Melon Cucumber Coolers Food

WATERMELON-CUCUMBER COOLERS

Steps:

• Bring honey, 4 cups water, and herbs to a boil in a medium pot. Remove from heat and let cool completely. Discard herbs.
• Working in batches, puree watermelon and chopped cucumbers in a food processor. Pass through a fine sieve, pressing on solids to extract as much liquid as possible; discard solids. Combine watermelon-cucumber juice, honey mixture, and lime juice in a pitcher. Refrigerate until chilled, about 30 minutes or up to overnight.
• Stir well and serve over ice, with cucumber spears and fresh herbs.

WATERMELON-CUCUMBER COOLER

Steps:

• Set a large fine-mesh sieve over a large bowl or pitcher. In a food processor or blender, puree watermelon. Pour watermelon puree through sieve, pressing on solids with a rubber spatula (you should have about 2 cups juice). Puree English cucumber and pour through sieve into watermelon juice.
• In a small bowl or measuring cup, stir together lime juice and honey. Add to watermelon and cucumber juices, along with vodka. Adjust sweetness with more honey if desired. To serve, fill four glasses with ice and top each with cocktail. Garnish with cucumber slices.

WATERMELON CUCUMBER COOLER RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• In a small pot over medium heat, combine the sugar and water. Bring to a boil, stirring to dissolve the sugar completely.
• Remove the pot from the heat and stir in the cucumber. Let steep, covered, for at least 4 hours or up to overnight.
• Strain the syrup through a fine-mesh sieve or cheesecloth, pushing to extract as much syrup as possible. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 1 month.
• In a cocktail shaker filled with ice, combine the gin, watermelon juice, lime juice, and simple syrup. Shake vigorously for 20 seconds.
• Strain into a glass filled with ice and top with club soda.
• Garnish with the cucumber slice.
• Enjoy!

CUCUMBER MELON COOLER

Steps:

• 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.

WATERMELON-CUCUMBER COOLER

Steps:

• Set a large fine-mesh sieve over a large bowl or pitcher. In a food processor or blender, puree watermelon. Pour watermelon puree through sieve, pressing on solids with a rubber spatula (you should have about 2 cups juice). Puree English cucumber and pour through sieve into watermelon juice.
• In a small bowl or measuring cup, stir together lime juice and honey. Add to watermelon and cucumber juices, along with vodka. Adjust sweetness with more honey if desired. To serve, fill four glasses with ice and top each with cocktail. Garnish with cucumber slices.