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Grilled Halloumi with Watermelon and Mint

Hot grilled halloumi over cold watermelon, with mint, lime and chilli.

16 min

2 servings

Difficulty 1/5

Lunch · Afternoon snack

Prep 10 min · Cook 6 min

Salty hot cheese against cold sweet melon, which is the whole idea and the reason it has to be eaten the minute it is made.

Per serving

321

kcal / serving

Protein 15 gCarbs 18 gFat 22 g

Ingredients

Written for 2 servings. Change the servings to rescale every amount.

  • Halloumi

    4 slices (120 grams)

  • Watermelon

    400 grams

  • Mint, fresh

    8 sprigs (16 grams)

  • Lime

    15 grams

  • Olive Oil

    1 tablespoon (14 grams)

  • Chilli Flakes

    1 pinch

  • Black Pepper

    to taste

Steps

  1. Cut the watermelon into 3 cm cubes and spread them on a cold plate.

    5 min

  2. Pat the halloumi slices completely dry and brush them with the oil. Wet halloumi steams on the grate and never takes a mark.

    3 min

  3. Grill two minutes a side over a hot grate, leaving them still in between. The bars are what make the stripes; sliding the cheese about erases them.

    4 min

  4. Lay the hot cheese over the cold melon, tear the mint in, squeeze the lime over and add the chilli and pepper. Eat it now — halloumi turns rubbery within five minutes of cooling.

    2 min

Serving suggestion

Two slices of cheese a person, straight off the grate onto the plate.

Storage

Does not keep. Cold grilled halloumi is squeaky and tough.

Notes

Halloumi is salty enough that no salt is added anywhere in this recipe.

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