Potato salad with Christmas ham and Green Goddess Dressing

Meet your new holiday favourite—Creamy potatoes and juicy Christmas ham tossed in a zesty, herby dressing. It’s a festive delight that’ll steal the show at any gathering! Perfect for the main event or a unique twist on using up that leftover Christmas ham!

  • 5 mins
Potato salad with Christmas ham and Green Goddess Dressing

What you will need

  • 1kg of waxy potatoes (little gourmets and jersey bennies are ideal)
  • 1 ripe avocado
  • 3 tbsp each of coriander leaves, chopped chives and Italian parsley leaves
  • 10 large basil leaves
  • 1 tbsp tarragon leaves - if out of season use more coriander leaves
  • 2 spring onions roughly chopped (dark green ends removed)
  • 1 garlic clove peeled
  • 2 tbsp liquid honey
  • Juice of 1 lemon
  • ½ cup buttermilk or light sour cream
  • Finish with sea salt to taste and a twist of cracked pepper

Instructions

  1. Boil 1kg of waxy potatoes [little gourmets and jersey bennies are ideal] skin on or scrubbed till just tender. Drain, cool slightly, cut in half then place into a large bowl.
  2. To make the green goddess dressing place all remaining ingredients in a powerful blender or food processor – Finish with sea salt to taste and a twist of cracked pepper.
  3. Add a generous amount of dressing to the cooked potatoes and fold through gently.
  4. You can either slice a few pieces of your leftover Hellers Christmas ham onto each serving plate and add the green goddess potato on the side or finely cut it into strips to add directly into your potato salad and serve.
Green Goddess is a delicious American dressing that dates back supposedly to 1920. Heavenly creamy, herby and fragrant it will keep well in a jar for up to a week in your fridge.