Cucumber-Honeydew Cooler Recipe

Nobody said you have to eat all your fruits and veggies. Our cucumber-honeydew cooler is a fresh, summery cocktail that incorporatesyou guessed itcucumber and honeydew. Its easy to make and completely out of the box if your go-to warm-weather beverages are ros and margaritas. Now, we know what youre thinking: cucumber and honeydew sounds like the beginning of a delicious Salad. We get it. But youll actually use these unexpected ingredients to make a sweetened, fresh juice. First, youll chop the cucumber and cube the melon into a blender, along with a cup of water and a little sugar. Then youll fine-strain the puree, saving the juice and tossing the solids. Combine your cucumber-honeydew juice with a floral gin (we like hendricks) and serve over ice. (hint: stemless wine glasses with cucumber ribbons looped inside make an especially pretty presentation. ) we think youll agree that a cucumber-honeydew cooler makes the perfect sipper for late-afternoon porch swinging. Cheers, yall.