Grilled vegetables & halloumi salad
Background
This grilled vegetables & halloumi salad is an excellent vegetarian main dish - ideal for lunch or light supper. Alternatively serve it as a starter at a dinner party with several Mediterranean dips and toasted/grilled pita bread on the side. You can add sliced cucumber and onion to it too, if you like!
Ingredients
- 1 small aubergine
- 1 small courgette
- 1 bell pepper
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 1 clove of garlic, minced
- 3 Tbsp olive oil
- 1 Tbsp white wine vinegar
- 1 pack of halloumi, drained
- 1 handful of pitted black olives, from a jar (drained)
- 2 handfuls of cherry tomatoes, cut in half
- 1 small bag of mixed leaves salad
- For the dressing:
- 1 Tbsp olive oil
- 1.5 tsp wine vinegar
- 1 Tbsp chopped parsley or Greek basil leaves
Instructions
- Cut the aubergine into rings. Shave the courgette into ribbons, using a vegetable peeler. Cut the red pepper into 4 large pieces.
- Put the courgette into a mixing bowl, add 1 Tbsp olive oil, Β½ tsp oregano and the garlic.
- In another mixing bowl mix the peppers and aubergine with remaining oil and oregano.
- Heat a griddle pan, grill or BBQ. First cook the aubergine slices until soft and charcoaled and put them in a bowl, then drizzle with a teaspoonful of the vinegar and keep warm. Now cook the pepper until soft and charcoaled, then slice and add theses to the aubergine. Keep covered.
- Meanwhile heat a frying pan, add the marinated courgette ribbons, and stir-fry until soft and golden. Add the remaining vinegar and let it splatter and evaporate.
- Add the courgette ribbons to the aubergine & pepper slices. Season them with salt & pepper and keep them covered & warm.
- Slice the halloumi and cook in the frying pan or on the bbq, griddle pan, grill until golden.
- Scatter around the salad leaves in a large platter. Mix the dressing and drizzle some over the salad leaves.
- Arrange the grilled vegetables & cheese on top of the salad leaves, then scatter the tomatoes and olives around.
- Drizzle with the rest of the dressing and serve with pita bread if you like.
Categories
- Meal Type: - Barbecue - Dinner - Everyday - Grill - Lunch - Main - Quick & Easy - Salad - Starter - Supper
- Cuisines: - EUROPE - Greek
- Occasions: - Barbecue - Dinner Party - Parties
- Ingredients: - Dairy - Greens & Salads
- Health and Diet: - Combination - Diabetic - Egg Free - Gluten Free - Healthy - Nut Free - Sugar Free - Vegetarian
- Skill Levels: - Easy
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