Melon and pawpaw salad with sesame praline

Babiche Martens

Ingredients

1 cup	Caster sugar
¼ cup	Sesame seeds
½ cup	Water
1	Honeydew melon
1	Pawpaw
1	Lime, (to serve)

Directions

1. Heat a small frying pan and toast the sesame seeds dry for a couple of minutes, stirring until golden.
2. Tip the seeds out on to a greased or baking paper-lined tray.
3. Heat the sugar with the water in a heavy based saucepan, stirring until the sugar has dissolved, then boil until golden.
4. Remove the caramel and pour over the sesame seeds. Leave to become hard, then roughly chop.
5. Halve the melon and pawpaw. Remove the seeds and skin then slice. Arrange on serving dishes with the praline, adding a squeeze of fresh lime if desired.