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Ok. This savory chopped salad with homemade creamy avocado dressing is the perfect salad. It packed with real bacon bits, tomatoes, heart of palm, fresh avocado slices, French fried onions, and blue cheese. This savory salad is so good, and the creamy avocado dressing tops it off. This is the perfect salad to eat alone or as a starter.

A salad is not a hard thing to make. It really just boils down to picking all the right ingredients that pair well together. This tossed salad recipe is a rendition kinda of a cobb salad. It’s a little different. You don’t see a lot of heart of palm salad recipes around. However, I’ll assure you, this is a recipe worth trying.

Equipment You’ll Need

You’ll need a large salad bowl for this recipe. I have a few linked from Walmart that I have. I’ve had this wooden one for years, and it’s great. You’ll also maybe need some tongs and a knife to slice with.

Ingredients You’ll Need

Arugula:

You’ll start with a bed of arugula. I personally love arugula and I like the peppery flavor. If you don’t want to use the arugula, then I would use a spring mix.

Real Bacon Bits:

Real bacon bits. I used the storebought kind.

Cherry Tomatoes:

I sliced some multicolor cherry tomatoes.

French Fried Onion:

I love the French fried onions. Somewhat like a crouton for the salad. These are so good and add so much flavor and crunch.

Heart of Palm:

I love the heart of palm. It’s got an artichoke heart-ish flavor. These are so good and pair perfect with the salad.

Avocado:

You’ll need some fresh avocado slices.

Blue Cheese:

The tart blue cheese is sooo good on this salad. You’ll need about a quarter of a cup.

Creamy Avocado Dressing:

For the dressing, you’ll need a whole avocado, lemon juice, olive oil, mayo, and some seasonings.

Step by Step How to Make This Savory Chopped Salad

Step One:

In a food processor, add all the dressing ingredients. Pulse until smooth. Empty into a small bowl or mason jar. Set aside or in the refrigerator.

Step two:

Add all the ingredients to the salad to a large salad bowl. Add dressing to each individual serving. Enjoy!

Savory Chopped Salad with Homemade Creamy Avocado Dressing

Print Recipe

Prep 10

Cook 0

Total 10

Course Salad

Cuisine American

Servings 5

Equipment

Food Processor
Small Bowl or Mason Jar
Large Salad Bowl

Knife

Ingredients

Arugula
1/2 cup Real Bacon Bits

1 cup Cherry Tomatoes, sliced
1/2 cup French Fried Onion
1 can Heart of Palm, Sliced

1 Avocado, Sliced
Chopped Green Onion
1/4 cup Blue Cheese

Creamy Avocado Dressing

1 Avocado
1/4 cup Olive Oil
2 tbsp Mayonnaise

Juice of a Lemon
1 tbsp Sugar
1 tbsp Pepper

1 tsp Salt
1 tsp Onion Powder

Instructions

In a food processor, add all the dressing ingredients. Pulse until smooth. Empty into a small bowl or mason jar. Set aside or in the refrigerator.

Add all the ingredients to the salad to a large salad bowl. Add dressing to each individual serving. Enjoy!

Notes

The avocado already in the salad will make it creamy, so you won’t need a lot of dressing. That is why I recommend adding the dressing to individual servings instead of the entire bowl.

Keywords avocado, Bacon, heart of palm, savory salad

Before you go…

Let me know if you tried this savory salad with heart of palm. I loved it, and it’s just something a little different. Please let me know what you thought here or in the comments below! Happy cooking!