Cucumber Melon Cooler

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 large honeydew melon
• 1 large cucumber, peeled
• 2 cups water
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• ice

Recipe

• 1 remove rind from honeydew and cut into chunks.
• 2 peel cucumber, cut 8 nice slices from the middle to use as garnish and cut the rest of the cucumber into chunks.
• 3 using a blender and working in 2 batches, puree the melon, cucumber and water.
• 4 strain mixture and discard solids.
• 5 whisk sugar and lemon juice into the liquids remaining from melon/cucumber.
• 6 taste it and add up to 2 cups more water if it is too concentrated for your liking.
• 7 refrigerate until chilled and serve over ice with a floating slice of cucumber as a garnish.