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Latin chopped salad with hearts of palm, jicama, and avocado
4.9 from 75 votes

Latin chopped salad with hearts of palm, jicama, and avocado

This Latin chopped salad layers mixed greens with hearts of palm, jicama, avocado, orange segments, radish, cucumber, and red onion, topped with a creamy avocado cilantro lime dressing. The mix offers fresh, crisp textures and contrasting flavors, while garnishes like tortilla chips and queso fresco add savory crunch and creaminess.

Prep Time
30 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 6 to 8
Course: Salad
Cuisine: South American, Fusion

Ingredients

For the avocado cilantro lime dressing:
  • 1 avocado small
  • cilantro leaves add more to taste, large handful
  • ¼ cup lime juice from about 2 limes
  • 6 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 to 2 jalapeno pepper seeds and veins removed (replace with diced green bell pepper for non-spicy variation, or hot peppers
  • salt to taste
For the Latin chopped salad:
  • 8 ounces salad greens arugula, spinach, etc, mixed lettuce
  • 5 to 6 heart of palm ~9 ounces, cut into small slices
  • ½ jicama peeled and cut into thin strips, small
  • 1 avocado peeled and diced, large ripe but firm
  • 2 orange peeled and cut into supreme style segments
  • 3 to 4 radish thinly sliced
  • ½ cucumber thinly sliced
  • ½ red onion thinly sliced and rinsed with cold water, small
Salad garnishes:
  • tortilla chips whole or crumbled
  • 2 ounces queso fresco can substitute with feta cheese - optional, crumbled
  • cilantro leaves

Instructions

Avocado cilantro dressing preparation:
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  1. Place all the ingredients for the avocado cilantro dressing in a small food processor or blender and pulse/blend until the ingredients are well combined and you have a smooth sauce. Save refrigerated until ready to use.
For the Latin chopped salad:
  1. You can assemble the salad on large platter or in a salad bowl.
  2. For the platter option, arrange the salad greens as the first layer and then add each vegetable/fruit as if you were setting up a rainbow. For the bowl option, simply add the sliced veggies and fruits on top of the greens.
  3. Right before serving, drizzle the salad with the avocado cilantro dressing, add the chips, crumbled queso fresco, and cilantro leaves.

Nutrition Information

Serving 1g

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 6 to 8

Amount Per Serving

Calories

% Daily Value*

Serving 1g

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.