Serrano ham and chicken croquettes with classic Spanish mixed salad

INGREDIENTS

• 90g/3½oz butter
• 50g/2oz thinly sliced Spanish air-dried ham, roughly chopped
• 110g/4oz flour
• 500ml/18floz full-fat milk
• 75g/3oz cooked chicken breast
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 free-range egg, hard-boiled, peel
• 2 free-range eggs
• 200g/7oz fresh white breadcrumbs
• , for deep-frying vegetable oil
• 1 head of crunchy lettuce
• 2 medium vine-ripened tomatoes
• 4 spring onions
• 8 spears canned or jarred asparagus
• 1 x 200g/7oz can or jar of tuna in olive oil
• 1 tbsp red wine vinegar
• 4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
• , to taste salt
• 16 green olives