Halloumi-style grilled cheese salad

Thick-cut halloumi grilled until golden, served over crisp salad with a lemon and mint dressing.

Ingredients

• 250g block halloumi, sliced 1cm thick
• 200g mixed salad leaves
• 1 cucumber, sliced
• 200g cherry tomatoes, halved
• 1/2 red onion, thinly sliced
• Small handful fresh mint leaves
• Dressing: 4 tbsp olive oil, 2 tbsp lemon juice, 1 tsp honey, 1 garlic clove crushed
• Olive oil for grilling

Method

1. Whisk dressing ingredients. Season with salt and pepper.

2. Get a griddle pan smoking hot. Brush halloumi slices with olive oil.

3. Grill halloumi 2 minutes per side until deep golden stripes form. Don’t move them once down.

4. Toss salad leaves with cucumber, tomatoes and red onion. Drizzle with half the dressing.

5. Top with hot halloumi. Drizzle remaining dressing. Scatter mint and serve.

Notes

Halloumi is one of the few cheeses that doesn’t melt — it just bronzes.