• ripe avocado pears.
• 1 small melon , balled or cubed
• 2 oranges
• 4 rashes back bacon , cooked until crisp and chopped
• 4 spring onions , chopped
• 2 tbsp chopped chives
• 50g/2oz roasted cashew nuts
• freshly ground black pepper

For the dressing:

• 3 tbsp olive oil
• 2 tbsp orange juice
• 2 cloves garlic , peeled and crushed

• Halve avocados and remove stone and skin from each.
• Cut flesh into cubes and mix with melon balls.
• Remove peel and pith from both oranges and divide fruit into segments.
• Mix pieces into avocados and melon and turn mixture into a serving dish.
• Combine bacon, spring onions, chopped chives and cashew nuts and seasoning and scatter over salad.
• Put dressing ingredients into jar, cover and shake until blended  Pour over salad.