Avocado Salad With Hearts of Palm

A nice salad adapted from Veggie Ventures. If you have never had hearts of palm, they are very good! The dressing makes more than enough to feed 4.

• Ready In: 15 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• Dressing

• 1⁄4 cup fresh cilantro, rinsed and patted dry with a paper towel
• 1  teaspoon garlic, minced
• 1  lemon, zest of
• 1⁄2  lemon, juice of
• 1⁄2 teaspoon sugar
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 4  tablespoons olive oil

• Salad

•  lettuce (green leafy, red, spinach, iceberg, romaine-your choice)
• 1 -2  avocado, diced
• 7  ounces  canned hearts of palm, drained
• 1⁄2 small red onion, chopped

Directions

1. Dressing:
2. Mix all the ingredients in a blender or food processor.
3. Salad:
4. Arrange the lettuce on four small plates. Stir together the avocado, hearts of palm and onion in a small bowl. Stir in enough dressing to just wet the ingredients. Arrange in mounds atop the lettuce. Serve.