Moqueca de Palmito e Legumes (Vegan Hearts of Palm Moqueca)
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Ingredients
- 400 g tinned hearts of palm, drained
- 1 red pepper, sliced
- 1 yellow pepper
- 1 onion, sliced
- 3 garlic cloves
- 3 ripe tomatoes
- 400 ml tinned coconut milk
- 2 tbsp red palm oil
- 1 lime, juiced
- 2 tbsp fresh coriander, chopped
- 300 g long grain white rice
Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories
- 603 kcal
- Protein
- 11.2 g
- Carbohydrate
- 75.6 g
- of which sugars
- 11.8 g
- Fat
- 27.3 g
- of which saturates
- 20.3 g
- Fibre
- 7.5 g
- Salt
- 0.97 g
Estimated from typical values for each ingredient — a guide, not a substitute for the label on what you actually buy.
Method
- 1
Cook the rice according to the pack instructions.
- 2
Heat half the red palm oil in a wide pan and cook the onion, garlic, red pepper and yellow pepper for 7-8 minutes until softened.
- 3
Add the tomatoes and cook for 4 minutes, pressing them down, until they break into a sauce.
- 4
Pour in the coconut milk and simmer for 5 minutes, then stir in the hearts of palm and warm through for 3-4 minutes.
- 5
Stir in the remaining red palm oil and the lime juice.
- 6
Scatter with fresh coriander and serve over the rice.

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