Peasant-style Salad from Sud de France by Caroline Conran

Ingredients

• salt, pepper
• 2 tsp sherry vinegar
• 2 tsp lemon juice
• 1 tsp Dijon mustard
• 50 g fresh walnut halves
• handful of parsley, coarsely chopped
• a few sprigs of fresh basil
• a few sprigs of tarragon
• 2-3 handfuls of baby spinach leaves
• 1 frizzy endive (frisée), cos lettuce or 2 little gem lettuces, washed and torn into manageable pieces
• 1 thick slice of bread torn into pieces to make croûtons
• 125 g Beaufort, Cantal or other hard cheese
• 100 g smoked ham in thick slices
• 1 clove garlic
• 2 tbsp olive oil