Cherry and watermelon salad recipe

• Serves 4
• Takes 15 mins plus cooling
• 125 calories/serving

Ingredients

• 500ml cherry juice or pomegranate juice
• ½ vanilla pod, split
• 550g pack watermelon wedges, rind removed, sliced into smaller triangles
• 400g cherries, de-stoned
• 10g fresh mint, leaves picked

Method

1. Put the juice and vanilla in a saucepan over medium heat.
2. Bring to the boil, then simmer until reduced by about two-thirds, syrupy and thick (be careful as it can easily catch and caramelize at this stage – it should remain purple-red and not begin to brown).
3. Set aside to cool completely (or cool and chill for up to 3 days).
4. To assemble the salad, arrange the watermelon and cherries on a serving platter.
5. Remove the vanilla pod from the syrup, drizzle over the salad and scatter over the mint.