Fattoush salad with fried halloumi
I had no idea what a Fattoush salad was. According to Wikipedia, it is a 'Levantine salad made from toasted or fried pieces of flatbread combined with (...) vegetables and herbs. The vegetables are cut into relatively large pieces'.
This is a version from 'CookSmart Vegetarian', a Octopus Publishing Group publication. It is a very good version if I may say so. The herbs and the lemon make for a very tasty salad which could also be used as a side dish. I think I'll make this salad the next time we have a BBQ!
Halloumi cheese is always good with vegetables as long as it is eaten straight away to avoid a rubbery texture once cold.
I decided to make pitta breads from scratch, 2 of which I used in this recipe. For how to make pita bread, see the next recipe.
Serves: 5 persons.
Ingredients:
- 2 green bell peppers (I had a yellow going off so use 1 green + 1 yellow), cubed
- ½ cucumber, cubed
- 4 tomatoes, cubed
- red onion, chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- 2 tbsp parsley, chopped
- 2 tbsp coriander, chopped
- 2 tbsp mint, chopped
- 2 pitta flatbreads
- 300g halloumi cheese, sliced into 12 slices
- salt & pepper to taste
- olive oil to taste
- For the lemon dressing:
- 6 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- ¼ tsp sugar
- salt & pepper to taste
- In a large bowl, mix the peppers, cucumber, tomatoes, onion, garlic and herbs.
- Whisk the dressing ingredients and add the dressing to the salad. Mix until combined.
- Toast the pitta flatbreads, cut them into small pieces e add them to the salad. Mix and let it stand for 20 min. I didn't let it stand for 20 min, just long enough to cook the cheese.
- Heat olive oil in a frying pan and fry the halloumi slices 2-3 min each side, until golden and soft. Careful as you turn them as they get very soft and break easily.
- Serve the cheese on top of the salad. The recipe called for 2 slices per person but we think 3 per person is better.
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