This dish is much more than just your everyday salad thanks to halloumi, a magical cheese. A staple throughout the Mediterranean, halloumi can be grilled, fried, baked, or broiled without melting. In this recipe, we broil the halloumi with a little olive oil which gives the cheese a crisp golden crust. Fattoush is a well-known Lebanese salad made with toasted pita bread. The combination of tender cheese, crunchy pita chips, and juicy fresh vegetables lifts this salad above any normal lunchtime fare.
Halloumi and Fattoush Salad
Ingredients
- ½ cup olive oil
- 8 oz halloumi cheese, quartered
- 2 pitas
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 2 garlic cloves, peeled and minced
- ½ tsp dried oregano
- ½ tsp sumac
- ½ tsp cumin
- 1 pinch granulated sugar
- 1 cup halved cherry tomatoes
- 1 cup diced cucumber
- 1 shallot, peeled and thinly sliced
- ¼ cup fresh parsley leaves
- 4-5 tbsp fresh mint leaves
Directions
1) Drizzle 2 tbsp olive oil in the bottom of a Suvie pan followed by the quartered halloumi. Place pan in the bottom zone of Suvie.
2) Chop or tear pita into bite-sized pieces and place in another Suvie pan. Drizzle the pita pieces with 2 tbsp olive oil and sprinkle with a pinch of salt. Place pita in the top zone of Suvie. Input settings, and cook now or schedule.
Suvie Cook Settings
Bottom Zone: Roast at 450°F for 15 minutes
Top Zone: Roast at 450°F for 10 minutes
3) After the cook, remove pans from Suvie and set aside to cool slightly.
4) Place 4 tbsp olive oil, 2 tbsp lemon juice, 2 minced garlic cloves, ½ tsp oregano, ½ tsp sumac, ½ tsp cumin, and a pinch of granulated sugar in a large bowl, whisking to combine.
5) Place 1 cup halved tomatoes, 1 cup diced cucumber, 1 sliced shallot, and ¼ cup parsley leaves in the bowl with the dressing. Chop or tear 4-5 mint leaves and add to the bowl. Once the pita pieces are toasted, add to the bowl, and toss to combine the fattoush salad. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
6) Divide fattoush between 4 plates, top with halloumi, and serve.
Nutrition
Nutritional Information per serving (4 servings per recipe): Calories 530, Total Fat 43g, Total Carbohydrates 35g, Total Sodium 461mg, Total Protein 16g.
