When I first stumbled across this recipe in my grandmother's vintage cookbook collection, I couldn't believe my eyes.

Poor ham salad -- that forgotten, overlooked, old-fashioned dish that has never quite had its day in the sun. Potato salad is a stalwart summer side. Chicken and tuna salads are sandwich stars.

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 ...

Mix the leafy vegetables and the cherry tomatoes with the ground walnuts in a glass bowl. 2. Add the walnut oil and the sherry vinegar to the salad and mix well. 3. Serve with the parma ham.