BUTTER LETTUCE SALAD WITH AVOCADO RANCH DRESSING

Butter Lettuce Salad with Avocado Ranch Dressing image

Yield serves 6

Number Of Ingredients 13

Avocado Ranch Dressing
1 large avocado, peeled and pitted
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/2 cup buttermilk
1/4 cup thinly sliced scallions (green parts only)
3 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice, or more to taste
1 teaspoon chopped fresh tarragon
Kosher salt and cayenne pepper, to taste
2 large or 3 small heads butter lettuce
1 tablespoon thinly sliced fresh chives
1 tablespoon chopped flat-leaf parsley
2 large hard-boiled eggs, coarsely chopped
Half-pint cherry tomatoes, halved

Steps:

For the dressing: In a food processor, combine all the ingredients and puree until smooth and creamy.
Core the lettuce heads and separate them into individual leaves. In a large bowl, toss the lettuce leaves with enough of the dressing to coat them lightly; you may not need it all. Arrange the lettuce on a platter. Sprinkle with chives and parsley, then with chopped egg. Scatter the cherry tomatoes around the lettuce. Serve immediately.
Enjoy with Cakebread Cellars Napa Valley Chardonnay or another elegant, cool-climate Chardonnay.