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Salad with cherries and jamon based on Spanish motifs

Spanish-Inspired Cherry and Jamón Salad

Bright, vivid, unforgettable memories of Spain! I brought some jamón back from Madrid and, naturally, couldn't resist playing around with this cured-meat delicacy.

Jamón is Spanish dry-cured ham — a national treasure and a point of pride for the country.

It's a cornerstone of Iberian cooking, and the word simply means "ham" in Spanish. The pork leg is salted, dried, and aged under carefully controlled conditions, resulting in one of the finest and most famous cured meats in the world. Jamón contains almost no cholesterol and is Spain's most widely eaten meat product.

Anka

Recipe author

Salad with cherries and jamon based on Spanish motifs

Composition / ingredients

Servings:

Asparagus

Sweet cherries

100

Tomato

Ham (jamón, or other dry-cured ham)

Lettuce (or any salad greens)

Olive oil

Honey

White wine vinegar

Salt

Translation table of volumetric measures

Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe

By weight of the composition:

Proteins 15 % 5 g

Fats 61 % 20 g

Carbohydrates 24 % 8 g

220 kcal

GI: 63 / 0 / 38

Cooking method

Cooking time: 15 min

Step 1:

Toss the asparagus with olive oil and grill it briefly, just 1–2 minutes, so it stays al dente and crisp rather than soft. Pit the cherries.
Step 2:

Cut the tomato however you like, and slice the jamón into paper-thin, translucent slices.
Step 3:

Arrange all the ingredients on a plate and drizzle with the dressing.