Watermelon and haloumi salad

Recipes / Salads

Watermelon and haloumi is a quick and easy, fresh summer salad combination perfect for easy entertaining.

Recipe «Watermelon and haloumi salad» presented in category Recipes / Salads, to prepare this dish you will need no more 5 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 80ml extra virgin olive oil, 100g mini wholemeal pita bread pockets, 2 tsp sumac, 1/2 garlic clove, 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice , 1 tbsp white balsamic vinegar, 1/2 tsp honey, 250g pkt haloumi, sliced , 1.1kg seedless watermelon, peeled, cut into small triangles, 1 cup firmly packed combined fresh mint and coriander leaves, 1 large avocado, sliced, 5 radishes, thinly sliced, 1 Lebanese cucumber, peeled into ribbons.

Ingredients:

  • 80ml extra virgin olive oil 
  • 100g mini wholemeal pita bread pockets 
  • 2 tsp sumac 
  • 1/2 garlic clove 
  • 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice 
  • 1 tbsp white balsamic vinegar 
  • 1/2 tsp honey 
  • 250g pkt haloumi, sliced 
  • 1.1kg seedless watermelon, peeled, cut into small triangles 
  • 1 cup firmly packed combined fresh mint and coriander leaves 
  • 1 large avocado, sliced 
  • 5 radishes, thinly sliced 
  • 1 Lebanese cucumber, peeled into ribbons 

Instructions

  1. Heat 1 1/2 tbs oil in a large non-stick frying pan over medium heat. Add pita. Cook, turning, for 2-3 minutes or until golden and crisp. Sprinkle with 1 tsp sumac. Turn over to coat. Transfer to a plate. Rub pita with cut side of garlic clove. Set aside to cool. Coarsely tear.
  2. Whisk the lemon juice, vinegar, honey, 1/2 tsp sumac and remaining oil in a bowl. Season.
  3. Return the pan to medium-high heat. Spray with olive oil. Cook haloumi, turning, for 2 minutes or until golden. Coarsely tear.
  4. Place watermelon, herbs, avocado, radish, cucumber, pita and haloumi on a platter. Drizzle with dressing. Sprinkle with remaining sumac.