Avocado, romaine and potato salad with buttermilk dressing

Lifestyle Recipes Everyday Avocado, romaine and potato salad with buttermilk dressing This could just be the ultimate, effortless salad to elevate your summer barbecue Save Comment speech bubble icon Gift this article free Gift article Give full access to this article, free time. You have 15 articles left to gift, this month. Log in or Subscribe Copy link X Icon twitter Facebook Icon facebook WhatsApp Icon whatsapp email Add us as preferred source Share article Log in or Subscribe Copy link X Icon twitter Facebook Icon facebook WhatsApp Icon whatsapp email Diana Henry The Telegraph's award-winning cookery writer Show biography Diana Henry shares recipes for everything from speedy family dinners to special menus that friends will remember for months. Her journalism and recipe books, including Simple and How to Eat a Peach, are multi-award-winning. A mother of two sons, Diana can satisfy even the fussiest of eaters. Click here to sign up to receive Diana's Recipes Newsletter – featuring a weekly meal planner – every Saturday.  Published 09 July 2026 2:48pm BST Save Comment speech bubble icon Share article Log in or Subscribe Copy link X Icon twitter Facebook Icon facebook WhatsApp Icon whatsapp email Gift this article free Gift article Give full access to this article, free time. You have 15 articles left to gift, this month. Log in or Subscribe Copy link X Icon twitter Facebook Icon facebook WhatsApp Icon whatsapp email Add us as preferred source A versatile salad of contrasting textures Credit: Haarala Hamilton and Valerie Berry Diana Henry The Telegraph's award-winning cookery writer Show biography Diana Henry shares recipes for everything from speedy family dinners to special menus that friends will remember for months. Her journalism and recipe books, including Simple and How to Eat a Peach, are multi-award-winning. A mother of two sons, Diana can satisfy even the fussiest of eaters. Click here to sign up to receive Diana's Recipes Newsletter – featuring a weekly meal planner – every Saturday.  Published 09 July 2026 2:48pm BST You might find it odd that the potatoes are dressed twice, but it ensures that they are well-seasoned as they suck up the oil dressing while they’re still warm. This salad is great with lots of main courses – poached salmon, roast chicken and baked ham. If you can’t find buttermilk, use a mixture of sour cream and milk. Overview Prep time 10 mins Cook time 10 mins Serves 6 Ingredients For the dressing 150ml buttermilk ½ tsp Dijon mustard 1½ tbsp mayonnaise 1 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil 1 garlic clove, grated to a purée For the potatoes 500g small new potatoes ½ tbsp white balsamic vinegar 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil 1 head of romaine lettuce, leaves roughly torn 8 spring onions, trimmed and chopped 2 avocados Juice of 1 lime Method Step Mix 150ml buttermilk, ½ tsp Dijon mustard, 1½ tbsp mayonnaise, 1 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil and 1 grated garlic clove together and season with pepper. Step Boil 500g small new potatoes and drain. Put them back in the pan and add ½ tbsp white balsamic vinegar, 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil and some seasoning.  Step Toss together and leave while you get on with everything else. (You can do these ahead of time and just leave them.) Step Put the torn leaves of 1 head of romaine lettuce and 8 chopped spring onions into a broad shallow bowl.  Step Halve 2 avocados, stone and cut each half into slices. Carefully peel off the skin. Squeeze the juice of 1 lime over these, season, then add to the bowl. Step Add the potatoes to the bowl.  Step Drizzle on as much of the buttermilk dressing as needed – it should be generous without drowning the salad.  Step Put the rest in a jug and offer it on the side. Join the conversation Show comments The Telegraph values your comments but kindly requests all posts are on topic, constructive and respectful. Please review our commenting policy. Copy link X Icon twitter Facebook Icon facebook WhatsApp Icon whatsapp email The Telegraph values your comments but kindly requests all posts are on topic, constructive and respectful. Please review our commenting policy. Related Topics Potato recipes, Salad recipes, Lunch recipes, BBQ recipes, Easy recipes, Avocado recipes License this content You need to be a subscriber to join the conversation. Find out more here. Log In Subscribe Advertisement More Stories