Melon

This wreath-shaped pavlova ramps up the festivity factor. A cream made with a simple drained yoghurt makes a change from the more usual cream topping and cuts through the sweetness of the pav.

Tofu adds protein to this super-quick refreshing salad, but if you'd like to bulk it up a bit more, add some sliced raw salmon or barbecued prawns,

Watermelon makes for a refreshing summer treat on its own but with the addition of basil, its flavour is transformed into something altogether more delicious. Try this powerful combination in a shaved ice dessert.

Breakfast or dessert, this fruit salad is a refreshing sugary hit at any time of day.

Salty, sweet and sour, these grilled prawns with tamarind make a perfect match for the coconut rice and juicy watermelon in this recipe.

We're saying cheers to a classic with this tweak of the unbeatable prawn cocktail. Thinly mandolined rockmelon adds a sweet touch, which you can always offset with as little or as much Tabasco as you'd like.

This inventive dessert from Restaurant Hubert chef Daniel Pepperell combines a coconut sorbet and sorrel jelly within the shell of a melon.