Clean and wash the salad, pluck into bite-sized pieces and drain. Peel, wash and thinly slice the potatoes. Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a large, coated frying pan.
Fry the potatoes for 8-12 minutes while turning them brown and firm to the bite. Wash thyme, dab dry, pluck leaves from the stalks and chop. Chop the peanuts. Mix buttermilk with 2 tbsp. oil, season with salt, pepper, paprika and a little sugar.
Stir in thyme and about 3/4 of the peanuts. Season the potatoes with salt and pepper and put them in a bowl. Mix with dressing and salad. Season salad with salt, pepper and sugar. Pluck ham into bite-sized pieces, arrange on salad, sprinkle with rest of peanuts.