Palm Heart Salad

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Hey ladies~ I just tried this salad from a local deli and it was delish, so I tried making it at home and it turned out great too!  I figured I'd pass it on since it's perfect for summer in lieu of potato or pasta salad and it's light & refreshing! 

I just added:

2 yellow zucchini squash, sliced
5 roma tomatoes, sliced
1 can of palm hearts (drained & rinsed well)
LOTS of fresh basil leaves (this is what really makes the salad) just roll up and cut in to thin strips
EVOO - drizzled & tossed in to salad
Juice from 1/2 a lemon
Pepper

Then just mix it all together.  It is best if you let it sit in the fridge for at least an hour, so all the flavors can come together.  But anywho, I hope you like!

msange727

i may be living under a rock, but what are palm hearts? lol

are they like artichoke hearts?

raynes

msange, I've always heard them refered to as "hearts of palm"

Here's the wikipedia link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heart_of_palm

I don't think I've ever bought heart of palm, but I do get palm (cut into strips in a can in water) for Thai curries.

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In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_getting-shape_palm-heart-salad?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding BoardsForum:238Discussion:9a82a7ec-1d37-4ef4-bb72-ae215352cefbPost:61bf1ccd-8f51-4edd-9fab-6705f63ca879">Re: Palm Heart Salad</a>:
[QUOTE]i may be living under a rock, but what are palm hearts? lol are they like artichoke hearts?
Posted by msange727[/QUOTE]

LOL don't feel bad, I hadn't heard of them either until I saw them in the salad at the deli.  I tried 'em and they're delicious.  They have a texture similar to artichoke hearts but not totally the same.  Lol.  Hard to explain.  Anyway I found them in the canned section -<em>  next</em> to the artichoke hearts tho!  ;)  hth a little!  :)

msange727

haha ok thanks girls! idk about those hearts of palm, but i really plan to make that recipe :]

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In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_getting-shape_palm-heart-salad?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding BoardsForum:238Discussion:9a82a7ec-1d37-4ef4-bb72-ae215352cefbPost:779f1bfe-d903-4400-8db7-04b5c8fbab59">Re: Palm Heart Salad</a>:
[QUOTE]haha ok thanks girls! idk about those hearts of palm, but i really plan to make that recipe :]
Posted by msange727[/QUOTE]

Oh you have to try them in there - it's the 2nd best part of the recipe!!!!  ;)
(the basil is the best part =)