Heart of Palm “Lobster”

Ingredients

• 2 14oz cans heart of palm
• 3 tablespoons vegan butter
• 1 clove minced garlic
• 2 tablespoons water
• ½ teaspoon paprika or Old Bay seasoning
• ¼ teaspoon salt

Instructions

• Drain the hearts of palm. Cut them in half lengthwise, then chop them into chunks about an inch or two long.
• Melt the butter in a pan, with the garlic and water added in.
• Add the heart of palm chunks to the pan. Simmer for about five minutes, gently flipping them over with a spatula to make sure they cook evenly.
• Sprinkle the salt and paprika over top and lightly stir it in. It looks more lobster-like if you only partially mix in the paprika.
• Optionally, serve with lemon wedges or parsley as garnish.

Recipe blog story time

This recipe is basically lifted wholesale from It Doesn’t Taste Like Chicken:

Vegan Lobster (Garlic Butter Heart of Palm) recipe at It Doesn’t Taste Like Chicken

I’ve made a few modifications: I usually mix this into pasta or put it on a sandwich, so I’ve halved the quantity of butter and garlic and omit the dipping sauce entirely. And instead of microwaving the butter, I just melt it in the pan, because... why not? You can microwave yours if you’d rather. I’m not the boss of you.