Palm Heart Bacon Bites (Espetinho de Palmito com Bacon)
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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?
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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
- ½ 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
2. Chimichurri sauce is the South American pesto made from parsley.
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Oh 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 🙂
Oh, I love hearts of palm! And wrapped in bacon? What an amazing combination, Denise!
So yummy! Looks terrific! Nobody can resist bacon! That's a fact! 😀
I agree with you... Bacon is the thing!!!!
This is new to me but looks absolutely delish! perfect game food
I 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! 🙂
I'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!
You 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!
I'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 🙁
I am so sorry for your team, Nazneen! But at least you can try these bites with turkey bacon to celebrate another occasion.
The 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!
Enjoy these bites, Deb! -- and the Superbowl as well.
Who can resist bacon? Great idea to pair it with palm hearts -- very creative. Perfect for a party! Thanks.
I hope you have a fun Super Bowl enjoying our finger food!
such a cool combo og palm hearts and bacon! LOVE this, Denise!
These look so exotic and what's not to love when its wrap with bacon 🙂
Bacon really goes well with everything -- and also by itself! 🙂
This is a brilliant idea! I love those flavors and they looks so cute too. Now I have to look for palm hearts:-)
Sonali, my dear, thank you very much! I hope you find canned palm hearts in Australia and make these bites. xx
This looks so delish and easy. I'll be looking for the canned one and will use turkey bacon instead.
Since you cannot eat real bacon, it is a great idea to use turkey bacon instead, Amira! I hope you enjoy these bites.
What a great idea and these look super tasty!
Amy, thanks! It is something simple for the game day -- especially because several finger foods have to be served on that day.
In Peru we also called it Palmito, and what a great idea to combine it with bacon.
Thanks, Nydia! I hope you can try these bites since palmito is available in Peru.
Oh, 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?)
You 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. 🙂