Vegan ceviche - easy, delicious vegan ceviche loaded with young coconut meat, tomatoes, cucumber, cilantro, onions and jalapeños, and marinated in fresh lime juice and zesty seasonings. The young coconut meat is a wonderful substitution for white fish! This quick and easy dish is perfect for hot summer days!
Ingredients
2 cups young coconut meat
2 cups cherry tomatoes, chopped (about 1 pint)
1 cup finely chopped cucumber, peeled with seeds and core removed (about 1 large cucumber)
1 cup minced red onion (about 1 onion)
½ cup packed fresh chopped cilantro, plus more for garnish
⅓ cup jalapeño, deseeded, destemmed and diced jalapeño (about 1 large jalapeño)
½ cup El Pato tomato sauce
⅓ cup fresh lime juice (about 2 limes)
2 tablespoons vegan fish sauce or coconut aminos (*see recipe notes)
1 tablespoon coconut sugar
1 tablespoon Tajin seasoning, plus more to taste
Salt and pepper, optional, to taste
1 tablespoon avocado oil, or any neutral oil
1 large avocado, thinly sliced or diced
Tortilla chips, for serving
Instructions
Cut the young coconut meat into thin slices
Place the coconut meat in a large bowl with the tomatoes, cucumber, onion, cilantro, jalapeño, El Pato, lime juice, vegan fish sauce, sugar, Tajin and oil. Gently toss and set aside in the refrigerator to marinate for 20 to 30 minutes
Taste and adjust seasonings, adding more Tajin and salt and pepper, if necessary
Transfer the ceviche to a servicg bowl and gently toss in the avocado or serve over top. Garnish with more chopped cilantro and enjoy with tortilla chips!
Notes
* I use the meat out of young Thai coconuts for this dish, but you can also buy coconut meat in the can. If you buy it in syrup, make sure to rinse thoroughly and DO NOT add the additional sugar this recipe calls for as the syrup already makes it quite sweet.
*I find vegan fish sauce at Whole Foods and many Asian specialty markets. If you can'y find vegan fish sauce, you can use coconut aminos, which you can locate at many health food grocery stores
Recipe by Eat Figs, Not Pigs at https://www.eatfigsnotpigs.com/vegan-coconut-ceviche/