Strawberry salad with caramelised sherry vinaigrette

Caramelised sherry vinaigrette

• 250 g raw sugar
• 100 g sherry vinegar
• 100 g dry sherry
• 2 pinches salt, to taste
• 1 pinch ground black pepper, to taste
• 60 g extra virgin olive oil
• 1000 g water
• 50 g white vinegar

Strawberry salad

• 50 g smoked almonds (see Tips)
• 200 g Danish feta, cut into pieces
• 60 g fresh baby spinach leaves
• 250 g strawberries, cut into halves
• 90 g Parma ham, cut into pieces (3 cm - see Tips)
• 2 sprigs fresh basil, leaves only
• 2 pinches ground black pepper, to season