Halloumi, chickpea and tomato salad with mint
20 min
Halloumi is the hot new cheese! Well, really, it's ancient, not new - but it is best fried or grilled, so 'hot' is fair, isn't it? This fresh salad combines halloumi with tomatoes, mint, and chickpeas, Mediterranean-style.
5 people made this
Ingredients
Serves: 4
- 1 (400g) tin chickpeas, drained
- 2 large tomatoes, chopped
- 3 spring onions, sliced
- 12 mint leaves, chopped
- 1 lemon, juiced
- salt and ground black pepper
- 1 (200g) packet halloumi, sliced
Method
Prep:15min ›
Cook:5min ›
Ready in:20min
- Stir together the chickpeas, tomatoes, spring onions, mint leaves, lemon juice and olive oil in a salad bowl. Season with salt and pepper; set aside.
- Heat a dry nonstick frying pan over medium high heat and cook the halloumi slices, turning once, until deeply browned, 1-2 minutes per side. Remove the halloumi to a cutting surface and chop into 1cm chunks.
- Stir the halloumi into the salad and serve immediately.
