• Hot dogs with tomato relish and melon salsa

    Make a paste by mixing the paprika with the olive oil. Toss the tomatoes and curry leaves in the paste then wrap in foil and cook over medium coals until burst and soft. Mash to form a relish. Coat the bangers in the raspberry chutney an…

  • No-churn melon sorbet

    1.     To make the sorbet, cut melon into small pieces and freeze. 2.     Place all the ingredients into a blender and blend until smooth. Pour into a loaf tin and freeze until set. 3.     Enjoy it by itself, or add a scoo…

  • TEMPURA PRAWN, AVOCADO AND MELON SALAD recipe

    Tempura prawn, avocado and melon salad

    Arrange the avocado halves on a large platter. Using a melon baller, make melon balls with the watermelon and sweet melon. Fill the avocado halves with melon balls and scatter over the halved tomatoes. To make the tempura prawns, comb…

  • 3 summery ways with sweet melon

    Scooped out of the half-shell, straight from the fridge, they’re the summer breakfast of champions. And they’re not half bad blitzed into ice lollies, cosied up to crunchy tempura prawns or sliced with Serrano ham, either.

  • Sparkling melon gin fizz

    Sparkling melon gin fizz

    1. Using a melon baller, scoop out the melon or cut into cubes and freeze. 2. Divide the melon between 8 glasses. Top up with the gin and Prosecco. Cook's note: These cocktails can also be nonalcoholic – just use alcohol-free gin an…

  • Melon ball salad

    Using a melon baller or ice cream scoop, scoop balls from the melons. To assemble, place the melon on a large serving platter. Pile the shaved fennel and pea shoots around the melon balls. Top with the ginger, drizzle with the salad dressin…

  • Serrano ham and melon salad

    Soak the sliced fennel in cold water for 30 minutes. Cut the melon in half, peel and slice very thinly. Toss the lettuce and drained fennel with the olive oil and seasoning. Turn on to 2 large plates. Add the torn ham and thin melon s…