Whether you’re spending the day by the pool or heading out to a braai, these green melon cocktails make delicious summer drinks!

SERVES 6 // COOK TIME 15 min

INGREDIENTS
4 limes
1 green melon
1 cucumber, roughly chopped and extra to slice for serving
½ cup mint, stalks removed
¼ cup white tequila
Pinch salt

METHOD
1. Zest one of the limes and juice all of them. Reserve a few slices for serving.
2. Peel, deseed and chop up the melon.
3. Blend all the ingredients until combined and strain through a fine sieve.
4. Pour into glasses with ice, and serve with a slice of lime and cucumber.

Recipe & styling: Chiara Turilli
Photography: Samantha Pinto // HMimages.co.za

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