Melon Cooler

• 1/2 cup ripe cantaloupe, cubed
• 1/2 cup lemonade
• Ice cubes
• 1/4 cup ginger ale
• 1 ounce mango nectar
• 1 ounce simple syrup

Purée the cantaloupe with the lemonade in a blender until the mixture is smooth, and transfer it to a cocktail shaker filled with ice.

Add ginger ale, mango nectar, and simple syrup. Cover, shake until the mixture is chilled, and strain it into a cocktail glass.

Yield: 1 cocktail