Baby gem and watercress salad

Name: Baby gem and watercress salad
Ingredients: salt; 2 baby gem lettuces; a handful of watercress; ¼ tsp sea salt; 100 ml buttermilk; 100 g crème fraîche; 2 tsp white balsamic vinegar; 2 tbsp olive oil

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Changing Tides

By Roberta Hall McCarron

Published 2024

About

I love pairing a salad with a pie – it gives the relief that is often needed, and the freshness of the buttermilk dressing amplifies it even more. It’s also really simple!

Ingredients

Buttermilk Dressing

100 ml buttermilk
100 g crème fraîche
2

Vegetarian
Gluten-free
Winter

Method

In a small bowl, whisk together the buttermilk, crème fraîche, balsamic and olive oil and season with a pinch of salt. Taste and adjust the seasoning.

Separate the lettuce into leaves and toss with the watercress. Sprinkle over the sea salt, then dress with the buttermilk dressing.