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    Halloumi Salad with Mediterranean Dressing

    Published: Feb 2, 2021 by Sonila · This post may contain affiliate links · Leave a Comment

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    This Halloumi Salad is such a great combination of fresh, colorful vegetables and perfectly fried halloumi cheese!! Drizzle everything with a Mediterranean salad dressing and you have a perfect light dinner.

    A platter of big family style salad topped with fried halloumi cheese shown next to a basket of fresh bread.
    Halloumi Salad & Bread

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    Halloumi Cheese

    If you have never tried Halloumi cheese, I really hope you get to try it soon:). Halloumi cheese is a cheese similar to mozzarella but looks more like feta cheese. When fried, this cheese doesn’t loose its shape.

    It’s native to Cyprus but used throughout the Mediterranean region. Back home, it’s mostly made with a combination of goat and sheep milk. The one I have found in my grocery store here in Florida is made with cow’s milk and it is herbed.

    Halloumi is great fried or grilled! See my other recipe with this cheese: Eggs & Halloumi Breakfast.

    How to Serve this Salad?

    You have so many choices for this salad. I’ll tell you how I serve it for my family, but feel free to adapt it to your routine.

    You can serve this salad as a light meal. It’s one of my favorites on a hot summer day. A fresh salad with some fried cheese and a side of fresh bread make for a delicious meal.

    Also, you can serve this salad as a side dish to a bigger meal like a big dinner or a celebration. Here’s one example when I served this salad with a baked dish of Cornish hens and potatoes.

    Halloumi salad served next to a bakes dish with Cornish hens and potatoes.
    Halloumi Salad served with Baked Cornish Hens & Potatoes

    Tips & Notes

    I might be biased with Mediterranean type salads, but I feel this cheese is great with a salad that has cucumbers, tomatoes, olives, peppers etc. However, feel free to add your favorite vegetables.

    • Cucumber – pick an English cucumber over regular cucumbers. English cucumbers have that crips taste and have less seeds, plus they are not that watery.
    • Tomatoes – pick tasty tomatoes like campari tomatoes or Red n Tasty. You can also use smaller varieties like cherry or grape tomatoes.
    • Onion – red onion is more typical but in its absence you can use white onion too.
    • Pepper – use a green bell pepper or any other non-spicy green pepper.
    • Dressing – you can prepare the dressing ahead, toss the salad and then add halloumi on top. Or you can put the dressing on the side. If you’re going to do the latter, then double on the dressing so you can have enough for everyone.
    Halloumi cheese on a cutting board.
    Cheese on The Cutting Board
    A round big salad platter with lots of veggies and fried halloumi cheese

    Halloumi Salad with Mediterranean Dressing

    Delicious fresh and colorful salad with halloumi cheese and served with a typical Mediterranean dressing.
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    Prep Time 10 mins
    Cook Time 5 mins
    Total Time 15 mins
    Course Salad
    Cuisine Mediterranean
    Servings 4
    Calories 342 kcal

    Equipment

    • Skillet
    • salad platter

    Ingredients
      

    Salad

    • 1 English cucumber
    • 3 tomatoes firm, red tomatoes
    • 1 green bell pepper
    • 0.25 red onion
    • 20 kalamata olives
    • 8 oz halloumi cheese
    • 4 ozs lettuce

    Salad Dressing

    • 3 tbsps olive oil extra virgin
    • 1 tbsp red wine vinegar
    • 0.5 tsp oregano
    • salt to taste

    Instructions
     

    Salad

    • Wash and pat dry tomatoes, pepper and cucumber. Wash lettuce and let it drain. Peel onion, slice it and place it in a bowl of cold water.
    • Chop lettuce and place on the salad bowl or platter first, add sliced tomatoes, cucumber, olives and onion next. De-seed the pepper, cut the top then slice in long strips. Add those to salad too.
    • Cut the halloumi in slices (about quarter inch thick or half centimeter). Fry it in a non stick skillet or cast iron skillet. It takes about 2 minutes on one side, as soon as the edges start becoming golden, flip to the other side. Let fry for another 1-2 minutes than remove the cheese from skillet. It will retain the shape. Arrange halloumi slices over salad in a circular pattern.

    Salad Dressing

    • Mix olive oil, red wine vinegar, oregano and salt. If you are doubling the measurements, you can add them to a jar, close the lid and shake them together. Then pour straight into the salad. I usually double the recipe if people want the dressing on the side, however if I'm tossing the measurements are perfect for 4 servings or so.

    Nutrition Label

    Nutrition Facts
    Halloumi Salad with Mediterranean Dressing
    Amount Per Serving
    Calories 342 Calories from Fat 252
    % Daily Value*
    Fat 28g43%
    Saturated Fat 12g75%
    Sodium 1002mg44%
    Potassium 444mg13%
    Carbohydrates 11g4%
    Fiber 3g13%
    Sugar 6g7%
    Protein 15g30%
    Vitamin A 1183IU24%
    Vitamin C 40mg48%
    Calcium 613mg61%
    Iron 1mg6%
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 342kcalCarbohydrates: 11gProtein: 15gFat: 28gSaturated Fat: 12gSodium: 1002mgPotassium: 444mgFiber: 3gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 1183IUVitamin C: 40mgCalcium: 613mgIron: 1mg
    Keyword Halloumi salad
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    Halloumi Salad

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    I love salads and have plenty salad recipes in my blog. Feel free to check some of them out:).

    • Mediterranean Potato Salad
    • Orange Leeks Salad
    • Beets, Chestnuts Salad

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    Mom of 2, wife, engineer, food blogger & recipe creator! Sonila was born in Albania, her heritage inspires her Mediterranean recipes while that of her husband the Latin ones. Sonila has 2 degrees in Engineering from University of Miami.

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