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Recipe courtesy of Virginia Burke

Show: Sara's Secrets

Episode: Everyday Caribbean

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Total:: 30 min
Prep:: 30 min

Yield:: 6 servings

Level:: Easy

Ingredients

For the dressing:

1/2 lime or lemon, juiced
1 teaspoon whole-grain mustard
1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
1 teaspoon sugar
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
Salt and freshly ground black pepper

For the salad:

1 (14 or 15-ounce) can palm hearts, drained and sliced crosswise
2 ripe mangoes, peeled and thinly sliced
2 ripe avocados (or 1 large), peeled, stoned, and thinly sliced
1/2 cucumber, peeled and thinly sliced
1/2 Scotch bonnet or other hot chile pepper, de-seeded and finely chopped
1/2 lime or lemon (to be squeezed the avocado to prevent discolouring)

Directions

To make the dressing: Mix the first 4 ingredients and then drizzle olive oil in slowly while stirring constantly. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.

Assemble all the salad ingredients in a bowl and serve the dressing on the side.

Recipe courtesy of Virginia Burke, Walkerswood Caribbean Kitchen, Simon and Schuster, 2000

My Private Notes

Name: Palm Heart Salad
Prep time: P0Y0M0DT0H30M0.000S
Total time: P0Y0M0DT0H30M0.000S
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: 1/2 lime or lemon, juiced; 1 teaspoon whole-grain mustard; 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar; 1 teaspoon sugar; 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil; Salt and freshly ground black pepper; 1 (14 or 15-ounce) can palm hearts, drained and sliced crosswise; 2 ripe mangoes, peeled and thinly sliced; 2 ripe avocados (or 1 large), peeled, stoned, and thinly sliced; 1/2 cucumber, peeled and thinly sliced; 1/2 Scotch bonnet or other hot chile pepper, de-seeded and finely chopped; 1/2 lime or lemon (to be squeezed the avocado to prevent discolouring)