April 7
Hearts of Palm
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- Avocado and Hearts of Palm Salad [View Recipe]
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Ingredients
- .5 cup onion (halved, peeled, and sliced)
- 2 cups lettuce (cleaned and torn)
- 1 cup spinach
- .25 cup tomato (diced)
- salt & pepper
- 3 hearts of palm (rinsed)
- 4 teaspoons lemon juice
- .25 cup oil
- 1 avocado
Instructions
We start our salad by soaking the sliced onion in a medium sized bowl with ice and water. This step crisps the onion and also takes away some of its strong bite. We set it aside for several minutes while we get the rest of the salad together.
We put our lettuce and spinach into a large bowl. We add the tomatoes and some salt and pepper. The three hearts of palm are sliced, yielding about ¾ cup, and added as well.
In a measuring cup, we combine the lemon juice with a little more salt and pepper. We stir well with a fork. Then we add the olive oil and set aside for a few minutes to blend the flavors. The onions are drained and patted dry and added to the salad bowl.
When it is time to eat, we open the avocado and remove the pit with our knife. Then, we peel and dice the avocado and add it to the salad. We stir the dressing well and add it to the salad. We toss gently with tongs, and add more salt and pepper to taste.
We serve the salad immediately.
- Onion Soup
- Stuffed Artichokes
- Fresh Italian Bread
Far from a basic soup and salad combination, we explore the exotic tonight with the inclusion of hearts of palm in the salad. Our onion soup serves as the familiar counterpart to the salad - not that the salad is that much out of the ordinary.
In addition to helping with the preparation, our daughter did a good job eating. She was almost certain to do a good job with the eating - we picked up a couple of artichokes on special at SuperFresh last night. She loves artichokes. She ate one all on her own tonight, plus some chicken leftover from a weekend meal. Our son did a good job with dinner too, but he mostly ate the plain pasta and sauce that we warmed up for the kids.
After dinner, Grammy and Boppy stopped by for a quick visit, completing a much needed relaxing evening.