My halloumi salad with chargrilled zucchini is a delectable meal in itself – a Greek-inspired vegetarian extravaganza that will not leave you hungry.
This halloumi salad came about primarily because I wanted to test the new tiny "barbie" (barbecue) and because anything with halloumi is just plain delicious!
I love pairing it with different ingredients and seeing what creation I can come up with.
🥘 Ingredients
For the salad:
- 4 zucchini, sliced lengthways
- 200 g halloumi cheese, sliced into 8 long strips
- 120 g baby spinach leaves
For the mint oil:
- 1 cup mint leaves
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ¼ cup olive oil
🔪 Instructions
- Preheat your bbq grill to a medium-high setting. Toss the sliced zucchini in a few tablespoon of olive oil and cook for 3-5 mins until done and then set aside in a bowl. (Make sure they are not too soft. Also, the cooking time will vary depending on their thickness).
- Cook the halloumi for 2-3 mins each side. Slice and add to bowl with zucchini.
- To make the mint oil, add the mint leaves and salt to the mortar and proceed to grind with the pestle until you have a paste. Add the oil and combine again.
- Add the spinach leaves along with the zucchini and halloumi and toss through one or two tablespoon of the mint oil.
- Serve the halloumi salad with toasted pita bread or tortillas.
The best part about cooking with halloumi is that it gets lovely and soft and doesn't melt everywhere. It holds itself pretty well and is ideal when barbecued, grilled or pan fried.
Once everything was cooked, I felt it needed "something else", so I prepared a mint oil to drizzle over the salad.
It was a matter of bashing a few mint leaves with some salt in a mortar and pestle and adding a little olive oil to bring it all together.
🥗 Side dishes
This halloumi salad can easily be paired with any meat dishes as a wonderful side.
I highly recommend my Greek slow roasted lamb (it doesn't have to be Easter though for you to enjoy it!) .
Or perhaps you could pair it with a selection of Greek appetizers and make it a true Greek feast!
📖 Variations
Again, you can be pretty flexible with your ingredients when making this salad.
- Substitute raw shredded kale for the spinach
- Make a dressing with fresh parsley and lemon juice
- Add pomegranate pearls for something sweet and to provide a little contrast
Also, I highly recommend you look through my halloumi recipes to see how I've used this wonderful, versatile cheese.
📋 Recipe
Halloumi Salad
Ingredients
For the salad:
- 4 zucchini, sliced lengthways
- 200 grams halloumi cheese, sliced into 8 long strips
- 120 grams baby spinach leaves
For the mint oil:
- 1 cup mint leaves
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ¼ cup olive oil
Instructions
- Preheat your bbq grill to a medium-high setting. Toss the sliced zucchini in a few tablespoon of olive oil and cook for 3-5 mins until done and then set aside in a bowl. (Make sure they are not too soft. Also, the cooking time will vary depending on their thickness).
- Cook the halloumi for 2-3 mins each side. Slice and add to bowl with zucchini.
- To make the mint oil, add the mint leaves and salt to the mortar and proceed to grind with the pestle until you have a paste. Add the oil and combine again.
- Add the spinach leaves along with the zucchini and halloumi and toss through one or two tablespoon of the mint oil.
- Serve with toasted pita bread or tortillas.
Nutrition
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Maureen
This is heavenly. The mint oil just makes it perfect.
supal {chevrons & éclairs}
this looks so incredible! I'm a big fan of mint in my salads lately, honestly, and this may just do the deed!
Rosa
A beautiful salad and mouthwatering combination!
Cheers,
Rosa
Nicola Galloway
You just can't got wrong with zucchini, haloumi and mint combo. Stunning photos!
Kiran @ KiranTarun.com
Utter deliciousness. Simply divine flavors and textures, Peter 🙂
Lizzy (Good Things)
Now this sounds totally delicious!
Helen (grabyourfork)
What did the cheese say when it looked in the mirror? Haloumi!!! lol and hallo sexy grilled veggies! Love the mint oil idea too.
Anna @ The Littlest Anchovy
What a feast indeed! God I love haloumi... I need to buy some on my way home now!
Ivy Liacopoulou
I don't know if my previous comment was posted as i had to log-in after the comment. I said that halloumi and mint and zucchini pair well together, so this is a great combination of flavours.
Tutti Dolci
Perfect flavor combination, I love the grilled zucchini!
Sylvie Shirazi
What a delicious combination, the mint oil sounds like the perfect compliment to the halloumi and zucchini!
Simone van den Berg
Anything with halloumi is good in my book and I so wish it was still weather to chargrilled anything here Peter! Looks awesome!
Lisa @ Greek Vegetarian
Fabulous dish Peter, I love those chargrilled lines! And mint oil – what a great, simple idea.
Karl Soke
I tried this recipe already it was so delicious. Something different...I've had a look through some of your recipes and they all look great. Ill be trying the Cauliflower and Feta Fritters next
Spanish Recipes
It looks so healthy, easy and delicious!!! And pita bread seems to be such a good pairing :D. Mmmm love it! Best from wishes from the Autumn side of the world ;D
Jas The Gluten Free Scallywag
Deeeelicious, love a little grilled halloumi goodness!