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Grilled Halloumi Salad
This Mediterranean-inspired grilled halloumi salad is made with pan-grilled halloumi cheese, chewy farro, fresh cucumber and greens and herbs, and a zippy lemon dressing. See notes above for optional add-ins too!
Prep
25 min
Cook
15 min
Total
40 min
Serves
6
Instructions
- 01
Cook the farro. Cook the farro in 3 cups of water or vegetable stock according to these instructions until it is chewy and tender. (Cooking time will vary depending on what type of farro you use.) Drain the farro in a fine-mesh strainer and add it to a large mixing bowl.*
- 02
Make the dressing. Meanwhile, whisk all ingredients together in a small bowl (or shake in a covered mason jar) until completely combined. Set aside until ready to use.
- 03
Pan-grill the halloumi. Meanwhile, heat the olive oil in a large grill pan or sauté pan over high heat. Add however many halloumi strips that you can fit in an even layer, then cook for about 30 seconds per side or until the cheese is lightly browned. Transfer the halloumi to the large mixing bowl with the farro, then repeat with the remaining strips until all of the halloumi has been cooked.
- 04
Toss the salad. Add the remaining ingredients (arugula, cucumber, red onion, mint, Kalamata olives and pine nuts) to the large mixing bowl. Drizzle evenly with the dressing, and then toss until the salad is completely combined.
- 05
Season. Taste and season the salad with extra salt, black pepper and/or lemon juice, if needed.
- 06
Serve. Serve immediately and enjoy!
Variations & swaps
Possible Recipe Variations
- As I mentioned above, there are plenty of ways that you can customize this salad to your liking. For example, you are welcome to…
- Add a protein: If you would like to add some meat or seafood to this salad, it would be delicious served with cooked chicken, steak, fish, shrimp or scallops.
- Add beans: You could also add in some chickpeas, white beans, or kidney beans to add some vegetarian protein.
- Add extra veggies: We’ve also made this salad with various veggies added in, such as thinly-sliced bell pepper, quartered artichoke hearts, sliced radishes, chopped tomatoes (or sun-dried tomato) and/or pepperoncini peppers.
- Add capers: If olives aren’t your thing but you would still love to add that briny flavor note, capers would be a delicious alternative.
- Make it gluten-free: To make this salad gluten-free, replace the farro with a gluten-free grain (such as quinoa), rice or gluten-free orzo.
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