Strawberry, melon & avocado salad

Ingredients (serves 4)

• ¼ cup honey
• 2 tbsp sherry vinegar or red-wine vinegar
• 2 tbsp finely chopped fresh mint
• ¼ tsp freshly ground pepper
• Pinch of salt
• 4 cups baby spinach
• 1 small avocado, peeled, pitted and cut into 16 slices
• 16 thin slices rockmelon (about ½ small rockmelon), rind removed
• 1 ½ cups hulled strawberries, sliced
• 2 tsp sesame seeds, toasted (see Tip)

Method
Whisk honey, vinegar, mint, pepper and salt in a small bowl.

Divide spinach among four salad plates. Arrange alternating slices of avocado and rockmelon in a fan on top of the spinach. Top each salad with strawberries, drizzle with dressing and sprinkle with sesame seeds.

Recipe 
Tips & Notes: To toast sesame seeds, heat a small dry skillet over low heat. Add sesame seeds and stir constantly until golden and fragrant, about two minutes. Transfer to a small bowl and let cool.