Seafood Layered Salad - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 bunch watercress, stemmed
4 teaspoons Dijon mustard
1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup olive oil
1/4 cup chopped shallots
2 teaspoons chopped fresh parsley
1 teaspoon minced fresh thyme
1/2 cup peeled, seeded, and diced tomato
2 tablespoons chopped fresh chives, divided
1/2 cup diced avocado
1/2 cup peeled, seeded, and diced cucumber
1/2 cup drained, rinsed, and diced hearts of palm
1/2 cup diced artichoke hearts
1/2 cup lump crabmeat

Preparation

Place 2 ring molds, 3 to 4 inches each, in the center of 2 salad plates. Arrange watercress around the molds.
Whisk Dijon mustard, white wine vinegar, and salt together in a small bowl. Pour in olive oil slowly, whisking constantly, until dressing is thick and smooth. Stir in shallots, parsley, and thyme.
Toss tomato with 1 tablespoon of the dressing and 1 teaspoon of the chives. Spoon tomato into the ring molds. Repeat with avocado, cucumber, hearts of palm, artichoke hearts, and crabmeat, pressing each layer down with the back of a spoon.
Remove ring molds carefully; drizzle remaining dressing over watercress.