Pata Negra and Savoy Cabbage Salad

This is a delicious salad, and one that I learnt under the tuition of Alastair Little, a great and generous teacher who showed me the delicious pastures beyond the bowels of haute cuisine. It is a pretty salad and so easy to make, almost instant gratification, but it’s imperative that the cabbage be fresh and crisp and the ham good. I like the pata negra ham from Spain because you can really taste the