Heart of palm casserole is a vegetarian version of the traditional dish, as tasty as or even more delicious than the classic chicken casserole.
Casserole is, in general, a very popular dish. Therefore, today we are going to teach you a vegetarian version of the traditional dish: Pie De Palmito, which is as delicious as what we are more used to.
This recipe is a practical, versatile and economical dish option for various occasions. From an everyday meal to something more special, like Sunday lunch with the family. One thing is for sure: this dish will please everyone in your house.
Anyway, The preparation time is 50 minutes and it yields 15 servings.
Take the opportunity to also check out the recipe for creamy blender chicken pie.
Heart of palm casserole recipe
Dough ingredients
- 500 g of wheat flour
- 250 g hydrogenated vegetable fat
- 2 tablespoons optional grated cheese
- Salt to taste
- 1/2 cup guarana
- Egg yolk for brushing
Filling ingredients
- 1 glass of chopped hearts of palm (learn how to make whole heart of palm pie)
- 2 tablespoons of olive oil
- 2 cloves of minced garlic
- 1 chopped onion
- 50 g chopped green olives
- 1 chopped skinless tomato
- 1 broth tablet of your choice
- 1/2 cup of water
- 1/2 cup of milk
- 2 tablespoons of wheat flour
- Parsley
- 1/2 cup of cottage cheese
- 50 g of grated cheese
Preparation mode
- First, let’s prepare the filling for the heart of palm casserole. Therefore, heat the oil in a pan to sauté the garlic and onion.
- Then add the tomatoes and olives.
- Dissolve the broth in water and add it to this mixture.
- Then add the milk and let it boil to add the flour.
- Stir everything until it comes out of the pan, add the parsley and set aside.
- Now let’s prepare the dough. Then, in a bowl, mix the flour, fat, salt and guarana little by little.
- Keep kneading the dough well until it no longer sticks to your hands.
- Once that’s done, it’s time to assemble the base of the casserole. Line the bottom and sides of a large, round pan.
- Now, add the cold filling to the center of the mold, add the cream cheese and grated cheese.
- Then, cover the pie with the rest of the dough and brush the egg yolk on top.
- Finally, bake in the preheated oven for about 30 minutes until golden.
- After this time, remove from the oven, wait for it to cool a little and the heart of palm casserole is ready to serve.
Tips for preparing heart of palm casserole
- The dough recipe is the secret to this casserole being so tasty.. This is because the dough is slightly crunchy and very tasty.
- So, for the filling, it can be whatever you like best. For example, you can add peas, corn, and whatever else you want.
- In fact, you can also make this casserole with chicken filling, which is also very good.
- When filling the pie, it is important that the filling is cold.
So, did you like this recipe? Then also check out how to make chicken pie with cream cheese.
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