Fried halloumi, grape and cucumber salad
15 min
A salty, sweet and crisp salad with cubed halloumi cheese, fresh red grapes and cool cucumber. Mint, lemon juice and honey bring it all together in this deliciously different recipe.
2 people made this
Ingredients
Serves: 4
- 1 cucumber - peeled, deseeded and cubed
- 200g (7 oz) red grapes, halved
- 1 handful chopped mint, plus whole leaves to serve
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tablespoons clear honey
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 250g (9 oz) halloumi cheese, drained and cubed
- 2 tablespoons toasted flaked almonds
Method
Prep:10min ›
Cook:5min ›
Ready in:15min
- In a serving bowl, toss together the cucumber, grapes and the chopped mint. Set aside.
- In a small bowl take the lemon juice, honey and 4 tablespoons olive oil for the salad dressing and whisk together. Season to taste and set aside.
- Heat the 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large non-stick frying pan and cook the halloumi, turning occasionally, until golden all over. Remove and allow to cool a little.
- To serve, add the halloumi to the salad ingredients, spoon over the dressing and scatter with the toasted almonds.
