Christmas Cocktail

Serves 6

Ingredients:

½ cucumber, peeled, diced
1 tables salt
3 firm tomatoes, skinned
2 celery sticks, chopped
3 oranges
1 honeydew melon or 12 oz (350g) frozen melon balls or chunks
2 tablesp freshly ground pepper
½ teasp each fresh thyme and basil or small pinch of dried herbs.

Directions:

1) Spread cucumber dice on a plate Sprinkle with salt. Leave 30 mins.
2) Quarter tomatoes, remove seeds, cut quarters into three place in a large bowl. Add celery.
3) Peel and segment 1 orange, add to bowl.
4) Make fresh melon balls or cut into chunks or add frozen melon to bowl.
5) Whisk 1 teasp grated zest and the juice from the remaining orange into oil. Pepper herbs.
6) Rinse cucumber and drain well, Add, with dressing, to other ingredients, Chill.

To serve: divide between 6 coupe dishes.