10 days away… and his contagious excitement about our bacon bites made me cook them already twice within one week. Now is that what you call a favorite or what?
For other tasty recipes, click here. Enjoy our bacon bites and have a fun Super Bowl!!!
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Palm Heart Bacon Bites
Ingredients
- 5 strips Farmland® Naturally Hickory Smoked Thick Cut Bacon sliced in half
- 5 hearts of palm sliced in half crosswise (i.e. cutting the long cylinder into two smaller cylinders)
- Fresh thyme to sprinkle optional
- 1/2 cup store-bought pesto sauce or homemade chimichurri sauce
Instructions
- Roll half strip of bacon over half heart of palm. Stick a toothpick all the way through to hold the bacon around the heart of palm. Place palm heart bacon bites onto a sheet pan lined with aluminum foil.
- Bake at 375 degrees F for about 20-25 minutes or until bacon is brown and crispy. Serve hot with pesto or chimichurri sauce on the side. Bacon bites can be accompanied by beer or guaraná soda.
Recipe Notes
1. Hearts of palm suitable substitutions: Fingerling or baby potatoes, baby carrots, bite-sized celery stalks, asparagus, and pineapple (although naturally their flavor and texture are not the same as the hearts of palm).
2. Chimichurri sauce is the South American pesto made from parsley.
SallyBR
January 20, 2015 at 11:10 amOh, I am soooo doing this! Love the fact that it’s baked, and my American hubby also loooooves hearts of palm
I am game! (cute pun, non?)
Denise Browning
January 20, 2015 at 6:36 pmYou won’t regret it, Sally! It is one of the easiest yet tasty finger foods I have ever prepared. My hubby is eating more of these bites right now. 🙂
Mi Vida en un Dulce
January 20, 2015 at 3:30 pmIn Peru we also called it Palmito, and what a great idea to combine it with bacon.
Denise Browning
January 20, 2015 at 6:37 pmThanks, Nydia! I hope you can try these bites since palmito is available in Peru.
Amy (Savory Moments)
January 20, 2015 at 6:12 pmWhat a great idea and these look super tasty!
Denise Browning
January 20, 2015 at 6:38 pmAmy, thanks! It is something simple for the game day — especially because several finger foods have to be served on that day.
Amira
January 20, 2015 at 6:39 pmThis looks so delish and easy. I’ll be looking for the canned one and will use turkey bacon instead.
Denise Browning
January 20, 2015 at 6:41 pmSince you cannot eat real bacon, it is a great idea to use turkey bacon instead, Amira! I hope you enjoy these bites.
Sugar et al.
January 20, 2015 at 10:18 pmThis is a brilliant idea! I love those flavors and they looks so cute too. Now I have to look for palm hearts:-)
Denise Browning
January 20, 2015 at 11:11 pmSonali, my dear, thank you very much! I hope you find canned palm hearts in Australia and make these bites. xx
Kiran @ KiranTarun.com
January 20, 2015 at 10:47 pmThese look so exotic and what’s not to love when its wrap with bacon 🙂
Denise Browning
January 20, 2015 at 11:19 pmBacon really goes well with everything — and also by itself! 🙂
Shashi at Runninsrilankan
January 21, 2015 at 10:21 amsuch a cool combo og palm hearts and bacon! LOVE this, Denise!
John@Kitchen Riffs
January 21, 2015 at 11:13 amWho can resist bacon? Great idea to pair it with palm hearts — very creative. Perfect for a party! Thanks.
Denise Browning
January 21, 2015 at 12:29 pmI hope you have a fun Super Bowl enjoying our finger food!
Deb|EastofEdenCooking
January 21, 2015 at 12:35 pmThe only time I watch football is the Superbowl! I adore the festive party and all the hype surrounding the big game. While my husband is glued to the screen I enjoy making all the game food. Your recipe is timely! I am just putting together my menu and shopping list. Who could resist the luscious Palm Heart Bacon Bites!
Denise Browning
January 21, 2015 at 12:53 pmEnjoy these bites, Deb! — and the Superbowl as well.
Coffee and Crumpets
January 21, 2015 at 3:49 pmI’ve tried hearts of palm buts it’s not something I eat regularly. I should look for them again and add them to my regular repertoire.
These would be fantastic for the SB. I’m not going to watch this year… My beloved Broncos didn’t make it 🙁
Denise Browning
January 21, 2015 at 8:45 pmI am so sorry for your team, Nazneen! But at least you can try these bites with turkey bacon to celebrate another occasion.
Anne@FromMySweetHeart
January 21, 2015 at 8:13 pmI’ve only ever had hearts of palm in salads, which I love. These look like such perfect little bites! And I can’t wait to try hearts of palm this way!
Denise Browning
January 21, 2015 at 8:48 pmYou won’t regret to give these bites a try, Anne! In Brazil, hearts of palm are used in salads, soups, bisques, appetizers, savory pies, and other dishes. It is a versatile veggie!
Rekha
January 22, 2015 at 2:59 amThis is new to me but looks absolutely delish! perfect game food
Denise Browning
January 22, 2015 at 7:31 amI hope you get to try palm hearts, Rekha! It is a low-carb, nutritious vegetable… I bet you would enjoy it…and wrapped in bacon is even more delicious! 🙂
marcela
January 22, 2015 at 7:06 amSo yummy! Looks terrific! Nobody can resist bacon! That’s a fact! 😀
Denise Browning
January 22, 2015 at 7:32 amI agree with you… Bacon is the thing!!!!
Liz
January 22, 2015 at 8:14 pmOh, I love hearts of palm! And wrapped in bacon? What an amazing combination, Denise!
Juliana
January 22, 2015 at 11:30 pmOh palmito…it had been while since I had it…I have never thought in wrapping palmito in bacon…great idea Denise…they sure look delicious!
Enjoy the rest of your week 🙂
Raymund
January 23, 2015 at 4:03 amI would love nibbling on these delicious appetizers
Dedy@Dentist Chef
January 23, 2015 at 10:38 ami’ve been searching palm heart all ove but not that lucky to found one,
very curious about the taste and the texture!!!
Ash-foodfashionparty
January 23, 2015 at 3:57 pmAbsolutely a nice way to pair them together. I am not a big game day fan but hey, I could cook some of this for others and we will all be enjoying. Lovely. Have a great weekend.
Denise Browning
January 23, 2015 at 4:03 pmI like soccer but I can happily cook for any sports game. We too have a great week, Ash!!!!
Chris @ The Café Sucré Farine
January 24, 2015 at 6:35 pmOh man, these look so… good. Just say the word “bacon” and you’ve got me hooked. I never thought of wrapping hearts of palm though. What a GREAT idea!
Anna @ shenANNAgans
January 25, 2015 at 9:56 pmThese sound positively amazing. Bacon wrapped anything is amazing, I’ve never heard of palm hearts before, but shall check at my farmers markets for something similar to whip these beauties up next weekend. Having a picnic with friends, its my birthday. Yay! Hope you are having a lovely weekend.
Denise Browning
January 26, 2015 at 7:28 amWishing you a very happy, fun birthday, Anna!
Gourmet Getaways
January 25, 2015 at 10:32 pmIn the Philippines, the heart of palm is used in a savoury crepe as a filling.. It’s very good. You made a really tasty partnership here with the bacon wrapping the heart of palm. We say YUM!
Julie & Alesah
Gourmet Getaways xx
Tiffany @ Triple Crème Decadence
January 27, 2015 at 2:26 pmThese sound magnificent! Hearts of palm is one of my favorite vegetables. Wrapping it in bacon is genius. I love the textures and flavors. Pinned!
Denise Browning
January 27, 2015 at 2:29 pmHi, Tiffany! Thank you very much. I hope you enjoy this easy appetizer…
Little Cooking Tips
January 28, 2015 at 2:55 amLooks great, but unfortunately this one we cant’ try. Palm heart isn’t sold here. Mildly sour and fibrous.Hmmm…could we use perhaps pieces of artichoke? Is there any resemblance in texture?:)
Beautiful photography(as always), made us drool over the keyboard:)
xoxoxoxo
Karen (Back Road Journal)
January 30, 2015 at 10:20 amI love hearts of palm in salads and can just imagine how good this little bites are.
francesca
February 2, 2015 at 3:19 amHaven’t had hearts of palm in ages! ahh, bacon makes everything delectable 🙂