Name: American-style salad with palm hearts
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 Cos lettuces; 2large ripe avocados; 400g can palm heart drained; 140g wedge blue cheese such as Danish blue or stilton; handful toasted pine nuts; 100ml/3½ fl oz extra-virgin olive oil; 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar

2 Cos lettuces
2large ripe avocados
400g can palm heart
drained
140g wedge blue cheese
such as Danish blue or stilton
handful toasted pine nuts

For the dressing

100ml/3½ fl oz extra-virgin olive oil
2 tbsp balsamic vinegar

Method

step 1
Remove the outer leaves of the lettuce and cut each heart into quarters from top to bottom. Soak in a sink filled with cold water for a few minutes. Split the avocados and remove the stones. Scoop the flesh out with a spoon and chop into large chunks. Cut the palm hearts into chunks of the same size. Using a sharp knife, cut the cheese into small pieces. Whisk together the dressing ingredients with some salt and pepper.
step 2
Drain the lettuce, then tear into bite-sized pieces and divide between four bowls. Pile a quarter of each of the other ingredients on top of each serving. Pass round the dressing and let everyone toss their own salad.