Sig's Cucumber and Melon Cooler

Name: Sig's Cucumber and Melon Cooler
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 small to medium Mellon of choice; 1 small salad cucumber; 150 grams Blue cheese or feta , Stilton or gorgonzola (cheese is optional); 2 1/2 tbsp olive oil, extra virgin; 3 to 4 tablespoons of runny honey; 3 to 4 tablespoons creme fraiche; 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar ( white or red ); 1 tsp of a hot spicey sauce like Harissa, Peri Peri or similar; 1 pinch of salt (salt substitute )if not using the cheese; 1 pinch of freshly cracked black pepper; 6 small fresh leaves of mint (optional)

Sigrun @sigrun

German, living in England

Love refreshing mint and cucumber and love refreshing water melon and mint . The cheese is optional but the slight saltiness marries wonderfully with the sauce, melon and cucumber.

Sigrun @sigrun

German, living in England

Love refreshing mint and cucumber and love refreshing water melon and mint . The cheese is optional but the slight saltiness marries wonderfully with the sauce, melon and cucumber.

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Ingredients

4 servings

1 smallto medium Mellon of choice
1small salad cucumber
150 gramsBlue cheese or feta , Stilton or gorgonzola (cheese is optional)
2 1/2 tbspolive oil, extra virgin
3to 4 tablespoons of runny honey
3to 4 tablespoons creme fraiche
2 tbspbalsamic vinegar ( white or red )
1 tspof a hot spicey sauce like Harissa, Peri Peri or similar
1 pinch of salt (salt substitute )if not using the cheese
1 pinchof freshly cracked black pepper
6small fresh leaves of mint (optional)

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Steps

1

Cut the melon into half short way across to make a round bowl when empy. Scoop out he flesh and set the empty halves aside
2

Cut the cucumber and scooped out melon into small chunks, remove seeds from cucumber and melon if you like
3

Now mix all the other ingredients one after the other in a separate bowl to make a dressing
4

Chop and add the mint if using gently fold into the cucumber and the melon. Add the dressing and again fold under gently .
5

Cut the cheese into small cubes and sprinkle over top if you are using it
6

Chill for 10 to 15 minutes
7

Serve in set aside empty melon shell, this makes four small servings.