Stevie Parle served up a refreshing looking melon feta salad on The Spice Trip cumin trail in Turkey that he recommends would complement a lamb Kofte dish.

The ingredients are: 1kg watermelon or other small melon, such as cantaloupe or galia cut into large chunks, 2 tomatoes cut into large chunks, 100g feta, handful of mint leaves, 1 chilli finely chopped, olive oil, juice of 1 lemon and sea salt and freshly ground black pepper.

To prepare the salad place the melon and tomatoes in a bowl and season. Break up the feta, tear in the mint, and sprinkle in the chilli. Drizzle generously with oil and squeeze the lemon juice over the salad. Toss very gently for a few seconds and then leave to sit for a few moments.