Why We Love This Hearts of Palm Salad with Brazilian Vinaigrette
It’s salad season! Who’s excited?! If you are not a salad lover, I’d like to suggest that there’s a chance you’ve been eating the wrong kinds of salads. Slimy over-dressed side dish greens with a little bit of carrots and unripened tomatoes, right? Or maybe those weird restaurant “after-thought” salads with chunks of raw broccoli that are too big to fit in your mouth? I hear you… Salads can be painful. However, they can also be ridiculously exciting with tons of color, contrasting flavors, and crunch! Today I’m going to share a salad with you that is going to rock your world. (Do people still say that?) Introducing Brazilian Chopped Salad, AKA Hearts of Palm Salad or Salada de Palmitos.
Ingredients for Hearts of Palm Salad
This best Brazilian salad recipe needs minimal ingredients for salad with an unique and appealing taste! Here’s what you’ll need:
Hearts of Palm Cherry Tomatoes Fennel Bulb Avocado Red Onion Chopped Mint – or chopped parsley Brazilian Vinaigrette – a mixture of lime juice, extra virgin olive oil, garlic, honey, salt and pepper
Heart of Palm Salad with Chunky Goodness
It’s bold and zesty with soft tangy slices of hearts of palm, and cool sweet notes of fresh fennel and tomatoes. This particular version also includes creamy avocado, sharp red onion, and an herbaceous kick from fresh chopped mint! As if that weren’t enough all these flavors and textures are tied together by a simple perky garlic-lime vinaigrette. This Brazilian hearts of palm salad is seriously salad heaven! Hearts of Palm Salad with Brazilian Vinaigrette is all a raw vegetable dish should be, and more. Bold and surprising, with a hefty load of healthy vitamins, minerals, and fiber. It’s salad bowl utopia. Like taking a bite of a grilled cheese sandwich and discovering it has bacon on it, this Brazilian Chopped Salad recipe is pleasantly so much better than expected. If you are looking for light and lean recipes to add to your kitchen arsenal, give our Hearts of Palm Salad with Brazilian Vinaigrette a try. You may find yourself converting your meat-n-potatoes friends to the green side!
More Refreshing Summer Salads to Try
Crunchy Beet Carrot Slaw Thai Quinoa Salad Greek Cucumber Dill Salad Vietnamese Cold Chicken Salad 15 Bean Salad The Best Broccoli Salad Watermelon Feta Salad
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