Sweet and refreshing, watermelon is the king of the summer melons, so we think. Paired with fellow pink-hued summer fruits – think strawberries, raspberries, cherries and peaches – it’s put to good use in frozen desserts, fancy fruit salads and punches. In salads, you’ll find it in good company with prawns, radishes and jamón. And as for Black Star Pastry’s famous watermelon cake, we have the recipe for that, too.

Coconut-muscovado cake with moscato and watermelon

Watermelon fruit salad with ice-cream and raspberry-pepper syrup

Melon and frozen yoghurt sundae with lime-vanilla caramel

Watermelon and ginger granita with coconut yoghurt

Chilled watermelon wedges with chilli-lime salt

Ocean trout with watermelon, jalapeño and lime

Watermelon and radish salad with goat’s cheese

Grilled prawns with tamarind, coconut rice and watermelon

Watermelon, grilled tomato and coriander salad

Sweet and sour watermelon salad with pink grapefruit and prawns

Tofu, watermelon and radish salad with nahm jim

Mike McEnearney’s grilled prawn, watermelon and tomato salad
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Three Blue Ducks’ watermelon and radish salad

Sticky pork, watermelon pickle and herb salad

Almond and rose kataifi with watermelon salad and strawberry and ouzo sorbet

Watermelon, raspberry and mint vodka cups
