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Grilled Halloumi and Roasted Vegetables Recipe

Grilled Halloumi and Roasted Vegetables Salad

Bushra
A delicious Mediterranean salad featuring grilled halloumi cheese and oven-roasted vegetables with a lemony dressing.
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course Salad
Cuisine Greek
Servings 4 portions

Equipment

  • Oven
  • Baking tray
  • Blender
  • Frying pan or griddle pan

Ingredients
  

For the roasted vegetables

  • 2 whole red peppers
  • 1 whole green pepper
  • 1 whole aubergine
  • 2 whole zucchinis
  • 1 whole red onion
  • 2 cloves garlic skins on

For the dressing

  • 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 1/3 cup water
  • 1 tsp mustard
  • 2 tbsps lemon juice

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 200C and prepare the vegetables for the halloumi salad. Halve and deseed the peppers and cut each half into 4 pieces. Cut the red onion into 8 wedges. Halve the zucchinis lengthways and then slice into 2cm chunks. Top and tail the aubergine, cut it in half and slice.
  • Place all the vegetables (and the garlic) in a large baking tray and sprinkle with some fresh thyme and rosemary leaves. Season and drizzle with some olive oil and toss them to coat. Roast the vegetables for about 35 minutes, until golden, soft and cooked through. While the veggies are cooking, get them a good stir every now and again.
  • To prepare the dressing for the halloumi salad (oil and lemon sauce/ ladolemono), add into a blender all the ingredients and blend, until combined.
  • Place the Halloumi cheese in a hot frying or griddle pan and cook until it turns golden brown, turning half way through cooking (about a minute on each side).
  • Assemble the Halloumi salad. Put the leafy greens and the roasted vegetables in a large salad bowl. Pour in the sauce (be careful not to add too much sauce, because the greens will become wilt and no longer crunchy). Toss to coat everything in the dressing; have a taste and add some more seasoning, if needed. Tear the Halloumi into pieces over the salad and serve while still warm.
Keyword cheese salad, grilled cheese recipe, healthy summer salad, Mediterranean salad, vegetarian lunch
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