Grilled halloumi salad recipe

Name: Grilled halloumi salad
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 75g sourdough bread; 3 tbsp olive oil; 1 tbsp vegetarian hard cheese, finely grated; 250g halloumi, thickly sliced; 80g watercress, spinach and rocket salad; 100g sugarsnap peas, halved lengthways; 1 avocado, sliced; 3 tbsp olive oil; 40g sundried tomatoes, chopped; 1 tbsp lemon juice; ½ red chilli, deseeded and finely chopped; 200g cherry tomatoes (mixed colours if available), halved; handful fresh basil, finely chopped

Created by The Tesco Recipes team

Grilled halloumi cheese and crisp homemade croutons make this vibrant salad feel hearty and substantial. Served with a delicious warm tomato and chilli dressing, this salad is packed full of flavour too. To make the salad even more vibrant, look out for mixed colour baby tomatoes.

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Serves 4
Takes 25 mins
510 calories / serving

Vegetarian

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Tesco Sourdough Bloomer 400G
75g sourdough bread
£2.10
£5.25/kg
Tesco Olive Oil 250Ml
3 tbsp olive oil
£3.10
£12.40/litre
Cook Italia Grated Hard Cheese 50G
1 tbsp vegetarian hard cheese, finely grated
£1.85
£37.00/kg
Tesco Halloumi 225G
Aldi Price Match
250g halloumi, thickly sliced
£1.99
£8.84/kg
Tesco Wild Rocket 60G
80g watercress, spinach and rocket salad
£1.00
£16.67/kg
Tesco Sugarsnap Peas 180g
100g sugarsnap peas, halved lengthways
£1.60
£8.89/kg
Tesco Ripe & Ready Avocado
1 avocado, sliced
£0.69
£0.69/each
Tesco Sun Dried Tomatoes 285G
40g sundried tomatoes, chopped
£2.50
£17.24/kg DR.WT
Pride Lemon Juice 250Ml
Everyday Low Price
1 tbsp lemon juice
£0.80
£3.20/litre
Tesco Red Chillies 60G
Aldi Price Match
½ red chilli, deseeded and finely chopped
£0.51
£8.50/kg
Nightingale Farms Cherry Tomatoes 250G
200g cherry tomatoes (mixed colours if available), halved
£0.62
£2.48/kg
Tesco Fresh Cut Basil 30G
Aldi Price Match
handful fresh basil, finely chopped
£0.50
£16.67/kg

Method

Preheat the oven to gas 6, 200°C, fan 180°C. Roughly tear the sourdough bread into bitesize pieces and spread out on a large baking tray. Drizzle with 2 tbsp of the oil and sprinkle over the grated Parmesan. Toss together until evenly coated, then bake for 7-8 mins or until crisp and golden.
Meanwhile, add all the dressing ingredients apart from the cherry tomatoes and basil to a pan and place on a medium heat. Cook for 1 min, stirring, then add the cherry tomatoes. Allow to soften in the dressing for 2-3 mins, then remove from the heat and stir through the basil.
Heat a large griddle pan over a high heat. Drizzle the halloumi slices with the remaining 1 tbsp oil and add to the pan in a single layer. Cook for 2 mins each side or until golden and charred.
Toss together the watercress salad, sugarsnap peas and avocado in a large serving dish. Top with the sourdough croutons and halloumi. Pour over the warm tomato and chilli dressing to serve.

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Tip
The croutons can be made ahead, cooled completely and then stored in an airtight container for up to 24 hrs.
To make the salad vegetarian, swap the Parmesan for a vegetarian hard cheese.