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Grilled Halloumi Appetizer Salad

Grilled Halloumi Appetizer Salad prepared dish

A fresh Mediterranean-style appetizer salad featuring golden grilled halloumi cheese served over crisp greens with tomatoes, cucumber, herbs, and a zesty lemon olive-oil dressing.

This recipe is Greek style, salad, scaled for 6 servings, with 10 min prep and 8 min cook.

Prep: 10 min · Cook: 8 min · Total: 18 min · Serves: 6

Quick cooking notes

  • Core ingredients include salt, halloumi cheese, red onion, mixed salad greens.
  • Follow all 5 steps in order for the intended texture and doneness.
  • Ingredient quantities listed below are for 6 servings.

Ingredients

  • 0.41 tsp salt (or to taste)
  • 400 g halloumi cheese (sliced into 1 cm thick slices)
  • 0.5 small red onion (thinly sliced)
  • 4 cups mixed salad greens
  • 3.99 tbsp fresh parsley (chopped)
  • 1.01 tsp honey (optional)
  • 2 cups cherry tomatoes (halved)
  • 2.98 tbsp olive oil (divided)
  • 1 medium cucumber (sliced)
  • 2.98 tbsp lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
  • 3.99 tbsp fresh mint (chopped)
  • 0.41 tsp black pepper

Instructions

  1. Add salad greens, tomatoes, cucumber, onion, mint, and parsley to a large bowl.
  2. In a small bowl whisk olive oil, lemon juice, honey (if using), salt, and pepper to make the dressing.
  3. Heat a grill pan or skillet over medium-high heat and brush lightly with olive oil.
  4. Grill halloumi slices for 2–3 minutes per side until golden and lightly charred.
  5. Toss salad with dressing, then top with warm grilled halloumi and serve immediately.

Nutrition (per serving)

  • Calories: 260
  • Protein: 14 g
  • Fat: 19 g
  • Carbohydrates: 8 g
  • Fiber: 2 g
  • Sugar: 4 g
  • Sodium: 730 mg

Nutrition values are estimates based on stored ingredient totals and serving size.

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