Salad of Air-Dried York Ham with Fresh Figs and Byland Blue Cheese with Spiced Quince Chutney

A nice snack, starter or savoury, Byland Blue is one of the nicest cheeses Judy Bell makes at the Sliepherd’s Purse Dairy at Nemsham Grange near Thirsk. With deep-flavoured York hum, peppery Pickering watercress, chutney and figs, it’s like a posh ploughman’s. Made from 100% Yorkshire cows’ milk, this cheese was inspired by early cheese-making of the Cistercian monks at the local, abbey - Byland Abbey.