Nothing says summer like a sweet juicy melon, and whether it’s served as a soup with jamón, as a granita with sparkling shiraz, or as part of a salad (a rockmelon, mint and prosciutto salad with Pedro Ximénez syrup in this case), it’s the perfect hot weather treat.

Rockmelon with Moscato-mint and honeydew granita

Melon, honey and ginger salad

Melon and vodka ice

Pickled melon with serrano ham

Melon and ham

Lobster Copacabana

Watermelon, orange and rhubarb punch

Cold melon soup with jamon

Champagne granita and melon

Baked Berkshire ham with lemon jam, pickled onion and red melon

Melon balls with rose geranium leaves

Watermelon and boysenberry granita with melon and sparkling shiraz
