Cucumber Melon Cooler
photo by Baby Kato
- Ready In:
- 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 6
- Serves:
-
8
ingredients
- 1 large honeydew melon
- 1 large cucumber, peeled
- 2 cups water
- 1⁄2 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- ice
directions
- Remove rind from honeydew and cut into chunks.
- Peel cucumber, cut 8 nice slices from the middle to use as garnish and cut the rest of the cucumber into chunks.
- Using a blender and working in 2 batches, puree the melon, cucumber and water.
- Strain mixture and discard solids.
- Whisk sugar and lemon juice into the liquids remaining from melon/cucumber.
- Taste it and add up to 2 cups more water if it is too concentrated for your liking.
- Refrigerate until chilled and serve over ice with a floating slice of cucumber as a garnish.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
januarybride
Saint Louis, Missouri