After quite a heavy meal, we needed a light dessert and the melon salad was perfect. It is very simple but it is essential the melons are ripe. Loved the flavour of the lime syrup but next time I will skip adding the mint to the syrup. Will added to the salad before serving it. Ingredients 250g caster sugar 50ml water 2 limes, zested and juiced 1 vanilla bean, split (I used vanilla paste) 1 lemon, juiced 1/2 bunch mint or lemon verbena, leaves picked 1/2 rockmelon, peeled, seeded and chilled 1/2 honeydew melon, peeled, seeded and chilled 1/4 watermelon, peeled and chilled 10 lychees, peeled (I used tinned lychees) Method Combine sugar and water in a medium-sized saucepan and add lime zest and vanilla bean or paste. Stir over low heat until sugar dissolves, then bring to a simmer. Remove from heat and stir in lime and lemon juices. Leave to cool, then stir in mint or lemon verbena leaves (if using). Cut rockmelon and honeydew into very thin slices and arrange in a large, shallow s...