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Melon, mint & cucumber cooler

With cantaloupe and galia, this refreshing, fruity mocktail tastes like summer in a glass

With cantaloupe and galia, this refreshing, fruity mocktail tastes like summer in a glass

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Cooking Time

Cook: 10 Mins

Cooking Time

Serves: 4

Cooking Time

Price: 50p per serving

Nutritional Information

Each 376g serving contains

Energy
346kj
83kcal
4%
Fat
0.4g
Low
1%
Saturates
0.0g
Low
0%
Sugars
18g
High
20%
Salt
0.11g
Low
2%
of your reference intake.
Typical energy values per 100g:
92kj/22kcal

Ingredients

4 long cucumber ribbons, made using a vegetable peeler

½ cantaloupe melon, made into balls using a melon baller

½ galia melon, made into balls using a melon baller

Juice ½ lime

60ml elderflower cordial

8 mint leaves, plus extra sprigs to garnish

600ml sparkling water, chilled

Method

1
Carefully curl a ribbon of cucumber around the inside of 4 tall glasses.
2
Fill each glass with a few ice cubes and melon balls, alternating between cantaloupe and galia.
3
Combine the lime juice and elderflower cordial.
4
Add 2 mint leaves to each glass and pour over the cordial mixture.
5
Top up with sparkling water and stir. Garnish with mint sprigs to serve.