Warm Halloumi and Peach Salad

Name: Warm Halloumi and Peach Salad
Yield: Serves 2 as a main or 6 as a meze
Ingredients: 3 tbsp. clear Greek honey; ½ large bunch fresh coriander, roughly chopped; 1 bunch of spring onions, trimmed and chopped diagonally into 5cm slices.; 1 red chilli, deseeded and finely chopped; 3 red chicory, root intact, quartered; 250 g halloumi cheese; 2 tbsp. olive oil; 5 tbsp. white wine vinegar; 3 ripe, firm peaches, halved and stoned

Preparation info

Serves
2
as a main

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Real Greek

By Tonia Buxton

Published 2016

About

This is one of my favourite salads, especially when I can pick home-grown peaches ripened to perfection under the Mediterranean sun. The saltiness of halloumi goes so well with the sweetness of the fruit. Sometimes I use fennel instead of chicory.

Ingredients

3 ripe, firm peaches, halved and stoned
2 tbsp. olive oil
250

Main course
Starter
Mediterranean
Gluten-free
Vegetarian

Method

First make the dressing: Place all the ingredients in a large, lidded jam jar and shake to mix well.
Cut the peach halves into 5 wedges. Cut the cheese into 1cm slices. Heat half the oil in a large frying pan and fry the halloumi for 3-4 minutes on each side or until a golden crust forms. Remove from the pan and keep warm.
Add the chicory and spring oni