Spicy Halloumi Salad

Ingredients

• Tomatoes

  Red, ripe, raw, year round average

  4 medium whole or 492g

• Red Onion

  Freshdirect

  1 small raw or 70g

• Cucumber

  With peel, raw

  1 cucumber or 301g

• Oregano

  Spices, dried

  2 tbsp, ground or 12g

• Lemon juice

  Raw

  1 lemon yields or 47g

• Lemon zest

  1 lemon or 4g

• Olive oil

  Salad or cooking

  3 tbsp or 41g

• Salt

  Table

  1 dash or 0.4g

• Pepper

  Spices, black

  1 dash or 0.1g

• Mustard seed

  Spices, ground

  1 tsp or 2g

• Cumin

  Spices, cumin seed

  1 tsp, ground or 3g

• Coriander seed

  Spices

  1 tsp or 2g

• Crushed red pepper flakes

  2 tsp or 0.6g

• Sourdough bread

  French or vienna

  4 slice, medium or 256g

• Authentic Halloumi Cheese

  Dodoni

  2 inch cube or 56g

• Spearmint

  Fresh

  8 tbsp or 46g

Directions

1. Cut the tomatoes into rough chunks and finely slice the red onion. Halve the cucumber lengthwise, then halve again and cut into 1-inch dice.
2. Combine the tomatoes, onion, and cucumber in a large mixing bowl. Add oregano, lemon zest and juice, a third of the olive oil, salt, pepper, ground mustard, cumin, coridander, and red pepper flakes. Mix well and set aside.
3. Fry the bread cubes in half of the remaining oil until deep golden, about 4-5 minutes. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate.
4. In the same pan, drizzle the remaining olive oil and fry the halloumi slices until golden brown, 1-2 minutes per side.
5. Add the fried bread to the salad, tossing well to coat with dressing. Adjust seasoning if needed, then arrange the salad and halloumi on a platter.
6. Garnish with mint ribbons and serve.