| Description: Butter Lettuce Salad with Hearts-of-Palm
 
 Source: John Driscoll
 
Serves/Makes:4 
 
Ingredients
  1 head Boston lettuce
 1 can (14 oz (392 grm).) hearts-of-palm, drained
1 med vine ripe avocado
  Dressing:
 3/4 cup (175 ml) olive oil
 1/4 cup (60 ml) wine or cider vinegar (tarragon flavored works great)
 2 tsp (10 ml). chopped parsley
 1 tsp (5 ml). tarragon
 3/4 tsp (4 ml). salt
dash  pepper
  Preparation
  Clean and spin-dry lettuce. Divide amoung four chilled salad bowls.
Slice hearts-of-palm and avocado and add to top of salads.
Mix all dressing ingredients and shake well.
Drizzle salads with herb dressing and serve.
  Comments
 Quick easy salad that compliments the unique flavor of hearts-of-palm. If
you can't find hearts of palm, I've substituted artichoke hearts (water
packed works best).
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