Grilled halloumi salad with watermelon, avocado and rocket
Recipe for a fresh, cooling salad with grilled halloumi, watermelon, pistachios and a mustard vinaigrette.
Servings 4 people
Calories 412kcal
Ingredients
- 250 g halloumi or grilling cheese
- 75 g rocket
- 400 g watermelon, cut into cubes
- 1/2 cucumber, sliced
- 1 avocado, cut into wedges
- 1 handful pistachios, roughly chopped
- Olive oil
Mustard vinaigrette
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tsp Dijon mustard
- 1 tsp honey
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
Instructions
- Mix the ingredients for the vinaigrette and season to taste with salt and freshly ground pepper.
- Pat the cheese dry with kitchen paper and cut it into slices just under a centimetre thick.
- Brush the slices with oil and grill them over a good high heat until golden on both sides - about 3 minutes on each side.
- Arrange the salad on a bed of rocket and top with the watermelon, grilled halloumi, cucumber and avocado.
- Scatter the pistachios over the top and drizzle the vinaigrette over. Serve immediately.
Nutrition
Calories: 412kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 17g | Fat: 33g | Saturated Fat: 13g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 15g | Sodium: 773mg | Potassium: 428mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 1105IU | Vitamin C: 18mg | Calcium: 678mg | Iron: 1mg