I am enjoying the Italian springtime at the moment and I can’t help but thinking about the amazing tomato crop that will soon be available at the local markets. There is absolutely nothing better than ripe Italian tomatoes! I must say though, that Australia too grows some delicious tomatoes, like the ones in this recipe. They look beautiful and they taste even better! A few days before leaving on holiday, I made this colourful salad and thoroughly enjoyed it. Don’t you just love colourful dishes? They immediately put a smile on my face and I can’t wait to dig in! I really like Halloumi cheese, especially pan fried, but remember that it’s quite salty, so be careful when adding salt to your vinaigrette. You can serve this salad as a side dish, an appetiser or even a main dish with some crusty bread, like my Ciabatta. Light and tasty! Enjoy!
Mixed Tomato and Halloumi Salad
Mixed Tomato and Halloumi Salad - a colourful salad idea, perfect as a main dish or appetiser!
Ingredients
Salad
- 6 or 7 cups mixed tomatoes halved
- 250 gms – 9 oz. Halloumi cheese
- Extra virgil olive oil for pan frying
- Basil leaves
Vinaigrette
- 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 3 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tbsp honey
- 1 tsp oregano
- 1 pinch salt
Instructions
Salad
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Cut the Halloumi cheese in 1 cm – ½ inch thick slices. Pan fry them for a couple of minutes in a pan with extra virgin olive oil. Keep them on a plate covered with kitchen paper to absorb the excess oil.
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Put the halved tomatoes, pan fried Halloumi and basil leaves in a bowl and toss them with the vinaigrette.
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Serve immediately.
Love the combo. The saltiness of the HALLOUMI and fried crunch completely bind with the tomatoes. I use strips of fried HALLOUMI over greens , and as soup garnish . Think of this as caprese meets cryprus on a hot, dry summer day . Thanks for sharing
mick bisignani
http://www.coolonsale.com
Sounds great. I tried growing cherry tomatoes here in Sydney for the first time this year. Bit of a failure. So disappointing. Don’t know whether I’d bother again. But I did get revenge and wrote a blog post about it:https://ambradambra.wordpress.com/2015/01/31/home-groan-tomatoes-a-labour-of-love/
Festive is what we can say for this salad…Tomato and halloumi match well!
Julie & Alesah
Gourmet Getaways xx
This looks so simple and delicious! Can’t wait to try!
Kate
http://www.lamiabellavita.com