Potato salad with cilantro avocado dressing
Easy to make potato salad with a dressing made from avocado, lemon and cilantro. If you hate cilantro, which I can’t imagine, you can use parsley. Mix with leafy greens like spinach or arugula. I had watercress, I love the crunch it gives. Top with sundried tomatoes, olives and capers.
Avocado
Avocado is a perfect healthy replacement for mayonaise. But they do contain a lot of fat, healthy fats, but none the less. If you eat fat free you can check out this potato salad with a sweet chili honey orange dressing.
Black, dark olives
Dark olives ripen longer on the tree. This gives them a fuller and deeper taste. They are also softer in texture. But note that most black olives are actually chemically treated green olives. A hard, shiny, black olive usually can’t be trusted. Naturally ripened olives, like Kalamata olives, are purple (not black) and soft.
Other options
Cherry tomatoes, cucumber, spring onions ir finely diced Ted onions goe very very well with this salad as well.
Potato salad with cilantro avocado dressing
Equipment
- steamer I use a cooking pan with basket (Ikea)
- immersion blender
- bowl
Ingredients
- 3 cups potatoes (600 – 700 grams)
- 2½ cups watercress or other leafy greens (75 grams)
Dressing
- 1 avocado
- 1 lemon
- 1 bunch cilantro
- 2 pinches salt
- 1 tbsp water
Toppings (optional)
- 1 handful sundried tomatoes
- 1 handful black olives like kalamata
- 1 handful capers
Instructions
- Steam the potatoes. In cubes, in their jackets. Let them cool.
- Mix the avocado with the lemon juice, cilantro, a tablespoon of water and two pinches of salt.
- Mix the avocado mixture with the potatoes.
- Mix in the watercress or other leafy greens.
- Place on the plates and top with the sundried tomatoes, olives and capers.
Did you make this salad or do you have any questions? I would love to see your a comment!