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Spring is home to two of my favorite holidays: Easter and Mother’s Day (I might be a little biased on that last one, haha!). We love hosting our families for brunch, and I am always looking for fun ways to jazz up our menus. This lemony, hearts of palm salad recipe is a great way to kick your salads up a notch for holiday entertaining. I use Reese Hearts of Palm for an unexpected, tasty twist. This salad requires little work, which means you could easily make it the night before a special brunch, or even the morning of!
What you need:
- arugula and spinach mix
- 1/4 cup of sliced red onion
- 2 cups of sliced
- 1/4 cup sliced celery
- 1/4 cucumber, cut into large hunks
- 1/2 cup of white rice
- 1 can of chickpeas
- pepper, to taste
- 4 tablespoons of lemon juice
- 4 tablespoons of olive oil
- Optional toppings: chopped cilantro or parsley.
What you do:
- Slice your red onion, and let it soak in cold water for 10 minutes. Set aside.
- Cook your white rice according to package instructions. Set aside.
- Heat olive oil in a pan on low, add in rinsed chickpeas, and cook until they start to brown, around 7 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside.
- Wash your greens, and fill a serving bowl. Toss with pepper, lemon juice, and olive oil until the greens are well-coated.
- Add white rice. I like to add it right into the middle of the salad.
- Sprinkle in chickpeas around the outside.
- Add in sliced celery, cucumber chunks, and sliced hearts of palm.
- Drain and add the red onion.
- Toss and serve!
There you have it! Nothing super complicated, but a fun and quick way to break out of your comfort zone (or food!) and experiment with new flavors!
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Jess says
Oh!! This looks REALLY good! I happen to looove hearts of palm haha I could eat them right out of the can!!
Jenna says
I had never tried them! They do remind me a lot of artichoke hearts!
Tiffany Clarke says
This looks really good!! i love lemon juice in my salads instead of dressing – way healthier and fresher!
Jenna says
Oh I agree 100%!!
Jenifer says
Ok! I’m totally curious. What is the texture of the heart of Palm? Is it crunchy? Squishy kinda like cheese or boiled egg. I am totally interested in this now! I didn’t even know what heart of palm was before this
Jenna says
It’s like a firmer artichoke heart?? It’s a difficult texture to explain. It’s not crunchy but it’s not mushy! You should try!!
Amanda says
Oh! I gotta try this salad! I like hearts of palm a lot!
Jenna says
Then you’d love this!!
Arin says
I am crazy obsessed with putting this in salads!!
Jenna says
Seriously – It is SO good!
Cait says
This salad looks delicious and it’s just beautiful to look at!!! Such a great recipe!
Jenna says
Thanks so much!!
Ernie Igus says
Oh! This looks SO tasty!!!
Jessica says
This looks absolutely delicious!