Cucumber Melon Cooler - cooking recipe

Ingredients

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

Preparation

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.