Heart of Palm Salad

This heart of palm salad with arugula, chicken, and hard-boiled eggs is an easy, flavorful main course for two people. It can easily be scaled up.

It's a refreshing and healthy main course salad recipe that we think you'll love.

What is Heart of Palm?

Heart of palm is a vegetable that's harvested from the center of a palm tree. They are typically cultivated in Central and South America, but some are harvested in Hawaii as well.

They have a delicate flavor that resembles artichoke - they taste a little grassy and are quite creamy. Heart of palm is a good source of fiber and protein and they are low in calories.

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Why You’ll Love this Heart of Palm Salad

This salad is a great lunch or dinner main course - it's a more filling salad due to the eggs and chicken.

If you want a refreshing meal that's healthy and full of flavor, this salad will hit the spot. It's easy to pull together if you have pre-cooked or leftover chicken and hard-boiled eggs that are ready to go.

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Ingredients You'll Need

You'll need just a few ingredients to make this heart of palm salad recipe. We typically purchase pre-cooked hard-boiled eggs and cooked chicken breast to make this salad preparation quick.

If you don't have either pre-cooked, hard boil your eggs using this method and either poach or sauté your chicken breasts.

Here's what you'll need.

• 4 cups arugula
• 3 hard-boiled eggs, halved
• 1 ½ cups cooked chicken breast, shredded or diced
• 1 cup heart of palm, cut into coins
• 2 tablespoons chopped chives
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• optional - chive blossoms to garnish

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How to Make this Salad

1. Assemble to arugula, eggs, chicken, and heart of palm on a large salad platter. Scatter the chives and chive blossoms across the top. 
2. Whisk the olive oil, lemon juice, salt, and black pepper in a small bowl.
3. Drizzle the vinaigrette across the salad and gently toss to combine. 
4. Serve immediately. 

More Main Course Salad Recipes

Do you love salads? We do! Here are some of our favorite salads that can be enjoyed as a main course.

• Easy Mediterranean Chicken Salad - full of delicious flavors – artichokes, bell peppers, beans, chickpeas – it has everything.
• Salmon Salad Nicoise - a delicious, hearty, and incredibly inviting lunch for a group of 2 to 4 people. 
• Southwest Chicken Cobb Salad - combines grilled chicken breasts, fresh vegetables, cheese, and crunchy tortilla strips into a hearty and healthy dinner salad with bold flavors!
• Roasted Chickpea Salad - roasted chickpeas combined with lettuce, cherry tomatoes, cucumber, avocado, and tahini dressing for a healthy and filling meal.

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