Recipe: Sardi’s Hearts of Palm Salad

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Tomorrow on Good Food Evan interviews Judy Gelman and Peter Zheutlin, authors of The Unofficial Mad Men Cookbook: Inside the Kitchens, Bars and Restaurants of Mad Men, about the food and drink featured in the Emmy Award winning show Mad Men. Keep reading for a recipe for Sardi’s Hearts of Palm Salad – a dish Don ordered in Season 2, Episode 5 when he was dining with Bobbi Barrett…

Sardi’s Hearts of Palm Salad

 FROM CURTAIN UP AT SARDI’S BY VINCENT SARDI, JR. (RANDOM HOUSE, 1957)

6 lettuce leaves
6 whole pieces canned hearts of palm, drained (about 21 ounces)
6 thin slices pimiento
6 sprigs watercress

4 tablespoons Vinaigrette Dressing (see recipe below)

Place lettuce flat on dish. Arrange hearts of palm in a row. Ar­range pimiento slices across lettuce and decorate at side with watercress. Serve with Vinaigrette Dressing.

YIELD: 2 SERVINGS


VINAIGRETTE DRESSING

¹⁄₂ dill pickle, finely chopped
1 tablespoon finely chopped onion
1 teaspoon capers, finely chopped
1 tablespoon finely chopped parsley
1 tablespoon finely chopped pimiento
1 teaspoon finely chopped hard-boiled egg white
1 teaspoon salt
¹⁄₄ cup olive oil
¹⁄₄ cup white vinegar

Place the finely chopped ingredients in a small bowl. Sprinkle with salt and add olive oil. Stir thoroughly while adding vin­egar. Keep in refrigerator. Always stir before using.

YIELD: 3/4. CUP

*Recipe from: The Unofficial Mad Men Cookbook: Inside the Kitchens, Bars, and Restaurants of Mad Men by Judy Gelman and Peter Zheutlin (Smart Pop, 2011).