Grilled Halloumi Salad

Recipe: Grilled Halloumi Salad

Grilled Halloumi Salad is a colourful, healthy and filling Mediterranean inspired salad. Some grilled halloumi , salad leaves, vegetables and some cooked grain with a homemade dressing is perfect as a summer or light meal salad. What I like about this salad is that you can add veggies, salad leaves, fruits, herbs and dressing of your choice. The star of this salad is the grilled halloumi. And I like mine with a generous amount of cheese. For this salad I went for a homemade Blackberry Salad Dressing.

 

What Is Halloumi?

Halloumi is a semi hard, unripened cheese made from sheep and goat or cow’s milk. This cheese originates from Cyprus. The firm squeaky cheese retains its texture when grilled or fried. The mild tangy slightly feta taste makes it a popular cheese to snack on, add to salads and sandwiches.

Halloumi And Me

I tasted halloumi cheese many years ago when I visited London. Back then halloumi was not even heard of in the regular cooking of most Kenyan homes. My sister in law being a foodie like me, had picked up the free halloumi sandwich recipe card from Sainsbury. Saturday brunch for quite a while was halloumi sandwich for us.

In Quebec, curd cheese tends to be more popular and I use that regularly for snacking or to add to sandwiches and salads. Once while I was browsing through the cheese section at my local supermarket, saw halloumi and bought it. A bit pricey but hey, I rather sacrifice a packet of chips for this authentic Greek cheese.

 

Sharing Grilled Halloumi Salad Recipe With 2025 Alphabet Challenge Group

When I was planning out the types of salads to share for the Alphabet Challenge, I knew I would be using halloumi. Whenever I go to a Greek restaurant my meal choice is Grilled Halloumi Salad or Watermelon Feta Salad whenever veggie options are limited. And I tend to make it the salad often during the summer season.

H is for honey, ham, horseradish, hazelnut, herbs, hummus, honeydew, hamburger, haddock, hakka noodles, haricot, etc. For this challenge my

H ingredient is Halloumi.

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Ingredients Required For Grilled Halloumi Salad

Please note that the quantities of veggies you use can vary according to your choice. The quantities given in the recipe is just a guideline.

Grain

Any grain of your of your choice. It can be bulgur wheat, couscous, quinoa, farro, orzo, barley, rice, buckwheat, etc. I had some coarse bulgur wheat which I have used for this recipe. The medium coarse bulgur which I used had to be cooked for 10-15 minutes unlike the fine bulgur which requires no cooking. We need to add hot water to fine bulgur, allow it to sit for a while and fluff it up.

Halloumi Cheese

Buy authentic halloumi cheese. Easily available in most supermarkets or Greek stores. We are going to slice the cheese and grill it in a pan using some olive oil.

Salad Leaves

Any salad leaves of your choice. I had some romaine salad which I used up. Sometimes I add mixed salad leaves or only arugula.

Tomatoes

Can use baby tomatoes or Roma tomatoes chopped.

Cucumber

I prefer to use Persian or English cucumber as the skin is soft and has hardly any seeds. If the cucumber has seeds they tend to be small and soft.

Spring Onion

Wash and pat dry the spring onions. Trim the ends. Chop both the green and white part. We need about ½ cup of chopped spring onion. If you don’t have spring onion, finely dice a small red, yellow or white onion and add to the salad.

Radish

I like to add red radish to my salads whenever possible. Trim the ends and slice the radishes.

Beetroot

Can add cooked or raw beetroot. I tend to have cooked beetroot in the fridge so used that. One small or medium beet is enough.

Bell Pepper

Any colour of your choice. Cut into cubes. I have used half a bell pepper.

Fruit

I like to add peaches, grapes or pomegranate. Depends on what is available.This is an optional ingredient.

Fresh Herbs

My choice of herbs was dill. Can add fresh mint, oregano, parsley etc.

Olive Oil

Need some for the dressing and also for grilling the halloumi cheese.

Lemon Juice

Best to use fresh lemon juice for the dressing. If you want can replace it with balsamic vinegar or any other vinegar of your choice.

Salt

To add to the dressing

Pepper

Coarsely ground for the dressing. Add according to your taste.

Nuts

Toasted nuts of your choice. I used pine nuts which I toasted lightly in a pan.

Blackberries

For the Salad Dressing. Can use frozen or fresh. I used about ½ berries which I cooked in about ¼ cup water till they become soft. Mash the berries lightly. Add about 2-3 tbsp honey or maple syrup depending on how sweet the berries are. Allow the cooked blackberries to cool down before preparing the dressing. You can opt to make a Lemon Vinaigrette for this salad. If you have ready made blackberry sauce, you can use that.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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