My late grandmother would be proud of this dish – she used to cook a ham hock every week religiously, serving it hot for supper and then cold in salads and sandwiches, with a split-pea soup made ...
The title is prosaic but the ham is prosciutto and the eggs soft boiled so the yolks enrich the dressing. This is a fresh-tasting warm salad of new potatoes, spring vegetables, soft boiled eggs ...
Something we ate in excess while in Italy was the classic combination of melon and Parma ham. We were craving this combination of salty and sweet when we returned so, as soon as the melons started ...