Description
A fresh and vibrant Hearts of Palm Salad featuring a zesty lemon-Dijon dressing, crisp celery, radishes, and juicy tomatoes. This light, no-cook salad is perfect as a side dish or a refreshing appetizer, ready in just 20 minutes.
Ingredients
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Dressing
- 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
Salad
- 2 (14-ounce) jars hearts of palm, drained and sliced 1/2-inch thick
- 1 pint cherry or grape tomatoes, halved
- 1 cup thinly sliced celery
- 1 cup thinly sliced radishes
- 1 red onion, quartered and thinly sliced
- 1/4 cup roughly chopped parsley, plus additional for garnish
Instructions
- Make the dressing: In a small bowl or container, whisk together extra-virgin olive oil, mayonnaise, lemon juice, Dijon mustard, kosher salt, and freshly ground black pepper until well combined and smooth.
- Prepare the salad ingredients: Drain the hearts of palm and slice into 1/2-inch thick pieces. Halve the cherry or grape tomatoes, thinly slice the celery and radishes, and quarter and thinly slice the red onion. Roughly chop the parsley.
- Toss the salad: In a large mixing bowl, combine the hearts of palm, tomatoes, celery, radishes, red onion, and chopped parsley. Pour the prepared dressing over the salad and toss gently to coat all ingredients evenly.
- Serve: Transfer the salad to a serving dish, sprinkle with additional chopped parsley if desired, and serve immediately for a fresh and crunchy salad experience.
Notes
- For best flavor, use fresh lemon juice and good quality Dijon mustard.
- This salad can be made a few hours ahead and refrigerated, but toss right before serving to keep ingredients fresh.
- Hearts of palm are canned or jarred and found in most grocery stores in the canned vegetable aisle or specialty produce section.
- Feel free to customize the salad by adding avocado slices or toasted nuts for extra texture.
- This recipe serves six as a side dish.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Salad
- Method: No-Cook
- Cuisine: American
Keywords: hearts of palm salad, easy salad recipe, no-cook salad, vegetarian salad, healthy side dish, lemon Dijon dressing
